Fornalino Pass, from Alpe Cheggio

Edited by:

Ermanno Panara

Last survey: 21/01/2011

racchette da neve

pass

Alps

Antrona Schieranco

2000

Italy

Piemonte

Provincia del Verbano-Cusio-Ossola

Difficulty

WT2

Length

6.00 Km

Departure altitude

1497 m

Arrival height

2345 m

Positive difference in height

848 m

Round trip time

02h30'

Return time

01h30'

Recommended period

Access

A26 motorway, follow for SS Sempione, exit Villadossola, follow SP67 towards Frazione Foresti, then SP141 towards Cheggio. Ample parking, it is a small ski resort.

Description

From the car park, go up the ski slope, taking care to stay on the edge (in Piedmont, it is forbidden to cross or go up ski slopes, either for ski mountaineers or snowshoers). You leave it almost immediately, turning left and entering the wide and very evident Fornalino valley. This valley is prone to avalanches, so it should be tackled with stable snow. The route becomes steeper and steeper, except for a central section where the gradient decreases for a short distance. The final part becomes steep again and is tackled with increasingly narrow zig-zags. Beautiful views of the imposing Pizzo Andolla and the entire Monte Rosa massif. The descent is along the same route as the ascent.

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Edited by:

Ermanno Panara

Fornalino Pass, from Alpe Cheggio
domenica 16 giugno 2024

Passo del Fornalino

gita organizzata dalla Guida Alpina Giorgio Giudici (www.montagnaenatura.it). Giornata straordinariamente serena e calda per il perido. Il sole ha trasformato la neve in tempi molto brevi, nonostante l'esposizione. Gita relativamente breve ma di soddisfazione.

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