Near the Italian and Austrian boarder , close from the Bernina Range, rises the Engadin summits. This is one of the most beautiful mountain area of the swiss alps. !. Wonderfull old -style chalets, magnificents pine tree forests and elegant snow peaks have created thelegend of this ski touring paradise. Our trip is a journey thru these large valleys, with awesome ski descent , such as the Piz Kesch or Piz Grialetsch. This ski tour is also well known as theGraubunden Haute Route, a very classical one !!.
Trip : 6 days - Price : 595€ / Pers - Group : 6 pers - Start 2025 : Feb 24 > March 1
Level Ski : comfortable off pist skier : Control of speed and turns in all snow with a 6/8 kg backpack. Skinning : Prior ski touring experience: comfortable with use of ski crampons. Physical : 5/6hrs Daily efforts (average).
Engadin : Graubunden haute route, day to day
1 - Piz Surgonda
Meeting in MAloja (or transfert from Chamonix). Start on Julierpass (2200m). We skin up to Piz Surgonda (3195m) before skiing to the Jenatsch Hut (2653m)
Deniv +:990m / Deniv - : 500m
J2- Piz Laviner
From the hut a ski traverse and a nice ski bowl leads to the PIz Laviner (3136m). Then the wonderful Val Mulix offers a great ski until Naz (1789m). We spend the night in a gasthaus .
Deniv +: 540m / Deniv - : 1350m
3- Tschimas da Tisch
A great day that starts with a train to Bregun. There we will use 3 ski lifts to reach Piz Darlux (2642m). Skins on, we climb up the Tschimas da Tisch (2871m) before a really nice ski in Val Plazbi till ending in l'Alp digl Chant(2000m). What a ski descent !!. Again, skins on up to Kesch Hutte(2628m)
Deniv +: 730m / Deniv - : 900m
J4- Piz Kesch
With light backpacks we leave the Kesch Hut, skinning up to Porta d'Es-Cha (3097) and leaving the skis at the base of the NE ridge. A little and moderate climbing ( crampons on) drives to the summit of Piz Kesch (3417m). If conditions are not good enough we will go on Piz Porchabella (3078m), less technical. Back to hut.
Deniv +: 800m / Deniv - : 800m
5- Piz Grialetsch
Early start to ski Val Funtauna till l'Alp Funtauna ( 2192m). Then skinning up on a south side in order to climb Piz Grialetsch (3130m). Ski down thru Scaletta Gletscher. A short skinning leads to the remote Grialetsch hut (2540m)
Deniv +: 1080m / Deniv - : 1000m
J6- Piz Sarsura
Last day, we climb the Piz Sarsura (3174m) before ski in direction of Zernez. From the village a train and a bus drive us back to Julierpass
Deniv +: 680m / Deniv - : 1300
Shuttle
Metting point in SIls Maria or Shuttle from Chamonix
ENGADIN SKI TOUR : FROM JULIERPASS TO ZERNEZ
Near the Italian and Austrian boarder , close from the Bernina Range, rises the Engadin summits. This is one of the most beautiful mountain area of the swiss alps. !. Wonderfull old -style chalets, magnificents pine tree forests and elegant snow peaks have created the legend of this ski touring paradise. Our trip is a journey thru these large valleys, with awesome ski descent , such as the Piz Kesch or Piz Grialetsch. This ski tour is also well known as the Graubunden Haute Route, a very classical one !!.
Trip : 6 days - Price : 595€ / Pers - Group : 6 pers - Start 2025 : Feb 24 > March 1
Level
Ski : comfortable off pist skier : Control of speed and turns in all snow with a 6/8 kg backpack. Skinning : Prior ski touring experience: comfortable with use of ski crampons. Physical : 5/6hrs Daily efforts (average).
Engadin : Graubunden haute route, day to day
1 - Piz Surgonda
Meeting in MAloja (or transfert from Chamonix). Start on Julierpass (2200m). We skin up to Piz Surgonda (3195m) before skiing to the Jenatsch Hut (2653m)
Deniv +:990m / Deniv - : 500m
J2- Piz Laviner
From the hut a ski traverse and a nice ski bowl leads to the PIz Laviner (3136m). Then the wonderful Val Mulix offers a great ski until Naz (1789m). We spend the night in a gasthaus .
Deniv +: 540m / Deniv - : 1350m
3- Tschimas da Tisch
A great day that starts with a train to Bregun. There we will use 3 ski lifts to reach Piz Darlux (2642m). Skins on, we climb up the Tschimas da Tisch (2871m) before a really nice ski in Val Plazbi till ending in l'Alp digl Chant(2000m). What a ski descent !!. Again, skins on up to Kesch Hutte(2628m)
Deniv +: 730m / Deniv - : 900m
J4- Piz Kesch
With light backpacks we leave the Kesch Hut, skinning up to Porta d'Es-Cha (3097) and leaving the skis at the base of the NE ridge. A little and moderate climbing ( crampons on) drives to the summit of Piz Kesch (3417m). If conditions are not good enough we will go on Piz Porchabella (3078m), less technical. Back to hut.
Deniv +: 800m / Deniv - : 800m
5- Piz Grialetsch
Early start to ski Val Funtauna till l'Alp Funtauna ( 2192m). Then skinning up on a south side in order to climb Piz Grialetsch (3130m). Ski down thru Scaletta Gletscher. A short skinning leads to the remote Grialetsch hut (2540m)
Deniv +: 1080m / Deniv - : 1000m
J6- Piz Sarsura
Last day, we climb the Piz Sarsura (3174m) before ski in direction of Zernez. From the village a train and a bus drive us back to Julierpass
Deniv +: 680m / Deniv - : 1300
UIAGM mountain guide