Haute Route Skitour: Plateau du Trient
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Classic Haute Routes 2026

Three weeks of beautiful weather in a row in April 2026, three trips on the classic Haute Route - here are the photographic highlights.
Dauphine - Barre des Ecrins
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Dauphine ski crossing, March/April 2026

Unique, magnificent, steep - that's how you could describe this mountain range. The demands on ski tourers are high: not a day goes by without putting the crampons in the bindings or putting the crampons on the boots and tying on the skis. Personally,…
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Haute Route, May 2025

The third and final Ski Haute Route of the season. Late in the year, just before the huts close for the ski touring season, the walk from Chamonix to Zermatt is a very special experience.

April 14th-20th 2019, On Backcountry Skis across the Dauphine

Incredible weather luck we had at this year's Dauphine crossing. Both ascents and descents are steep and demanding. The firn is a must here, because if the snow is too hard, many downhills are almost impossible. Also too much snow is suboptimal;…