Bragarolo Summits Loop (Elevation gain 1100m – Difficulty BSA)
Back-country skiing • San Martino di Castrozza, Passo Rolle, Primiero and Vanoi
Bragarolo Summits Loop (Elevation gain 1100m – Difficulty BSA)
The proposed excursion takes place at the eastern end of the long Lagorai chain, right in front of the Dolomite group of the Pale di S.Martino. The route is a loop touching all exposures, with a rather steep ascent in a couloir facing South (therefore to be done with settled snow and not too high temperatures), and an exciting descent on the North side, which almost always offers nice powder snow. The use of the lifts is not mandatory but allows saving 700m of elevation gain, making the route much more accessible.
Bragarolo Summits Loop (Elevation gain 1100m – Difficulty BSA)
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Author’s recommendation
Guide “Lagorai-Adventure Ski Mountaineering”, Tappeiner 2010
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Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Show elevation profileSafety information
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.Roadbook
Once in the couloir you can ski down as you like, bearing in mind that to return you have to put the skins on again and climb it entirely up to Ceremana pass. From Ceremana pass, after the first steeper section of descent, go down directly into the narrow collecting area that leads onto groomed slopes near Valcigolera hut. From the hut you can take a short lift that allows crossing onto the Ces slope, or follow a path through the woods (always tracked) that runs off-piste through the entire Valcigolera valley until it emerges one hundred meters below the starting parking lot.
Public transport
Yes (shuttle bus from the village of S.Martino)Directions
From San Martino di Castrozza reach the large parking lot at the start of the Ces chairlift (Tognola-Punta Ces ski area)Parking
Ample parking possibilities.Coordinates
Equipment
Standard ski mountaineering equipment + crampons (sometimes the snow in the ascent couloir is icy)Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.