Sport: Gressoney-La-Trinité

Altitude: 4,167 m
Location: Balmenhorn (Gressoney-La-Trinité)
Sleeping places: 6
Open: always open
Difficulty: F (glacier)
Trail sign: NO
Ascent: 2h from the Gnifetti Refuge
Coordinates UTM-WGS84: EAST 411453
Coordinates UTM-WGS84: NORTH 5085268

The mountain hut was built on the rocks of the Balmenhorn peak during the World War I for military purposes. In 1955, next to it, the statue of Cristo delle Vette was erected.
The current bivouac, which replaced the old one, was placed in 1985 and dedicated to Felice Giordano, a mountain guide from Alagna Valsesia, who died on 29th April 1968 by falling into a crevasse during a mountain rescue operation, near Pyramide Vincent.

Equipment: mattresses, pillows, blankets, gas stove, radio rescue.

Altitude: 2,560 m
Location: Nétscio (Gressoney-La-Trinité)
Sleeping places: 4
Open: always open
Difficulty: EE
Trail sign: 3
Ascent: 3h from Gressoney-La-Trinité
Coordinates UTM- WGS84: EAST 410970
Coordinates UTM-WGS84: NORTH 5075627

The bivouac is dedicated to the memory of Colonel Carlo Gastaldi.

Access:
The path leading to the bivouac starts in lower Edelboden. Continue into a larch wood along the clear path that winds sharply upwards. When you get to a series of cliffs, get past them by crossing right and come out onto small grassy terraces where you will find the Spillmansberg pature home.
Continue along the hillside, crossing steep slopes, towards the valley floor, and when you get to a stream, cross it to follow the trail that rises up the large eroded blocks.
After an easy rock plate, you will come to a grassy crag where the bivouac is located.

Overnight: 3€ per person

Equipment: mattresses, pillows, blankets, melting water, no gas.

Altitude: 3,600 m
Location: Naso del Lyskamm
Sleeping places: 6
Open: always open
Difficulty: III+/- IV
Trail sign: no
Ascent: 6/10h from Staffal (Gressoney-La-Trinité)
Coordinates UTM-WGS84: EST 409482 NORD 5084456

The bivouac, inaugurated in summer 2015, was built by the friends of Massimo Comotti, known as Mamo, in his memory. Mamo was an architect from Milan, in love with mountains and especially with Monte Rosa. He died when he was 44 years old, hit by an avalanche on 31st December 2009, under Rothorn pass (Gressoney).

The bivouac is located in the heart of the southern side of Monte Rosa, on the ridge of “Naso del Lyskamm”, in a slight depression protected from the winds.
It is equipped with photovoltaic system for indoor lighting and outdoor signal lights. The small kitchen is gas-powered.

Equipment: gas-powered kitchen and photovoltaic system

Open air ground with artificial turf and lighting (2 goals).
Open from June to the end of September/October.
Reservation is needed. Open also in the evening, on request.

The Heliski area, one of the most spectacular in the Alps, extends from the Matterhorn all the way to the peaks on Monte Rosa’s southern face, passing through the Breithorn massif. I

Funifor Passo dei Salati - Punta Indren

Departure: Passo dei Salati ( 2.961 m.)
Arrival: Punta Indren ( 3.275 m.)

Gondola open both in Summer and in Winter.

Gabiet - Passo dei Salati gondola lift

Departure: Gabiet (2.311 m)
Arrival: Passo dei Salati (2.970 m)

Gondola lift open both in Summer and in Winter.

Punta Jolanda is a beautiful natural terrace at an altitude of 2238 meters that offers a superb view of the Monte Rosa chain and Testa Grigia.
In Summer , it is the starting point of different hikes, for the visit of Lake Gabiet and for adrenalitic mountain bike rides. It's possible to carry mountain bike on the chairlift.

Departure: Gressoney-La-Trinité (1.638 m)
Arrival: Punta Jolanda (2.238 m)

Chairlift open both in Summer and Winter.

