Some ski mountaineering routes

From Dailley, 1,478 m, start climbing along the farm road or cut through the sparse woods to the Romparein pasture, 1,870 m. Continue climbing East crossing the wide fields to the summer path. Follow the marked path to the Champchenille chalet, altitude 2,168 m. Keep climbing on the left of the majestic peak and follow the ridge on the last part to the top.

Day one:
From the Place Moulin dam, 1,968 m, follow the road on the right bank to Cappella La Lé. Just ahead, turn left and follow the well-marked path that crosses the stream on a new wooden bridge. Cross the woods until you reach comba d’Oren. Continue along the valley floor passing near the La Garda chalet, 2,211 m, and then climb the moraines to Plan d’Gan. Turn right and follow the short channels to the plateaus in front of the Nacamuli-Collon hut (2,828 mt. 3:30h).
Day two:
Drop down and cross the left side of the valley without any beaten path to the wide Col Collon 3,114 m.
Continue for several minutes on the level ground and turn left, keeping the Arolla glacier on your left. Go around the small crevasses heading for Col d’Eveque, 3,392 m. Turn left again and follow the ridge to the 3,525 m peak. Use crampons for the last couple feet.

Day one
From Ruz, ascend the first two hairpin turns on the farm road to the first mountain pasture. Cross on the right and climb the wide slope until you meet the farm road again. Continue up to the right of the ridge covered by numerous avalanche barriers, first in the woods and then in the open canyons. Reach the Crête Sèche hut, 2,410 m, clearly visible since located at the end of the moraine.
Day two
Continue keeping the valley on the right, being careful of the last and steep slope that leads to the Spataro camp, 2,600 m. Cross the wide plain called “Plan de la Sabla” to its end on the left. Take the increasingly steeper groove between the two rock faces that lead to the base of the glacier. Climb the easy peaks above following your own route to the Gelé peak at altitude 3,144 m. Turn right and, keeping to the western slope, crossing the base of the Mont de la Balme rocks, reach the top. The last 50 meters are climbed with crampons.

From Chamen, 1,710 m, follow the farm road whose numerous hairpin turns leads to the Gran Chamen plateaus. Keeping to the centre of the valley, climb to the La Grotta pastures, 2,211 m, and continue to about altitude 2,300 m where you can turn into the valley on the left. Climb up the clear canyon that leads upwards and follow the unmarked path through the valley to the Tza hill. Leave your skis and follow the edge of the ridge South-East to the summit.

From the Vofrède Cava 1950 m, head eastwards and with a non-obligatory route, head towards the clearly visible channel located at the bottom of Mont Blanc du Créton. Head back up until it starts to narrow, then turn left climbing over the moraine. Head up the second channel as far as the base of the Mont Rous rocky face, then turn left and, walking along the ridge, you will come to the bottom of the narrow channel where skis can be left. Head up onto the ridge and follow the trail northwards until you come to the top.

From the parking lot in Monte di Estoul, (1,870 m), start climbing the sparse woods heading North-East. At the centre of the valley, choose whether to keep to the right or left of the Chamen stream according to snow conditions. Follow the stream to the Estoul lakes, 2,450 m. Head North-West to the top and, going around a couple of crags, climb the steep groove that leads to the hill. You’ll soon reach the peak on foot.

From the village of Crest (1,979 m) follow the road on the right of the valley to the town of Cuneaz. Continue in this direction to the bridge followed by the village of Plan Long (2,176 m).
Keep to the right of the impressive rocky ramparts overhead and then continue along the valley to lake Perrin. Turn East and climb the valley to the characteristic hill. Turn back to the left and, removing your skis, climb the ridge that leads to the top of Gran Cima.
If there’s not a lot of snow, you can get to the same point by following the valley floor along the stream.

Climb West to the Souda mountain pastures, 1,970 m, and then turn North-West.
Hug the ski slopes for a while until you reach the Vascoccia pastures, 2,254 m, on the road. The peak is just a few minutes after the Vascoccia rise.
You can directly descend to the valley without crossing the hills.

From the parking lot over Grand Mont Blanc, follow the farm road that cuts the steep rocky slope on the left. Follow the road across the stream to the houses in Dondena. Climb the beautiful peaks heading South-West, going around Mont de Dodena on the right to the wide gap. The last wide peaks lead to the vast Rascias summit.

Descent down the upward itinerary.

Follow the trail of the carriage road north-eastwards as far as the Arsine mountain pastures at 1837 m. Turn right and head along the flat road through the spartan forest until you come to the Francou chalet at 2025 m. Carry on in the same direction until you come out of the forest. Following the long, wide dorsal, you will come to the final ridge and in no time at all, on foot, you will be at the top.