Cima Vegaia

Back-country skiing • Val di Sole

Cima Vegaia

If the initial stretch of forest road (about 3 kilometres) appears to be a bit boring, the wide sunny slopes that you encounter when you get to Baita Pozze (altitude 2100m) are really ideal terrain for ski-mountaineering, offering you the opportunity to get to various peaks. The highest of these is Cima Vegaia, which lends its name to the entire Vegaia-Tremenesca subgroup of mountains.

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Cima Vegaia

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A pochi metri dalla cima
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moderate

Distance 13.3 km

5:00 h

1,325 m

1,330 m

2,858 m

1,531 m

Author’s recommendation

"Scialpinismo nel Trentino" by U. Kossler, published by Tappeiner 2010.

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Difficulty

moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Experience

Landscape

Highest point

2,858 m

Lowest point

1,531 m

Best time of year

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Cardinal direction

Track types

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Safety information

Watch out for eventual snowdrifts at the sides of the ridge that leads to the forepeak.

Please note that the practicability of the itineraries in a mountain environment is strictly linked to the contingent conditions and is therefore influenced by natural phenomena, environmental changes and weather conditions. For this reason, the information contained in this page may have changed. Before leaving for a tour, make sure the path you will approach is still accessible by contacting the owner of the mountain hut, the alpine guides or the visitor centres of the nature parks, the info offices of the local tourist board.

Tips and suggestions

Since the slopes are fully exposed to the south, you should carefully choose the period and departure times. It is ideal when there is firm spring snow (firn).

Public transport

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Directions

Go up the Val di Sole, after the village of Mezzana, where you will see a fork in the road on the right to the villages of Ortisè and Menas. When you get to Ortisè, go to the upper part of the village, as far as a hairpin bend, beyond which the road is usually not cleared of snow (altitude 1525m).