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Includes:
2 nights hotel in Chamonix, 3 breakfasts, all lifts, hut fees, breakfasts and dinners from Aregentier to Zermatt
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European Haute Route 7 Day  
This is our twenty-fifth year leading the most sought-after, classic, high-mountain ski tour in the world! From Mt. Blanc and the Grandes Jorasses we tour the glaciers, climb the cols, and ski down to the villages, arriving at the fabulous Matterhorn and Zermatt.
Although this tour offers the luxury of comfortable mountain huts, it is a rigorous trip demanding stamina for the uphills and proficient skiing skills for the long off-piste downhills. With bad-weather contingency plans, we offer this fantastic ski adventure as one that always results in a good time.
Advanced skiing ability, previous ski touring experience in high alpine terrain and Very Good to Excellent physical condition are required. Our courses Backcountry & Ski Mountaineering and Advanced Ski Mountaineering Technique or equivalent skills are necessary.
Cost: $2,400 each/5 people
$2,700/4 people
$2,900/3 people
Dates:
April 20-26, 2008 (Sun-Sat) *Full
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Itinerary:
The Program, Chamonix Off-Piste (3 days of skiing) prior to the Haute Route is recomended, especially if you are new to skiing in the Alps.
April 19:
Evening meeting and prep for next days departure.
April 20:
Leave Chamonix to go to Argentière and ascend the Grand Montet by gondola. From the top, we will ski down and cross the Argentière Glacier and skin up to the Argentière Hut (2,771 m / 9,089')
April 21:
Departing from the Argentière Hut, we will climb Col de Chardonnet and Fenetre de Salina and take in the spectacular views before skiing to the Trient Hut.
April 22:
This day sports a descent starting in the high mountains and finishing on the Rhone valley floor via Champex. Transportation will be provided to Verbier with the day ending at the Mt. Fort Hut.
April 23:
An ascent of Rosablanche will be our high point for this day followed by a marvelous alpine descent of this snow and glacier clad mountain, finishing at the Prafleuri hut.
April 24:
Traverse from Prafleuri hut to les Dix hut via the col des Roux, lac des dix and the pas du chat (the cat step)
April 25:
The climb to the top of the Pigne d'Arolla provides splendid views and leaves us, after a pleasant descent, perched at the Vignette Hut.
April 26:
After ascending the Tête Blanche via Col Brulé and col de L’Eveque we will enjoy the thrill of our final Haute Route descent into Zermatt.
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