The weather on the Haute Route is famously finicky. As a result Alpine Guide incorporates an extra day into the trip in case of weather. We were extremely lucky with the weather on the trip, so much so that we use that extra day to ski in Italy and France along the iconic Vallee Blanche!…

At the end of the first post we left off at the cozy Prafleuri Hut. Day 3’s objective was to get to the Dix Hut, which is famous for its beer menu. Yes, this is a remote hut in the mountains with a beer menu that would rival some restaurants! From the Prafluri hut we…

First successfully completed in the early 1900s, the Haute Route connects the two historic capitals of alpine climbing and skiing: Chamonix and Zermatt. The ski tour is one of the most famous and coveted in the world, traversing through some of the most incredible jaw dropping alpine terrain in the world. I have completed many…