Off Piste Skiing
The Vallée Blanche on skis - from Courmayeur to Chamonix
Technical lev. : 3 / 5
Easy off-piste skiing :
You have a good level in Ski de Piste, you ski in the Pistes Noires for pleasure and want to go off piste with a Guide on easy itineraries with slopes lower than 35 degrees. Off-piste skiing or ski touring. Maximum of 8 people per group, beyond that there will be two guides!
Physical lev. : 2.5 / 5
QUITE SPORTY :
Effort corresponding to about 900 - 1000 m of elevation change in hiking per day.
It's good to have already been in the mountains, we're only going downhill but the start is at 3400 metres and we'll have to walk at times!
The itinerary starts from the New Torino Hut, at 3.375 mt (Punta Helbronner), and arrives in Chamonix at 1.042 mt.
You will ski through breathtaking granite spiers, crevasses and seracs.
Dates & Prices
Arrival
End
Price *
Status
Du 19/04/2024 au 19/04/2024
au 19/04/2024
140 €
CLOSED
Du 21/04/2024 au 21/04/2024
au 21/04/2024
140 €
CLOSED
Du 24/04/2024 au 24/04/2024
au 24/04/2024
140 €
CLOSED
* Price per person (without insurance)
Price per person:
The Vallée Blanche descent for the above dates is guaranteed from 4 participants.
If the number of participants is not reached 12 days before departure, Esprit des Guides SA will cancel the booking and refund the payment received (only 3% will be retained for bank charges).
If you wish and if you agree, Esprit des Guides SA can offer you to pay the remaining balance based on the number of participants reached (see prices above) and guarantee the departure.
Your day
A wonderful itinerary 24km long in the middle of Mont Blanc massif. A unique and incomparable ski glacier descent on the famous "Mer de Glace”, surrounded by majestic granite peaks.
The itinerary starts from the New Torino Hut, at 3.375 mt (Punta Helbronner), and arrives in Chamonix at 1.042 mt.
You will ski through breathtaking granite spiers, crevasses and seracs.
You need to be a good skier but the route does not involve major technical difficulties. The descent takes between 4/5 hours, considering breaks to take pictures and for lunch.
Arrival by skis in Chamonix in the afternoon, where you will enjoy a well-deserved beer!
In case of poor snow at the bottom part of the glacier, you will avoid it by taking the Montenvers train to reach Chamonix.
Return to Courmayeur by bus or private minibus, through the Mont Blanc tunnel.
The Program
Equipment
If you do not have your own off-piste skis, we can advise you on renting the necessary equipment.
Useful Infos
Meet the guide and the rest of the group at the Sky Way cable car ticket office in Courmayeur at 9am: https://goo.gl/maps/MMBB5iZa1HbQYvsd9
If you are staying near by Aosta, you can easily move from one valley to another day by day depending on where snow conditions are best and at the same time take the chance to visit the historic center of the ancient Roman city and maybe enjoy the traditional Aosta Valley cuisine at the end of your ski day.
we recommend to have your own personal travel insurance, covering accident abroad and repatriation.
Level
The Vallée Blanche is a glacier itinerary, therefore you need to be an intermediate skier who has done off piste before and can easily ski without falling.
Review
They have loved it...
The experience of your guide, the easiness of booking, and the flexibility in preparation, combined with the awesome weather, made the Vallee Blanche a true remarkable day. Anyway, without sun and fresh powder I’m convinced that our tour under Danilo and Mikaela’s guidance would have been great.
Alexander 2022-03-15
. Guiding by a certified UIAGM mountain guide of our Team;
. Safety equipment for each participant (avalanche transceiver, shovel and probe).
Our mountain guide will decide on the daily itinerary according to the snow and weather conditions.
In case of bad weather at altitude, the Guide will take you lower down on the off-piste of Courmayeur!
. Cable car ticket to Punta Helbronner (59 € by person);
. Train ticket from Montenvers de la Mer de Glace to Chamonix town centre, if necessary, in case of lack of snow on the lower part of the descent (30 € per person for you and 18,5 € for the Guide to be shared between the participants);
. Public or private bus to get bck to Courmayeur (for yourself and the mountain guide)
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The Vallée Blanche is easily done on skis from the top of the Helbronner cable car on the Italian side, the Esprit Montagne team will help you discover the Vallée Blanche avoiding the Aiguille du Midi arete which is difficult and impressive for non mountaineers, so you can enjoy it without leaving half the family at home!
The descent of the glacier du Géant and the sea of ice from the Pointe Helbronner is done with a Mountain Guide, participants must have a good physical condition and a good level of off-piste skiing but the descent is not too steep so it can be done quite easily!
The Vallée Blanche can be skied from the beginning of February to the beginning of April as a general rule, the view is superb from the Aiguille du Midi or from the Pointe Helbronner which are the two starting points for the Vallée Blanche. Before February the glacier is not blocked enough by snow and the snow bridges can be fragile, that's why you have to wait a bit then at the end of the season with the melting, the lower part is not snowed enough at the level of the Montenvers so at the beginning of April the conditions can decline...
Esprit Montagne offers you to do the vallée blanche with a high mountain guide so that you can discover the high mountain by showing you the way to avoid falling in a crevasse and above all with him you will take advantage of advice to make the descent in peace, he will provide you with the safety equipment and will adapt the day according to the weather by finding the best place for the picnic!
The descent of the Aiguille du Midi is difficult and it can be very impressive asking to carry the skis on the bag so a Guide can't take many people whereas on the Italian side the exit of the Sky Way cable car at the level of the Pointe Helbronner is very easy at 3462 meters of altitude which also allows to have less sick people at the top of the Aiguille du Midi some people are really bothered by the effects of the altitude, These are the reasons that lead us to discover the Sky Way with its cabins that turn 360 degrees on the Italian side of Mont Blanc, our team of guides is also largely Valdotaine and therefore speaks very good French since in Valle d'Aosta there are two national languages: Italian and French which is taught to children from 7 years old.
The descent of the vallée blanche takes all day while taking advantage of the views, as a general rule the ascent takes a good hour and at the top the time to enjoy and get equipped it takes another hour before leaving for the descent which lasts from 2 to 4 hours depending on the rhythm of the skiers and the chosen itinerary between the classic vallée blanche or the descent by the backside of the Plan things can change well not to mention the conditions which can change depending on where the snow starts to run out or not, The guide of our team will give you the conditions of the moment before the departure to choose the most adapted route to your desires and the safety of the group!
From Chamonix you can see the Glacier des Bossons which descends from the summit of Mont Blanc or the Glacier de Taconnaz which splits off at the Jonction which is one of the most magical places in Chamonix.
If you go up above Chamonix you can see the Leschaux Glacier under the Grandes Jorasses and the mythical Vallée Blanche which is still impressive even if its retreat is even more impressive!
