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Snowshoeing weekend at Sella hut (Cogne)
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Situated in the heart of the Alps, in close contact with the highest Italian mountain, 4.061 m asl, the Gran Paradiso Nationa Park, a wonderful natural sanctuary where you can observe the typical flora and fauna of high altitude environments, is also a fantastic territory for snowshoeing.

  • Sleeping in a warm and cozy hut situated in the heart of the Gran Paradiso National Park
  • The magical snowy basin of Loson
  • The majesty of glaciers of the Gran Paradiso massif
  • In the evening, observing the celestial sphere from a privileged point of view
Included
  • The technical support of a hiking guide throughout the excursion
  • A third-party liability insurance for accidents due to the negligent behaviour of the guide
  • Hire of technical equipment (snowshoes, trekking poles, headlamps for evening hike) and avalanche safety kit (shovel, transceiver, probe)
  • 1 overnight at Vittorio Sella hut with half board (dinner and breakfast) – Rooms in hut: dormitory of 6 to 15 peopl
Not included
  • personal equipment and gear
  • travel costs to get to the meeting point on the first day
  • not mentioned food and drinks (packed lunch or lunch in the hut on the second day)
  • extra drinks in the hut
  • anything not mentioned at “the enrolment fee includes”
  • in case of change of itinerary for reasons not attributable to the organization (bad snow and weather conditions, technical level of the participants, etc.) the unforeseen expenses will be charged to the participants.
Duration2 Days
Bring along
  • Backpack of 40-50 litres 
  • Clothes to wear: hiking boots (preferably waterproof), mountain trousers (schoeller, soft shell fabric), preferably waterproof, winter underwear T-shirt (preferably of breathable fabric, like microfibre),long mountain socks, sun cap/bandana, windstopper jacket or microfleece ,wool hat, gloves, sunglasses, waterproof shell jacket (gore-tex, pac-lite fabric), ski tights (to wear in colder months, if necessary) 
  • Inside the backpack: 2 spare t-shirts, spare socks, spare underwear, tights to use if it is cold and to wear as night clothes, backpack rain cover if not integrated in the backpack itself, personal hygiene products (toothpaste, shower gel, etc.), towelWater bottle/thermos + snack (like cereal bars, chocolate), sleeping bag liner, sunscreen, multipurpose boxcutter,personal pharmacy kit (painkillers, compeed, aspirine), camera
Participantsmin 6 maximum 12
CategoriesSnowshoe Hike, Hiking
LanguagesFrench, English, Italian
Opening hours
Requirements
  • Difficulty of the snowshoe hike: WT3 (demanding snowshoe hike), according to S.A.C. (Swiss Alpine Club) rating scale. About 3/4 hours walk the first day and 6 hours the second.  Good fitness and health required. Consider a minimum of workout before the departure.
  • Minimum age: 16 years (excursion suitable for adults)
Important information

The programme of the tour may be modified for reasons not attributable to the organization (bad snow and weather conditions, technical level of the participants, for the safety of the group. etc.). The activity will take place only if it reached the min number of participants or, if not, with the payment of the missing minimum quotas

Venue

Il luogo d'incontro è il parcheggio che precede il villaggio di Valnontey ubicato a 3 km circa dal capoluogo di Cogne. La ciaspolata inizierà dopo un breve trasferimento a piedi di circa 5 min
Cogne
Fraktion Valnontey, Valnontey, AO, Italia
Ampio parcheggio disponibile con circa 100 posti auto
Fermata della navetta circolare che collega tutte le frazioni di Cogne in prossimità del parcheggio

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Vdaexplorer di Raffaele Collavo
- Valnontey
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by michele cresto on 04/05/2018
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