During the last 8 years of skiing off-piste with the same guide and group of friends we have gone from lovers of the steep couloirs and deep powder to lovers of the ski tour. The ulitmate multi day ski tour is the Haute Route. So in April 2009 six friends embarked on what would turn out to be one hell of an adventure…
The Chamex site has a nice intro to the route. If you like the sound of what you read here, give them a buzz and sort out a trip for yourself, it was worth it!
The Haute Route was first completed as a glacier trek during the summer of 1861 by members of the Alpine Club (UK). They named it the High Level Route. It is one of the most spectacular high mountain itineraries in the world, winding its way from Chamonix to Zermatt over remote alpine passes, traversing glaciers and requiring a number of nights in mountain refuges.
In 1903 the Haute Route was skied for the first time, by a group of Frenchmen who translated the name to the Haute Route ski tour, and it passed into ski legend. It remains one of the most famous and most coveted ski tours in the world, with fantastic scenery and exhilarating skiing.
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