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The 10 most beautiful long distance ski tours in Italy
![The steep ascent to Cevedale...](https://img3.oastatic.com/img2/70055914/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Vinschgau
Königsspitze "Ostrinne" - Suldenspitze - Zufallspitze - Monte Cevedale
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
27.2 km
14:00 h
3,251 m
3,250 m
A varied and challenging high-altitude ski tour in a class of its own! Two multi-faceted and technically challenging touring days in the heart of the spectacular Ortler group!
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Long Distance Ski Touring
Tour de Soleil
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
81.8 km
22:50 h
7,765 m
7,803 m
Multi-day, high-alpine ski traverse from Realp (near Andermatt) to Binntal (near Fiesch) with overnight stays in mountain huts.
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Long Distance Ski Touring
· Valais Alps
Haute Route - 3 days version! - From Bourg-Saint-Pierre to Zermatt
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
58.6 km
27:00 h
4,216 m
4,202 m
A very sporty, shorter and rewarding variant of the Haute Route. If you are in good shape but only have a short time, this is the route for you.
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Long Distance Ski Touring
· Valais Alps
Haute Route - 3 days version! - Stage 3
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 3
29.2 km
10:00 h
1,160 m
2,691 m
Stage 3 is the most demanding tour in terms of fitness, but also one of the most beautiful stages of the Haute Route. Three breathtaking passes are crossed on the way to Zermatt.
![On the summit of Mont Blanc](https://img0.oastatic.com/img2/39165041/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Mont Blanc massif
Mont Blanc via Dôme du Goûter north ridge
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
20.8 km
14:30 h
2,550 m
2,550 m
In two days on touring skis to the highest mountain in the Alps and an overnight stay at the Refuge des Grands Mulets. The tour leads over the broad north ridge of the Dôme du Goûter to the summit of Mont Blanc.
![Ascent to Passo d'Antermoia, view of Grasleitenpass hut](https://img2.oastatic.com/img2/34938793/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Long Distance Ski Touring
Skiing through the Dolomites
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
102.8 km
32:30 h
5,660 m
9,620 m
With a little creativity and the support of the Dolomiti Superski lifts, ski tourers can put together fantastic tours. It turns out that there is a magnificent ski touring area to discover right next to the pistes.
![Faltschnaljöchl, view of the Texel Group](https://img2.oastatic.com/img2/21186098/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Wetterstein Mountains and Mieminger chain
Transalpine tours with skies - from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Meran
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
106.2 km
32:00 h
4,360 m
10,640 m
Whether you hike or take a bike - a transalpine tour is always something special despite its current on-trend status. In winter, however, an alpine crossing with skies is a lonely adventures with magnificent deep snow downhill runs. The idea: In five days from the wintery northern side of the Alps to the spring of Mediterranean Meran and its palm trees.
![Ascent to the Schalfkogel: view over the Gurgler Ferner to the Hohe Wilde](https://img0.oastatic.com/img2/13992751/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Oetztal Alps
Venter ski circuit ("Ötztal Haute Route") in a clockwise direction
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
78.3 km
35:00 h
7,769 m
7,782 m
Wonderful one-week ski tour through the Ötztal Alps with numerous high three-thousand metre peaks and glaciers. Avalanche and mountaineering equipment and knowledge are a prerequisite, as are good physical condition, surefootedness and a head for heights as well as stable, good weather and safe avalanche conditions.
![Ascent to the Pigne d'Arolla](https://img0.oastatic.com/img2/22320401/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Mont Blanc massif
Haute Route - From Chamonix to Zermatt
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
107.3 km
33:15 h
5,030 m
8,580 m
The classic ski crossing from Chamonix to Zermatt has long attracted an international audience. The Haute Route, which takes at least five days, is one of the tours that ambitious ski tourers should have done at least once.
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Long Distance Ski Touring
High altitude ski tour: Haute Route from Argentière to Zermatt
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
115.6 km
28:45 h
8,413 m
8,044 m
From Chamonix (Argentière) to Zermatt. You can also extend to Saas Fee. A tour of superlatives, famous peaks, huge glaciers, impressive panoramas and descents that are second to none. Here is the route and the conditions we encountered at the beginning of April 2023.
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Hochtirol by Gabriel
January 04, 2023
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Mont Blanc via Dôme du Goûter north ridge by DAV
June 03, 2019
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