The Haute Route – Guided Hut Skiing in the Alps

Cost – Please contact the AAI office for the current cost of this program.

Max Ratio – 3:1 (Skiers:Guide)

Capacity – 6

Email info@alpineinstitute.com or call 3660-671-1505 for private course rates and dates.

• Intermediate alpine skills helpful
• Backcountry skiing experience

​Inclusions:

• 5 nights in huts, dorm basis
• Dinners and breakfasts in huts
• Lift tickets
• Taxi from Champex to Verbier
• Guide fees and guide expenses

​Exclusions:

• Transportation to meeting place in Chamonix
• Transportation from ending place in Zermatt
• Hotels (3 nights, 2 in Chamonix and 1 in Zermatt)
• Additional skiing in Zermatt after completion of traverse
• Meals in towns
• Snacks, lunches, and drinks in mountains/huts
• Gratuity to guide
• Required insurance

On the Haute Route we utilize a system of huts, and their bunks and meal offerings enable us to stay high in the mountains for most of the route and to travel with extremely lightweight packs. Depending on conditions and time available, we may have the option to climb several summits along the way.

The final descent from the Col du Vignettes, past the imposing north face of the Matterhorn, ranks in our minds as the most beautiful ski descent in the world. In sum, this is a very special trip on which the superb scenery and atmosphere is matched by the excellence of the skiing.

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Afternoon skinning through the mist on day 2. Tim Connelly.