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Albula Alps Ski Tour

"The Albula Alps are a lovely unspoilt touring region in the upper Engandine of Eastern Switzerland. Friendly huts, reliable snow and a host of excellent ski peaks all link up to make a memorable week long ski tour well away from the crowds. This is a great tour for taking in summits each day and linking up north facing descents which often hold powder. "
  
6 days
Intermediate
6:1
Dates: 11 - 16 Mar '12
Price: £650
Ski Ability: 2-3+
Fitness: 3+
Experience: You need some previous ski touring experience to join this tour.
Included: Guiding Fees and Expenses.
Other Costs: Hut nights, food, travel and uplift during the tour ~ £450
 
Summary
This is a quiet touring area, perfect for skiers looking for accessible ski summits and good quality north facing descents. The huts in the area are small and friendly.
The route is a linear hut to hut tour that can be completed in most conditions, as there are various ways of traversing across the range.
Recent Trip Reports - Mar 2011
 
Starting Point
We start and finish the week in St Moritz, which is easily reached by train from Zurich or Basel airports.
 
Sample Itinerary
Subject to weather and snow conditions, the plan for the week is as follows:-
albula alps ski tour itinerary
Day 0 - Sat PM, meet in St Moritz - discuss plans, sort food and kit, overnight in valley.
Day 1 - Sun
Taxi to the Julier Pass where the tour starts, then skin up to the Col D'Agnel and on to the Jenatsch Hut via the either the Piz Agnel (3205m) or Tschima da Flix (3333m) which gives a great descent to the hut. 1200m ascent, 750m descent via the Tschima de Flix ~6hrs. (800m ascent, 350m descent direct to hut ~3.5hrs).
Day 2 - Mon
Traverse to the Fourcla Laviner (3060m), before making a long descent of the Val Mulix down to Nax. A short train ride takes us to Bergun where we stay for the night. 500m ascent, 1400m descent ~5hrs.
Day 3 - Tue
Take the ski lift out of Bergun, then follow an intricate route to the Es-cha Hut via the summit of Tschimas da Tisch (2872m) and the Pischa Pass. 950m ascent and descent ~5-6hrs.
Day 4 - Wed
Head north west to the Kesch Hut via a steep roped climb up the Porta D'Es-Cha (3008m), passing by Piz Kesch, the highest summit in the Albula Alps along the way. 950m ascent, 850m descent ~4-5hrs
Day 5 - Thur
Ski north east to the Grialetsch Hut, via Valorgia and the Piz Grialetsch (3131m) to gain a good north facing descent to the hut. 950m ascent, 1050m descent ~5hrs.
Day 6 - Fri
On the final day we climb Piz Sarsusa (3178m) before making a magnificent 1700m descent down to Susch. PM take the train back to St Moritz. 800m ascent, 1700m descent ~5hrs.
albula alps ski tour
 
Food and Accommodation
We run all of our tours on a guiding and instruction only basis. Details of our recommended (ie sensibly priced!) hotel in St Moritz are provided with your joining instructions. The guide will book all hut accommodation for the tour, which you pay for direct as we go along.
 
Travel
We start and finish in St Moritz, which is easily reached by train from Zurich or other airports in Switzerland - check out the Swiss Federal Railways website for timetables and information. If you are arriving by train, then you may be able to save some money by purchasing a swiss travel pass (various options are available - click on the English version of the website).
 
Ability and Experience
You need to be a good off piste skier (see ski ability level 2-3+), with previous touring experience to enjoy this tour. Typically there will be 8-900m of climb a day, plus options to take in extra summits along the way, so you can expect to be skinning for 3-4 hours a day (see fitness level 3).
 
Equipment
We will supply you with a full kit list. You are responsible for bringing personal clothing, a rucsac and ski mountaineering skis, boots and kit (local hire is available). We are delighted to be working on this tour with Backcountry UK, who provide excellent service and advice as a leading retailer of ski mountaineering equipment in the UK.
 
     
 
 
 
         
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