Freeride Touring#crevacol
Ettore Personnettaz
Let me begin this journey in search of some routes & ldquo; free ride & rdquo; offering a classic ride within the reach of those who want to start a first approach ski mountaineering and exclusive. We are located in the area of ​​& rsquo; Upper Valley of the Great St. Bernard, in the Valle d & rsquo; Aosta, a little more & ugrave; 20 kilometers from Aosta and less than 10 from Switzerland. Going down the road n. 27, the direction of tunnel, past the town of Saint-Rh & eacute; my en Bosses to turn right and stop in the parking lot where you can catch the ski lifts to the Cr & eacute; vacol.
Tuesday 11 November 2014 4 minutes reading time
The beautiful natural amphitheater of the Costa Serena and the Great Creton is a fitting backdrop to this small ski resort from & rsquo; s huge potential off-piste, the two chair lifts lead us quickly on top of the ski area at an altitude of 2,400 meters. Here the eye is inevitably captured by the area of ​​the Great St Bernard Pass, the most & ugrave; & Ldquo; Wild & rdquo ;, moving to the picturesque valley that descends on Aosta.
Once prepared the & rsquo; trim edge, it moves to the left of the safety net and follow the watershed that divides the area facing south from the north, via the Col Cr & eacute; vacol. By following the natural contour of the ridge, after less than one & rsquo; now, you come in close proximity & agrave; house of the forest, visible past the first part of the lift and situated just on the Tete Cr & eacute; vacol at an altitude of 2,610 meters.
The landscape ranges from 2,547 m to Col Col Serena Malatr & agrave; 2,928 m, with the Mont Blanc peeping behind this barrier of rocks and slopes dominated by the Grand Golliat 3,237. He then goes on to admire the northern area with Mont Fourchon me his 2902 Colle, not to mention the two towering peaks of the Mont V & eacute; lan 3,734 me of the Grand-Combin 4.314m, which dominates the four Swiss & rsquo; s entire valley.
The descent will take us & agrave; to explore the south side of the area, making for & ograve; close attention to snow conditions and stability & agrave; Snow present, due to wind and temperature. In a short time you can & ograve; reach and intercept the beaten track once (the black slope of Merdeux) or go off-piste along the valley of Merdeux right (steep slope and difficult) to arrive to the parking lot to the valley station or head to the left side of the track Toussac: Quest & rsquo; s last we will report & agrave; cos & igrave; Head down to the chair lift Cr & eacute; vacol.
The north / east will & agrave; the subject of another event dedicated.
Poudzo!
Queste informazioni hanno solo un fine illustrativo: per chi non è esperto di montagna, è sempre meglio rivolgersi ad una Scuola di alpinismo, scialpinismo, arrampicata, ad una qualsiasi sezione del CAI o ad una guida alpina professionista.
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