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Snowshoes
· Ortler Group
Casati Hut and Cima di Solda (Suldenspitze) from Val Martello (Martelltal)
Little Fish Trek
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Start of snowshoeing at the end of Val Martello seen on the afternoon return.Photo: Mario Briotto, Little Fish Trek
Ortles - Cevedale Group: Cima di Solda (Suldenspitze) from Val Martello (Martelltal), passing through the Gianni Casati Hut and Alessandro Guasti Hut.
Long and high-altitude snowshoe hike, practically all between easy and medium technical value, but to be considered demanding for the environment in which it takes place.
Unfortunately today a group of clouds “were relentless” in the higher areas around the summit of Cima di Solda, and it was not possible to document the fabulous (well known anyway) panoramas enjoyed from up there.
You can also climb Cima di Solda with snowshoes from the Solda area: see route → Forcella di Solda (Janinger Scharte) - Cima di Solda (Suldenspitze) from Solda.
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From the same starting parking lot of this excursion, other snowshoe ascents above 3,000 meters are possible – for examples see routes:
Author’s recommendation
To see various photos with excellent visibility from Cima di Solda, you can refer to the ascent from the Solda side mentioned above.
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For a complete overview of snowshoe routes covered and described in Western South Tyrol (Alto Adige), you can refer to the link → Western South Tyrol (Südtirol West) with snowshoes.
For a complete overview of snowshoe routes covered and described that exceed 3000 meters altitude in Trentino Alto Adige, you can refer to the link → At 3000 with snowshoes in Trentino Alto Adige.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Show elevation profileRest stops
Albergo SchönblickAlbergo Enzian
Rifugio Casati al Cevedale
Safety information
This snowshoe excursion – given the development and exposures of the itinerary – requires a careful assessment of the snow cover avalanche risk level for the chosen day.
It is advisable to consider the following:
- "Learn by heart" the avalanche and snow bulletin.
- In my opinion, it is not enough to check it the day before, but one should look at it every day throughout the winter season to understand well the evolution of the snow cover.
- At least one experienced person in the group who also knows the type of ground beneath the snow to better judge local situations.
- Given that a book can never replace a course held by professionals, my favorite for the snow-avalanche theme is: “NEVE Compendio di Nivologia” by Renato Cresta – Mulatero publisher.
- Excellent for risk reduction techniques is: “VALANGHE – How to reduce risk” by Philippe Descamps and Olivier Moret – EDIZIONI VERSANTE SUD.
- I report, from another book, a phrase that must always be remembered: “Events are often attributed to skill by chance; the snow is stable 95 percent of the time, but we confuse the absence of avalanches with our ability to make good decisions”.
- Snowshoes and skis are “two different worlds”: do not follow uncritically previous skier tracks.
Bring all necessary equipment.
Tips and suggestions
I indicated February and March as the recommended period, but those who are “fast enough” – with the right snow conditions – can go earlier as well.
Roadbook
Premise
This route was travelled on February 20, 2020, and all subsequent observations and considerations can fully apply only to that day.
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From the departure of the last car park in Val Martello, you reach the Nino Corsi Hut by a very comfortable forest path.
Then, after a few more minutes of gentle climbs, you enter a long and wide flat area, followed by a medium slope step that does not cause problems, and then another long and wide flat area.
In fact, going up I followed a track more to the right halfway up the slope and skipped these first two long flats: feasible with snowshoes if the snow is good.
After the second flat area, you continue climbing a medium slope (my ascent track joins the descent track on an already started slope) and enter a long, almost flat glacial valley already above 2,600 meters altitude.
You reach the head of the valley (beyond 2,700 meters altitude), which is tackled from the left with a gentle semicircle to the right, passing below (at a good distance) a serac and entering a short, not too steep rocky gully that ends where a large cairn is positioned on the right – I found this cairn very useful as a reference on the descent.
After the cairn, you continue slightly left to partially climb another slope that is not difficult at all, and you emerge onto the large and long final traverse where the Casati Hut can already be seen from afar (today it was occasionally visible through the fog).
I wrote large traverse because it is very wide, not laterally inclined and not exposed at all, more of a gentle inclined flat than a traverse.
From the Casati Hut remains the climb to the summit of Cima di Solda, that is a little more than 100 meters of elevation gain.
After the Guasti Hut located next to the Casati Hut, you descend for a few meters and then start the wide south ridge of Cima di Solda.
In the second part, to avoid some rocks, you need to move to the left for the only short section of the entire excursion where real attention is needed: there are a few exposed meters, but on slopes and inclinations compatible with snowshoes if the snow is well consolidated.
Gasthof Schönblick
Albergo Schönblick
Albergo Enzian
Bus station enzian
Plima gorge
Museum "Badhaus"
Ice climbing "Konzentschatter"
Schutzhaus-Zufallhütte
Rifugio Casati al Cevedale
Fortificazioni vicino a Rifugio Casati
Suldenspitze (3.376 m)
Old dam wall
Directions
You need to enter Val Martello and continue to the end of the passable section of the valley bottom road.
Parking
Parking lot P4 at the end of the passable section of the valley road of Val Martello.
Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
“Südtirol West – Vinschgau, Ultental, Passeiertal, Sarntal – Schneeschuhführer”
by Evamaria Wecker
Rother Bergverlag
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“NEVE Compendio di Nivologia” (Snow formation and evolution. Avalanche environment and dynamics. Prevention and rescue.)
by Renato Cresta
Mulatero publisher – SPECIALIST SERIES
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“VALANGHE – How to reduce risk”
by Philippe Descamps and Olivier Moret
EDIZIONI VERSANTE SUD
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“KNOWING AND INTERPRETING AVALANCHE TERRAIN” (STAYING ALIVE IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN)
by Bruce Tremper
Mulatero publisher – SPECIALIST SERIES
Author’s map recommendations
Publisher TABACCO number 08 "Ortles - Cevedale --- Ortlergebiet" 1:25,000
Publisher TABACCO number 045 "Latsch - Martell - Schlanders --- Laces - Val Martello - Silandro" 1:25,000
Publisher 4LAND number 156 “ORTLES - CEVEDALE - VAL DI SOLE” 1:25,000
Book recommendations for this region:
Equipment
Normal equipment for snowshoe excursions plus all safety devices required by current regulations.
At least one ice axe for the final part at Cima di Solda if conditions are not good.
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
User Questions