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March 06, 2019
Noboru Kawai from
Japan
Noboru Kawai from
Japan
I have become a regular visitor to Alagna and Monterosa Ski. For off-piste and day ski-touring, I normally work with a local guide for the sake of both efficiency of time use and overcoming sometimes demanding technical manoeuvrers (like entry into the Lost Valley or Malfatta run). I also regularly ski on the other side of the big mountain range in Swiss (Zermatt-Saas Fee). Compared with the other side, this Alagna side does not offer spectacular scenery. But the availability of big bowls, which are not over-worked, and long highly slippery descents on-piste and many other on-piste and off-piste features make you a repeater. 2019 has been a dry season but I gather that 2019 has been an exception. Check live web images. By the way, with the current set up of lifts, Alagna-Champoluc is about 100-120 min one way (not on school holidays, though). You come back as late as possible and get the final downward piste skiing from Saltati to Alagna (c.1800m vertical) with few other skiers. Stop at a bar towards the end but still a few slippery slopes to go thereafter. A wine bar in Alagna is also highly recommended for hospitality and for the selection of wine (local Gattinara wine, especially, as it is difficult to get them once you leave the region).
May 25, 2011
Ian MacGregor from
New Zealand
Ian MacGregor from
New Zealand
I stayed at St Jacques this year and Gressonay La Trinite last year and thoroughly enjoy the Monte Rosa ski area.
Another reviewer is wrong when saying that you cannot get from Alagna to Champoluc and return in a day. I did the reverse this year easily. I made sure I started early, had good weather, good conditions, and had time to spare at the end of the day.
If need be keep an eye on your watch and set a turn around time that will give you say an hour to spare in getting back to your base.
December 09, 2009
a top place from
United Kingdom
a top place from
United Kingdom
Alagna is superb. If you are an advanced piste skier who likes a little bit of off-piste at the side of the run, then I would recommend staying in Gressoney La Trinite or Stafal. The quality of the pistes is high in the Gressoney/Champoluc valley; quiet, wide, trees lower down, good snowmaking and very long. There is not much obvious off-piste. As noted in previous comments, at weekends, given the proximity to Milan, the queues can get big at the bottom gondola first thing.
However, if you have AT/tele gear, and a lot of experience, this place is wonderful. Wonderful!! Early in the season with good snow cover, there are some really good itineraries - behind the Bochetta del Pisse chairlift, amazing view into Alagna once you have done the 20 minutes traverse/walk. Skin up the Passo Zube and down the Giachetti Couloir, looking onto Pianalunga. Walk behind the top station at Salati and ski down the short chute into La Balma, then all the way down past the Refugio Pastore. Walk above the top station at Salati for about 50m climb, to enter the large bowl below the unfinished new top lift station. Skin up Punta Vittoria and have a choice of 3 couloirs of varying difficulty.
The lines are endless. A local guide (Find them through Lyskamm Viaggi in the village) is well worth EUR 250-300. If there are 4 of you, it is a small price to pay for an amazing day or two.
Two good places to stay - Residence Mirella (right beside the lifts) and Refugio Guglielmina (top of the Col'D'Olen).
Enjoy
March 10, 2009
Telereverent from
Canada
Telereverent from
Canada
We cancelled a trip in the Canadian Rockies to head for Alagna from January 28 to February 9, 2009. The quantity of snow was amazing: 2 meters at the base, and more than 5 on top. No rocks, no cliffs, no crevasse, just plain snow everywhere. We've been granted with close to 2 metres of new snow in a week. But most of Alagna's domain is exposed to the south, so it gets crunchy very fast. Despite more than a meter of new snow the week before, we were touching a hard bottom, even with >50cm of very light Utah's quality new snow.
Be aware, when it snows or gets cloudy, the high altitude at Alagna creates white-out conditions. When it happens, very little of the terrain is accessible because you're unable to see where you are going and can't even say if you're going up or down. Off-trail becomes impossible even for very experienced top shape skiers and you don't go to Alagna for the trails; only one trail from top to bottom plus one in a mid-station bowl (Bolchetta del Pisse). More terrain is accessible in the other valleys, but you have to access the summit to switch to the other valleys (including excellent tree skiing in Gressonney), and the summit is frequently closed (wind, avalanche control). So, in bad weather conditions (assuming a lot of snow is bad) almost nothing is accessible if you're in Alagna. Despite this, the village is amazing and among the most beautiful places of all within the Alps (go have a glass at the fantastic Vineria). You'd be better served to sleep on Gressoney's side. However, the distances make it impossible to access all of the terrain. Just getting to Champoluc and back to Alagna would take more than a day (represents more than a 7000 metre drop day). The ground distance makes it almost impossible by car. This provides very limited terrain if you compare it with Jackson Hole or Fernie. If you can access all of the terrain, expect a few large bowls and long valleys, with straight consistant drops (600-800 meters) and very little travelling that will keep you busy for a while.
