Haute Route

This is the most famous ski tour in the world that traverses the Alps from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland. What makes this trip unique is to ski for a week through jagged mountains carrying just a small pack. We’ll stay each night in a mountain hut.

Skill Level

Advanced ski ability.
Endurance for consecutive full days in the mountains.
Previous glacier travel experience is helpful, but not required.

Date

March and April 2027
Book with Joe by September so he can reserve the huts. They fill up!=

Itinerary

Day 0: Get together in Chamonix for trip discussion, gear check, and dinner.
Day 1: Day tour to warm up. We’ll take the Aiguille du Midi lift up 9,000’ and ski around the Vallée Blanche before making a long run down the Mer de Glace back to the Montenvers train and back to Chamonix.
Day 2: After breakfast we’ll take a short bus ride up valley to Argentière and catch a lift and then skin to the top of Grand Montets. Several descents more ascents and descents from high passes will take us to the Trient Hut for the night.
Day 3: We’ll ski from the Trient Hut down and over the Col des Ecandies and then down to the village of Champex. A taxi will take us to Verbier where we’ll take a lift to Mont Forte Hut.
Day 4: A long day that winds through high valleys and peaks to the Praflueri Hut.
Day 5: After a short climb over the Col des Roux, we’ll traverse Lac des Dix and climb to Dix Hut.
Day 6: A big alpine day that crosses the summit of the Pigne d’Arolla before descending to the dramatically perched Vignettes Hut.
Day 7: We descend to the Mont Collon glacier and then climb to the Evêque pass. Traverse the Col Collon and descend the Arolla glacier. A long ascent brings us to the Bertol Hut perched on a rocky spur facing the Dent Blanche and the Matterhorn.
Day 8: We cross the Mont Miné glacier and ski up to the Tête Blanche to see the Matterhorn. Then make a final descent to Zermatt on the Stockji and Zmutt glaciers. Stay in Zermatt for our final dinner together.

Trip Rate

1 client: $10,000
2 clients: $6,000 each
3-6 clients: $4,000 each
See booking.

Includes

AMGA/IFMGA Mountain Guide Joe Stock.
Six nights hut fees and reservations.
Lifts and taxi while on the tour.
Gear shuttle from Chamonix to Zermatt.
Breakfast and dinner at the huts.
All expenses for the guide.
Glacier rope.
Navigation, first aid, and repair kits.
Emergency shelter and communication.

Does Not Include

Transport to Chamonix and from Zermatt at the end.
Lodging in Chamonix and Zermatt.
Personal gear. See Ski Gear List.
Lunch, snacks and drinks on the tour. Breakfast and dinner are included with hut fees.
Costs from schedule change if you leave the trip.
Rescue insurance, required.
Trip cancellation insurance, recommended.