The Colle della Bettaforca is the starting point for several climbs on the glacier and is the border crossing with the Val d'Ayas.

The chairlift Sant'Anna - Colle Betta leads to an altitude of 2,727 meters: from here you can continue upwards or descend to the valley enjoying beautiful views. It is possible to transport mountain bikes.

Departure: Sant’Anna (2.175 m)
Arrival: Bettaforca (2.727 m)

Chairlift open both in Summer and in Winter.

Green meadows and the Monte Rosa massif frame the Sant'Anna plateau at an altitude of 2,182.  Taking the cable car from Stafal you can enjoy an extraordinary view and is an ideal place to spend a pleasant day in the mountains.

Departure: Stafal (1.829 m)
Arrival: Sant’Anna (2.182 m)

The cableway is open in Summer and Winter, too.

Taking this cabin, it's possible to you reach 2.319 m. and you get to the beautiful basin of Gabiet, characterized by the homonymous dam.

In Summer it is an excellent starting point for various outdoor activities, but also an ideal place to spend a day in tranquility enjoying breathtaking views of the Rosa chain.

Departure: Staffal (1.818 m)
Arrival: Gabiet (2.318 m.)

The cablecar is open in Summer and Winter.

At Gressoney-La-Trinité in Punta Jolanda a downhill mountain bike route has been established.
The chairlift, equipped to take bikes, takes you to the starting of the route at a height of 2,278 metres.
The old path has been extended with the addition of a new track that follows the natural morphology of the ground and enhances the fun.
It is a fast route characterized by several jumps suitable for fairly experienced bikers.
The first part of the track is steeper and more technical and is characterized by some quite tight bends.
The second part is more linear and flowing and a lot easier. The track is a dirt road around 1800 metres long with a difference in height of 640 metres.

Sant’Anna opens up to new targets: beginners and families.
The Sant’Anna area, in the Gressoney Valley, becomes an area for ski amateurs. On this beautiful balcony overlooking Monte Rosa, two magic carpets are at the guests’ disposal to get familiar with the skis and then be ready to face the first real downhill along the Pistone Betta, an ideal track for the “baptism of the ski”.

Sliding area:
Available games: bobsleds and rafts to slide on.
Rental of bob and rafts to slide on:
€ 2 per hour
€ 5 half day
€ 7 all day.
Admission fee: € 10 - Free entrance for those who bought any Monterosa skipass (excluding return tickets). Free from children born after 31/10/2020.

Skiing area:
Free access for holders of any Monterosa Ski ticket (no return tickets).

Winter season 2023/2024: open from 1st December to 14th April.

The full price list is available on the website Monterosaski.

The natural ice skating rink which is located in the village centre (Edelboden) is open from December until the middle of March.

• Floodlit rink
• Ice skate hire

Opening hours:

• from Monday to Friday: 3.30 p.m.-7.30 p.m.
• Saturday and Sunday: 10.30 a.m.-12.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m.-7.30 p.m.

Open from 1st June to 14th October 2024

Riserva turistica del Consorzio Pesca: from the bridge of Betta untill the bridge which crosse the regional road.

Fishing is permitted seven days a week in the game fisheries managed by the fishing consortium.

Information on season dates, costs and permit issue locations: Consorzio Regionale Pesca.

Monterosa Ski links three alpine valleys into a single ski area, in the sight of the Monte Rosa massif, between the Valle d’Aosta and Piemonte regions. It has always been popular with the most demanding skiers thanks to the carefully maintained runs and the superb technological standards of the lifts. 100 kilometres of runs and 8 alpine towns and villages (Antagnod, Alagna, Alpe di Mera, Brusson, Champoluc-Frachey,Champorcher,Gressoney-La-Trinité, Gressoney-Saint-Jean) that can be accessed with just one ticket and that link the valleys, equipped with 765 artificial snow cover points, thus offering skiers around 100 km of runs even when snow is scarce.

