Ski tour Monte Rosa

Experience an unforgettable guided ski tour of Monte Rosa and explore some of the highest and most spectacular peaks in the Swiss Alps. This 6-day hut-to-hut ski tour takes you deep into the Pennine Alps, combining high-altitude ski mountaineering, glacier travel, 4000m peaks and spectacular off-piste descents.

With an experienced UIAGM mountain guide, you will ski across the Monte Rosa massif and the surrounding Valais Alps, discovering a remote and spectacular mountain environment. Along the way, you will climb several iconic 4000m peaks, stay in traditional alpine huts and enjoy long descents through some of the finest backcountry terrain in the Alps.

Ski the 4000m Peaks of Monte Rosa

At 4,634m, Monte Rosa is the highest mountain in Switzerland and one of the great ski-mountaineering objectives in the Alps. This guided ski tour gives experienced ski mountaineers the opportunity to explore the massif while climbing and skiing several impressive high-altitude peaks.

Depending on conditions, the itinerary includes:

• Breithorn – 4,164m
• Monte Rosa / Dufourspitze – 4,618m
• Strahlhorn – 4,190m
• Allalinhorn – 4,027m
• Alphubel – 4,206m

The combination of high-altitude ascents and long ski descents makes this an exceptional Monte Rosa ski tour for experienced ski mountaineers.

Hut-to-Hut Ski Touring in the Alps

This is much more than a single summit descent. Over six days, you will travel through the high mountains from hut to hut, carrying your equipment and adapting the itinerary to the weather and snow conditions.

You will spend five nights in mountain huts, experiencing the unique atmosphere of alpine refuges while travelling through some of the most spectacular terrain in the Swiss Alps.

The tour includes ski descents of up to 1,800 vertical metres, offering an exciting combination of technical ski touring, glacier travel and off-piste skiing.

Expert-Guided Monte Rosa Ski Tour

Your UIAGM-qualified mountain guide will manage the route planning, mountain safety and technical aspects of the journey while helping you get the most from your ski tour.

The itinerary may be adapted according to weather, snow conditions, avalanche risk and the ability of the group. This flexibility is essential when travelling at high altitude and allows your guide to select the safest and most rewarding objectives available.

Who Is This Monte Rosa Ski Tour For?

This is an expert-level ski mountaineering trip designed for strong and experienced ski tourers.

You should:

• Be a confident skier on challenging off-piste terrain.
• Have experience skiing in the backcountry and on glaciers.
• Be comfortable skiing slopes and couloirs up to approximately 40°.
• Have previous experience with multi-day, hut-to-hut ski tours.
• Be familiar with avalanche rescue techniques and glacier safety.
• Be confident using crampons and an ice axe.
• Know how to abseil and use basic mountaineering equipment.
• Have excellent physical fitness for long days at high altitude.

Some days involve ascents of up to 1,800m, so good preparation and acclimatisation are strongly recommended.

Why Choose a Guided Ski Tour of Monte Rosa?

A guided Monte Rosa ski tour combines everything that makes ski mountaineering in the Alps so rewarding: high-altitude summits, glacier travel, remote mountain huts and long off-piste descents.

With a qualified mountain guide leading the way, you can focus on the skiing, climbing and experience while benefiting from expert knowledge of the terrain, conditions and route selection.

If you are looking for a challenging hut-to-hut ski tour in the Alps and want to experience several 4000m peaks in one spectacular journey, the Monte Rosa massif offers an exceptional adventure.