Ski Touring
Marco Bernasconi
Mountain guide, ski touring lead
Has crossed the Haute Route more than forty times. Leads our winter programme from Chamonix to Zermatt.
Background
A life in the mountains.
Marco grew up in Ticino and spent his twenties ski patrolling in Verbier before training as a guide. He has crossed the Haute Route between Chamonix and Zermatt more than forty times and still adjusts the line every spring to the snowpack.
He runs our ski touring programme from January to May. His days start early, move steadily and always include time to dig a pit and talk through what the snow is telling you.
In summer he guides classic rock ridges in Valais and keeps bees above Martigny.
On the rope
Tours with Marco Bernasconi
Ski Touring
Demanding
Haute Route, Chamonix to Zermatt
The classic glacier traverse between two great mountain towns. Seven days, six huts and the Matterhorn waiting at the end.
7 days
From €2,450
Ski Touring
Moderate
Ski Touring Foundations
Four days to learn the craft of touring: skinning, kick turns, transceiver search and choosing a safe line in the Aiguilles Rouges.
4 days
From €890