Ciaspo Glacier is a unique snowshoeing experience: a glacier tour in Trentino-Alto Adige and other iconic alpine destinations, designed to let you experience the winter mountains in their purest, most remote and spectacular form.
This is an advanced alpine activity, where the white of ice and snow shapes essential, powerful landscapes with a strong visual and emotional impact. The route takes place in an authentic and wild high-mountain setting, offering direct contact with the quietest and most genuine side of the glacier environment.
The experience allows you to reach places that often feel inaccessible, turning snowshoes into a surprisingly effective way to explore high-altitude terrain and experience the mountains from a different perspective. An intense journey made of silence, open spaces and authentic sensations in the heart of the high mountains.
Highlights
- Snowshoe hike on a glacier in an alpine environment.
- Highly evocative high-altitude experience.
- Adventure through remote and untouched glacier scenery.
- Dedicated tour with a guide in a complex alpine setting.
- A different way to explore the winter mountains.
Best for
- Ciaspo Glacier is suitable for hikers with good physical preparation and previous experience using snowshoes.
- It is designed for those who want to experience something truly out of the ordinary, entering the glacier environment safely with the support of a mountain professional.
- Perfect for anyone looking for adventure, emotion and a deep connection with the winter mountains.
Program
- Day 1 – Meet the guide at the agreed location for a technical briefing and equipment check. Once ready, set off with snowshoes on, following an itinerary chosen according to weather, snow conditions and the level of the group. The route develops through high-mountain terrain, across snowy slopes and plateaus, before reaching a mountain hut at altitude, where the day ends with dinner and overnight stay.
- Day 2 – The second day is dedicated to a panoramic traverse or to an ascent towards a summit in a glacier alpine environment. The itinerary is adapted to terrain conditions and the group, to ensure safety and the best possible experience. The return follows a loop route, once again immersed in the quiet, essential beauty of the high mountains.
Pricing & Logistics
- The cost of the excursion varies depending on the number of participants and the chosen program.
- The price includes: Mountain Guide accompaniment, snowshoes, itinerary planning and logistical organisation.
- The price does not include: mountain hut accommodation, lift facilities, avalanche safety kit, transfers and extra expenses.
- The tour can also be reorganised tailor-made over several days, creating a personalised experience based on the group’s level, glacier conditions and desired objectives. Additional stages, mountain hut nights and more technical or panoramic route variations can be added, for a more complete and progressive experience of the glacier environment, always safely and under the supervision of the Mountain Guide.
Requirements
- Excellent general physical condition.
- Previous winter hiking experience recommended.
- Confidence in alpine and glacier environments.
- Avalanche safety kit: transceiver, shovel and probe.
- Warm layered clothing suitable for winter alpine conditions.
- Waterproof hiking boots or winter trekking boots.
Season
The experience is available during winter and spring, depending on glacier conditions and snowpack stability, generally from December to May.
Why a Mountain Guide
- Safety in glacier and high-altitude environments.
- Choice of the itinerary based on real glacier conditions.
- Technical management of the route and the group.
- In-depth knowledge of the alpine environment.
- A more complete, safe and aware experience.
Your Experience
If you want to experience the mountains in their most essential and powerful form, Ciaspo Glacier takes you where few dare to go: into an authentic, remote and silent glacier environment, where every step with snowshoes becomes a way to connect directly with high altitude.
Are you ready to walk on a glacier and experience something truly out of the ordinary?
Contact us to receive more information, check available dates or organise a tailor-made program together.