The pass between Mont Flassin and Testa Cordellaz

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A superb route that begins in a larch forest and continues over a succession of hilltops. The arrival at the pass beneath Mont Flassin offers a phenomenal view. From Gran Paradiso to the Grandes Jorasses, via the Matterhorn and so many others. The panorama is exceptional.

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  • Skiing
    Activity: Skiing
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.97 mi
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 6 hrs 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Very difficult
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 4,154 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 4,157 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 8,648 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 4,491 ft
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View from the pass reached below Mont Flassin.
Tza de Flassin.

Description of the walk

From Aosta, head to Sant-Oyen and follow a small road running alongside the Torrente Artanavaz. After a caravan site, you reach a car park at a small cross-country ski resort. This is the starting point.

(S/E) From the cross-country ski centre car park, head due south.

(1) Following the stream as closely as possible seems the most pleasant option. The path is never far away. Streams and larch trees go hand in hand.

(2) Pass by Tza de Flassin. From there, the ridges follow one after another heading east, then north-east.

(3) You reach the pass below Mont Flassin. Follow the ascent track as closely as possible for the descent.

(S/E) Arrival.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 4,495 ft - Car park at the cross-country ski centre
  2. 1 : mi 1.41 - alt. 5,745 ft - Turn
  3. 2 : mi 3.06 - alt. 7,402 ft - Tza de Flassin
  4. 3 : mi 3.91 - alt. 8,648 ft - Pass
  5. S/E : mi 7.97 - alt. 4,491 ft - Car park at the cross-country ski centre

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The route starts from the car park at the Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses ski resort, which is easily reached from Aosta. You quickly reach the mountain pastures after an initial climb through a larch forest. You pass a group of stone houses with slate roofs at the Arp du Bois Desot. Then, the landscape opens out onto the ridge of a vast mountain pasture which leads easily to the Fenêtre de Serena, where the view stretches across the French and Italian Alps as far as the eye can see.

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