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Fornalino Pass, from Alpe Cheggio

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Last survey: 21/01/2011
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.

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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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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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