Monte Rosa

Saturday – Sunday, 8 nights, 7 days skiing
At the foot of 4600m Monte Rosa, Italy and Switzerland’s highest peak, the resorts of Champoluc, Gressoney, and Alagna comprise the Monterosa ski area, one of the Alps’ finest off-piste zones. Skiing to remote villages, dining in authentic mountain huts, and staying in hospitable hotels makes this the ultimate Italian Alps experience. On the way home, we’ll arrange a night at the Slow Food institute in Piedmont, for a tour of the Italian Wine bank and a private tasting.

All trips Include:

• Breakfast, lunch, and dinner all days at hotels, rustic mountain restaurants, and local osterias selected for their “Slow Food” commitment to traditional cooking and agriculture.
• Local wine and drinks with meals
• 6 heli drops per person
• Airport and hotel transfers
• 6 nights hotel in Gressoney, double occupancy
• 1 night, Rifugio Guglielmina, Italy, dbl occ.
• Private wine tasting and night in Albergo dell’Agenzia, Piedmont night before departure
• Ski passes and UIAGM Mountain Guide all days
• Heli evacuation insurance
• Use of a Mammut PULSE Barryvox avalanche transceiver
• Epic personalized concierge

Day 1: Saturday
Arrive in either Torino or Milan International Airports, where you will meet your EpicQuest guide for the private van transfer to Gressoney ˆ La Trinité. Check into Hotel Nordend, dinner at hotel.
 
Day 2: Sunday
Ski Gressoney / Champoluc. Lunch on-mountain, dinner at local Slow Food restaurant.

Day 3: Monday
Ski Gressoney / Alagna. Lunch on-mountain, Rifugio Guglielmina. Dinner in hotel.
 
Day 4: Tuesday
Ski Gressoney/ Alagna, possible heli drop(s). Dinner in Gressoney.
 
Day 5: Wednesday
Ski Gressoney / Alagna, possible heli drop(s). Spend night in Rifuio Guglielmina.
 
Day 6: Thursday
Heli pickup Rifugio Guglielmina, ski descent of Monte Rosa to Zermatt. Lunch on-mountain Zermatt, ride Zermatt ski lifts up to Klein Matterhorn for descent into Champoluc, return to Gressoney by ski lifts. Dinner in Gressoney.
 
Day 7: Friday
Ski-touring Gressoney / Alagna, possible heli lift(s). Lunch in Alagna, dinner in hotel.

Day 8: Saturday
Depart Gressoney for Pollenzo, home of the Slow Food Institute. Check into Albergo dell‚Agenzia, private tour of Italian Wine bank. Dinner in renowned Slow Food restaurant.

Day 9: Sunday
Depart Torino or Milan airport.