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Spaghetti tour in the Monte Rosa massif on skis with a mountain guide

The spaghetti tour on skis. Several 4000 metre peaks in the Monte Rosa massif, breathtaking ascents and unique ski descents!

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Highlights

The highlight of this tour is spending a whole week travelling in the gigantic high mountain world. You will be travelling on jagged glaciers and experience several 4000 metre mountains. You cross the Monte Rosa massif from hut to hut, the descents and ascents are breathtaking and unique. Skiing at this altitude at this time of year is still great! Snow always falls at this altitude in early summer, it's definitely better on skis than on foot 😉

Tour

The Spaghetti Tour on touring skis is an impressive week of ski mountaineering. You cross several 4,000 metre peaks on huge glaciers in a really cool atmosphere. You start from Zermatt along the Swiss-Italian border and experience the high mountains to the full in 5 days. You spend the night in Italian huts with primi and secondi, which is where the name "Spaghetti Tour" comes from. This tour is rightly popular. It leads past the highest mountains in Switzerland and the glacier landscape is simply gigantic. On the last day, depending on the snow conditions, we take the cable car from unta Indren (3258m) down into the valley and take a taxi to Domodossola or, if there is still enough snow, past the Monte Rosa hut to the Riffelberg mountain station.

  • Tour schedule

    1. Individual arrival in Zermatt. Welcome and introductions and immediately by train up to the Klein Matterhorn at around 3800m. Depending on the group and conditions, tour of the Breithorn or the Pollux:
      • Breithorn 4164 m with a beautiful view down to Zermatt
        • Ascent 350 metres in altitude
        • approx. 2 hrs.
      • Pollux 4098 m in easy scramble
        • Ascent 350 metres in altitude
        • approx. 3 ½h
      • Descent to the Rifugio Val d' Ayas.
    2. Today we will climb together over the Castor at 4228 metres and descend to the Rifugio Quintino Sella at 3585 metres:
      • Ascent 800 metres in altitude
      • approx. 3-4 hrs.
      • Descent 650 metres altitude
      • approx. 2 h (650 m)
    3. Four 4000 m peaks are on the programme today: Ascent to Passo del Naso 4100 m,
      Corno Nero 4321 m, Balmenhorn 4215 m and Vincent Pyramid 4215 m

      • Ascent: 1000 metres altitude
      • approx. 5-6 hrs.
      • Descents 800 metres in altitude
      • 2 hours to the Gnifetti Hut.
    4. First part of the stage around the highest hut in the Alps: Ludwigshöhe 4341 m, Parrotspitze 4432 m, Signalkuppe/Capanna
      Regina Margherita 4554 m, the highest hut in the Alps, where we also spend the night.
      become

      • Ascent: 1200 metres altitude
      • approx. 5-6 hrs.
    5. Our final day is on the Zumsteinspitze 4563 m "right" next to the hut,
      Descent via the Grenzgletscher glacier to the Monte Rosa Hut 2798 m and onwards
      via via ferrata and glacier to the Gornergratbahn on the Rotenboden:

      • Descent 1600 metres altitude

  • Important info

    • Meeting point is at 9.15 a.m. right at Zermatt station.
    • The meeting point is easily accessible by public transport. If you arrive by car, you have to park it in Täsch and travel the last part to Zermatt by train. Zermatt is car-free.
    • Group size: 3 guests per mountain guide.
    • Additional costs are incurred for the personal journey, the journey to the Klein Matterhorn (CHF 50 with half-fare travelcard) and the overnight stay in the hut with half board (80 - 100 euros) plus personal consumption.
    • It is advisable to acclimatise before the tour. We recommend travelling to Zermatt the day before, doing a short hike and spending the night in Zermatt. Alternatively, you can spend the night before on one of the Alpine passes to acclimatise a little.
    • Feasibility: We will inform you shortly before the tour how we will conduct the tour.
    • Contact your mountain guide Florian for questions before the tour: 079 319 21 55

  • Requirements

    • Mastering the ski touring technique with its basics (skins, hairpin turns).
    • Safe downhill technique in open terrain and in different types of snow.
    • You have experience with ice axe and crampons.
    • Condition for ski tours with around 1200hm at a normal pace (~300-350hm/h).
    • Condition for 1200m of descent in different types of snow.
    • In addition, there are sections where we carry the skis and trudge through the snow.
    • This tour is not suitable with a splitboard.

  • Price and performance

    • CHF 2390.-
    • Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
    • Including accommodation costs, approx. CHF 80 per night with half board.
    • Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.
    • Excluding possible taxi journey to Domodossola (~150.- per person)

  • Material and equipment

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, preferably directly at Jonas or via the Contact form. 

Accommodation

  • Monte Rosa Hut

    A technical and architectural masterpiece in the middle of the high mountain world of Monte Rosa. With great hosts and delicious cakes!

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    The famous view of the Monte Rosa hut

  • Rifugio Guide d'Ayas

    A friendly hut right on the edge of the glacier! The hut staff are authentically mountainous and even if there is always a schnapps to be had, you will be warmly welcomed here, get great coffee and eat good Italian food.

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    Rifugio Guide d'Ayas with the Dohne taken above the glacier.

  • Rifugio Quintino Sella

    After crossing the Castor, you come to this hut right on the edge of the glacier. You can spend a cosy afternoon on the large stone terrace and there is also delicious cake!

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    Rifugio Quintino Sella with the Lyskam in the background

  • Rifugio Città di Mantova

    This accommodation is located above the Punta Indren ski area and is easily accessible. It serves as our starting point to reach the area of the highest hut in Europe. We deliberately choose this accommodation as it is cosier and more spacious than the upper one.

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    Rifugio Città di Mantova

  • Margherita Hut

    The highest hut in Europe, on the summit of the Zumstienspitze! For a snack, there are "Margheritta" pizza slices here. It's incredible to spend the night up here and marvel at the sunset.

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    Margherita Hut

Impressions: Spaghetti tour with skis

    Lyskamm on the spaghetti tour
    Orientation on a ski tour

So come with us on the spaghetti tour with skis:

  • 7 - 11 June 2025 over Whitsun, Saturday - Wednesday, 5 days
    Only 3 free places left
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    Mountain guides
    Florian Bosshard and Jonas Meyer (black)
    CHF 2390.-
  • 18 - 22 June 2025 over Corpus Christi, Wednesday - Sunday, 5 days
    Only 3 free places left
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    Mountain guide
    Jonas Meyer (Black)
    CHF 2390.-

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