The off-piste terrain can only be accessed by experienced mounteneers. Finding your way is difficult, avalanche control measures are mandatory and the off-piste itinerarys brings you far in very remote terrain. It's a lot more hostile and technical than in Western Canada or the US. Get a good map before because we didn't find any in Alagna. The ski resort map is clearly insufficient and gives no information about off-piste. Unless you can afford a guide at 250euros a day everyday, get well documented before you arrive.
Despite these inconveniences, we skied 600-800 metres drop powder fields and valleys, with snow up to our belly, most of the week. After years of ski trips in Austria, France, Italy, USA and Canada, we have had the best ski trip of our lives. However, the quality of lodging in Alagna is unbeatable. Baita Walser Realty reach a very high standard of hospitality for a more than reasonable price.
Add to this that we never waited a single minute for any lift (high quality gondola and super fast cable car) in all of the week, including the week-end. The only old equipement is the double fixed Bolchetta chair, but it has little influence and doesn't impair your journey. The installations seems ready to put the Punta Indred lift in service. That will unfortunately give very easy access to some of the most remote backcountry terrain at Alagna. They will no longer be the dreams powderfields we have experienced this year with a little hicking.
January 23, 2009
TS from
United Kingdom
TS from
United Kingdom
Alagna is a fantastic area with great skiing for all abilities and great access to off-piste. Best suits adventures intermediates to experts, but also offers 180kms of good cruising pistes. Alagna can get busy at peak times because of its proximity to Milan/Turin but very quite the majority of time. Punta Indren replacement should be in operation next season giving access to more great off-piste. We stayed down the road - www canosta co uk - we'll be back.
TS
July 18, 2008
S from
United Kingdom
S from
United Kingdom
Visited end of Feb 2008
Despite a month without new snow, and it being 20 degrees in the village, the pistes were still in reasonable shape, and very very quiet. Short queue for the gondola in the morning, but only a minute or two, once up there no queues at all.
The pistes area limited (esp when snow is so sparse!), but there was still plenty to keep us busy for 4 days, and with a day of off-piste guiding we had a great time.
I will return without doubt, hoping for more snow next time though!
February 13, 2008
Reddi from
United Kingdom
Reddi from
United Kingdom
Just returned. The skiing is fantastic, although it is a big shame the Punta Indren run in Alagna is not working. However, the queues were awful, particularly at weekends. The queue for the gondola was at least 40 minutes, then we had to queue for a further 30 minutues to get the cable car to the very top! Then some chairlifts had queues of 20-30 minutes - all became too much and took away the enjoyment. Feb 2008.
January 21, 2008
nick from
United Kingdom
nick from
United Kingdom
This may once have been undiscovered but it is now well and truely discovered. We went for a weekend away and the queues were incredible. It took over an hour to get up the first lift. From there your choices are to ski down and rejoin the queue or join another 45 minute queue to get in the cable car to get into the next valley. The skiing is pretty good with wide, well groomed pistes and some nice off-piste, although you have to be pretty adventurous as there are some big drops. The town is charming and pretty but lacking in night life. This would be the perfect weekend away with cheap flights to Milan and Turin but the local weekend crowds make this impossible. Stay in one of the other valleys, unless you are here midweek.
November 24, 2007
Terry Rutter from
United Kingdom
Terry Rutter from
United Kingdom
This is the "special" one! Relatively unknown but enjoys over 180 kilometres of skiing and three valleys, together with their unique villages, this place is fabulous. It is, however, well-known to hardened skiers and mountaineers for its off-piste challenges and high mountain terrain (4554metres). More recently, with new lifts, the area is now realising its true potential and is being discovered by recreational skiers who are able to enjoy the area's special charms. The people, scenery,food and wine combine to produce a truly wonderful,atmospheric ambience. I would like to thank all at www.ski-monterosa.com for introducing me to this unique village. Go now!
March 09, 2006
Doug Mellin from
United States
Doug Mellin from
United States
Great skiing in Italys 3-Valleys, Alagna village brings one back in time -quiet, basic, good food and people, reasonable prices. Everyone is complaining that owners have shutdown the top lift to Punta Indren, thereby closing half of the off-piste terrain. Rumour is they may build a new lift in a couple of years ?! This makes it difficult for local busines. For now stay in the Gressoney or Champoluc valleys to maximize ski opportunities. I'll certainly be back (when Indren peak opens ) !
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