The ski touring to Mount Breithorn through the Verra Glacier starts from Pian di Verra Inferiore, at an elevation of 2050 meters.

Day one of ski touring
A very nice street goes up towards Pian di Verra Superiore and it goes towards the little valley of glacier Piccolo Ghiacciaio di Verra. The itinerary goes on through the steep morainic graveled slope of glacier Grande Ghiacciaio di Verra. The path, then, reaches the ridge over the morain that will lead the skiers to Rifugio Mezzalama, at an elevation of 3004 meters. Dinner and overnight stay.

Day two of ski touring
From Rifugio Mezzalama the itinerary resumes going up the slopes of glacier Ghiacciaio di Verra. A rather steep stretch preceds a wide glacial hump that the hikers will walk through heading north-east. Passing Rifugio Guide D'Ayas the path keeps going towards Passo di Verra, or Zwillingjoch.

Before reaching it the itinerary turns and it passes under Mount Polluce crossing the high part of glacier Ghiacciao di Verra. Heading west and going down in light declivity, the path passes under Mount Roccia Nera, by bivouac Bivacco Rossi e Volante, and it keeps going towards the wide plains that stretch under Mount Breithorn Centrale and then it reaches Mount Colle del Breithorn, at an elevation of 3826 meters.

After reaching and passing, then, the final crevasses, the path goes up through a steep slope to reach the sharp ridge on which the hikers will leave the skis before easily reaching the summit.

The ski touring to Mount Breithorn is rated as BSA (good ski mountaineer). The excursion reaches a maximum elevation of 4165 meters. The path, both during the climb and the descent, faces south. It features a 1315 + 1161 meters elevation gap.

Price of ski touring to Mount Breithorn

€ 880 - up to 2 persons
€ 1260 - 3 persons
€ 1440 - 4 persons

The price not includes:

• Equipment
• Overnight stay, dinner and breakfast (1 night)
• Transfers

To book the ski touring to Mount Breithorn through the Verra Glacier with a mountain guide, you must send a request that provides and specifies your contact information, the number of participants and the date/period in which you wish to take the backcountry skiing tour.
We will respond immediately to confirm the availability of the guide, the deadline, if any, to confirm the option for the reservation, methods of payment, characteristics and organization of the activity.
Once the reservation is confirmed, we will send you the receipt and the presentation voucher with the details of the service, the name of the mountain guide or the mountaineering school, and all the contact information.