Valgrisenche

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

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

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.

Monterosa Ski announces new lifts for season 2009/2010

The 2009-2010 winter season it seems full of news for those who frequent the area Monterosa Ski, between Valle d'Aosta and Piedmont, thanks to major investments that the District is putting on track to meet an increasingly demanding customer base, from the new funifor Passo dei Salati - Indren and impressive funicular Frachey - Ciarcerio.

Cervino Cinemountain, XII Festival of Mountain Cinematography

The Festival of Europe's highest goal of the cuts the XIIth edition and continue on the line with success in previous years by dividing the panoramic in four distinct sections, each different but complementary.
Ten days of intense cultural activities and sports make this summer a review of the first order, a prestigious appointment with the best of world cinema in Valtournenche Breuil-Cervinia.

Mezzalama trophy, the pure ski alpinism

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

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.