Ski touring and snowshoeing route Dos de La Canal
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Duration: approx. 2 hours with skis, approx. 2:30 hours with snow shoes
Elevation: approx. 700 m uphill
Recommended period: from December
Difficulty: MS, easy route with moderate gradients
Madonna del Rosario (1442 m)
Malga Vacil (1814 m)
Monte Castello (2018 m)
Dosso Perpetue (2100 m)
Malga Vacil (1814 m)
Dosso della Croce (1871 m)
ROUTE
As for the normal route, head towards Faserno, park the car near the landslide and from the car park reach the "Al Sole" road and walk along it until you find the Colonia Alpina di Faserno.
Then continue along the forest road to Casina della Merla, passing by the meadows of Val Aosta and the fast track called Cravacior, which at the end at the pastures of Vacil. From Malga Vacil, go uphill towards Monte Castello until Dos delle Perpetue. Then go back to Vacil, and from here continue to Dosso del Croce; from the top of Dos della Canal, go down the eastern ridge for about 500 m, crossing diagonally to the left the part of the slope that leads to Val Aosta.
From the Colonia di Faserno, you then cross the meadows below towards Tanoce and the village of "Le Seghe". From the bridge, take the abandoned road to the car park.
