Ski mountaineering, the Gran Paradiso tour
The Gran Paradiso ski mountaineering tour is one of the most fascinating Haute Routes in the Alps. A technical route that winds its way through the national park of the…
Jalovec, Kugy couloir, Julian Alps, Slovenia
The Kugy Couloir on Jalovec, in the Slovenian Julian Alps, is considered one of the most beautiful lines in the Alps for steep skiing. It is a couloir that is…
Steep skiing and ski mountaineering in the Mont Blanc range, Chamonix
In the second half of April, just after Easter, we planned the Gran Paradiso tour. Five days of ski mountaineering from refuge to refuge within the national park. Unfortunately, however,…
Freeride and steep skiing in Engelberg, Switzerland
Engelberg is one of the most popular ski destinations for freeriding. Located in central Switzerland, it often receives large amounts of snow and, thanks to its vast and predominantly north-facing…
Video: Mont Blanc steep skiing camp
The video of our Mont Blanc Steep Skiing Camp based in Chamonix, April 2023. Featuring: the Gervasutti couloir (Tour Ronde), Glacier Ronde + West couloir variation (Aiguille du Midi) and…
Mont Blanc Steep Skiing Camp
At the end of April, we returned to Chamonix for a steep skiing camp in the Mont Blanc area. We found perfect conditions, with lots of fresh snow (even too…
Hochgall/Collalto 3436 m, north-west face
Mount Collalto (Hochgall in German) 3,436 m is the highest peak in the Puster Alps. Its north-west face is one of the most interesting steep ski lines in the eastern…
Ski touring in Pustertal and Austria
A week of ski touring with my friend and colleague Jim in the valleys on the north of the Dolomites (Pustertal) and in Austria: Val Casies, Anterselva, Villgraten and Ahrntal.…
Freeride in Austria
The Winter season has been very dry on the southern side of the Alps, first of all in the Dolomites, but in Austria is like Japan, with tons of snow.…
Video: Steep Skiing Camp Mont Blanc
The video of our Steep Skiing Camp based in Chamonix, May 2018. Featuring: the couloir du Capucin, the Pointe Yeld traverse and the couloir des Cosmiques. Video by Matteo Sotti…
Steep Skiing Camp Mont Blanc
The second week of May we were in the Mont Blanc area, for a Steep Skiing Camp based in Chamonix. After a period of high temperatures, the conditions were not…
K2 touring launch event Val Maira
K2 invited, from the 10th to the 13th of April, a lucky group of skiers in Val Maira for a special launch of the new touring line. The participants, coming…