Gressoney-La-Trinité boasts a centuries-old tourist tradition: it has always been a destination for mountaineers who come to the town to conquer the Monte Rosa Massif and its peaks. During the winter season, Gressoney, especially in the hamlet of Staffal, becomes the heart of the Monterosa Ski area: the lifts that connect Gressoney to Val d’Ayas and, on the opposite side, to Valsesia start off from here. Also from Staffal you can access the lifts that open the doors of the Monterosa Freeride Paradise thanks to the Funifor that from Passo dei Salati leads to Indren glacier and to the splendid trails destined for freeriders.
However, development has not affected the strong roots of the secular traditions and the “Walser” influence is still tangible today: houses with centuries-old architectural structures and popular festivals that pass down the Walser culture from generation to generation are, every year, an attraction for those who are looking for a place where they can feel part of the community.

MonterosaSki area - Gressoney-La-Trinité:

35 km of runs

22 slopes: 2 blue - 17 red - 3 black

11 lifts: 2 cablecars- 2 cabins - 5 chairlifts - 2 magic carpets

Winter 2024/2025

• open from 6th December 2024 to 21st April 2025

The crosscountry ski trails in Gressoney-La-Trinité, the last municipality in the Lys valley at the foot of Monte Rosa, is ideal for a relaxing cross-country experience. Runs are located near the village close to the parking area, not far from bars, restaurants and shops. The altitude ranges from 1605 m to 1.666 m, guaranteeing good snow conditions for most of the winter.

To access the cross-country track located in Sant’Anna, it is necessary to use the Staffal/Sant’Anna cable car. For return ticket rates, opening hours and any closures due to bad weather, please check the following website: https://visitmonterosa.com/

• Underwoald: medium/difficult – km 3,5 ( artificial snow 2 km)
• Tache easy – km 2
• Sandmatto easy – km 1,5
• Sant’Anna easy-km 2,5 ( located at 2.171 m.)

Free access.

Consult the snow report to find out which cross-country trails are open.

Do you want to have fun on the slopes of the Monterosa Ski?

Do not miss the Fun Slope at Colle Bettaforca, a dynamic adventure on the snow, to remember even after the holiday.

The area has been designed as an ideal variation from the normal slopes, a varied and never trivial fun for adults and children.

The park offers intrepid skiers more or less challenging obstacles and fun surprises in the snow: big waves, parabolic curves, tunnels, humps, depressions and snails.

The track can be reached by the chairlifts Sant'Anna-Colle Betta or Bettaforca and is located in the basin of the same name on the side of Gressoney-La-Trinité.

In the snowpark you will find:

• 1 Gallery with entrance
• 6 Up & Down
• 7 Parabolic
• 1 Snail with a gallery
• 1 Depression with Up & Down

The snowpark of the Monterosa Ski area is located at 2,319 meters above sea level in Gabiet, Gressoney-La-Trinité.

Its strategic and central location allows you to easily reach it from Alagna and Champoluc.

Served by the chairlift Gabiet-Lago, it is open every day from 10am to 16pm  with free and free access, bound to the use of helmet approved.

The difficulty of each structure is indicated with the same colors used for the difficulty of the ski slopes: blue-easy, red-medium and black-hard.

The facilities are positioned so you can use up to seven of them in a row, for a crescendo of emotion and adrenaline in one of the most evocative and easily accessible of the Monterosa Ski area.

The facilities of the snowpark are:

• 1 Raibow 3 meters
• 1 Easy box 6 meters
• 1 plug 6 meters
• 1 Kicker box 3 meters
• 1 Pole jam
• 1 Easy kicker
• 3 Kicker medium

Two tennis courts, one in red clay and one with a synthetic ground. They are floodlit and equipped with changing rooms.
It is possible to rent the equipment. 

Summer 2024: open 1st-2nd June, then always open from 8th June to the end of September. Open also in the evening on request.