Courmayeur Monte Bianco

Monte Bianco col cappello

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Courmayeur is located in the north west of the Valle d'Aosta in a splendid setting at an altitude of 1224 meters, just at the foot of the gigantic massif of Mont Blanc, among firs and larches, mountains and glaciers that make it incomparable.
With fairly functional lifts the ski resorts, which serve approximately 96 kilometers of downhill slopes. There are about 30 kilometers of trails for cross-country skiing in the Val Ferret.
La Valle del Monte Bianco is a paradise of skiing, both technical and scenic, though the practice of this sport can be dangerous. You can find routes to the Vallée Blanche, the Toula glacier and spectacular descents in the all around.
The sight of Mont Blanc is a stunning view and it has been called the eighth wonder of the world.

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Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc: Seven valleys, 71 glaciers, 400 summits around the Mont Blanc

di Francesco Macchi
on Tuesday 24 August

Doing the Tour du Mont Blanc, from Chamonix to Courmayeur, allows one to discover an incomparable universe, the impressive and magical high mountains; it is sharing the eternal dream of the pioneers, crossing the magical gardens of Gaston Rebuffat and the stories of Roger Frison Roche and discovering the intimate geography of the summits: the roundness of the Mont-Blanc, the ridge of Bionnassay, the Noire de Peuterey, the Dent du Géant, the wall of the Grandes-Jorasses, the northern and southern peaks of the Aiguille du Tour, the Aiguille Verte, the vertical of the Drus.

Forte di Bard, a center for knowledge of the Alps

di Francesco Macchi
on Tuesday 1 September 2009

After the acquisition by the Région Autonome Vallée d'Aoste and a long decade of restoration work, now the Forte di Bard shines in all its grandeur.
Thick and bulky, the hill of Bard stands incongruously in the middle of a narrow valley, now recovered services and spaces make it a center of culture and traditions of the Alps, an important center in the panorama of the Western Alps.

Mezzalama trophy, the pure ski alpinism

di Francesco Macchi
on Thursday 19 March 2009

On 19 April 2009 will be disputed, the 17th edition of the Trofeo Mezzalama, beginning at Breuil Cervinia, through the Val d'Ayas and ends in Gressoney Valley. A marathon with classic equipment, whether international, starting in line open to teams of three athletes / and roped. A challenge along a difficult path that winds especially over three thousand meters, passing in two even four thousand. The pre-enrollment for the year 2009 came to 397 teams, compared with 260 two years ago to 115, 2005. Each team has three athletes. A contract is regulated by FISI (Italian Federation of Winter Sports) and the 'ISMF (International Ski Mountaineering Federation).

Pila Race in the sky at night - 2nd edition

di Uff Stampa Pila
on Friday 9 January 2009

Sulle piste del comprensorio sciistico di Pila, il 10 gennaio prossimo si disputerà la seconda edizione della Pila Race in the sky. Una gara di sci alpinismo in notturna che per complessità, lunghezza e per l’impegno tecnico richiesto ai partecipanti può essere paragonata alla SellaRonda Skimarathon, dalla quale si differenzia solo per avere un tracciato leggermente più breve.