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This winter journey is a high-altitude ski traverse that demands technical skill and a deep respect for the silence of the snow-covered peaks.
🎿 The Winter Kit: What to Wear
In the freezing alpine winter, your gear is your lifeline.

• Base Layer: High-performance merino wool or synthetic thermals to manage sweat while moving.
• Mid-Layer: A breathable “active” insulation layer, such as a thin fleece or a synthetic vest for climbing.
• Outer Layer: A technical hardshell jacket and bibs to block biting wind and snow.
• Head & Hands: A thin liner glove for climbing, heavy mittens for the descent, and a helmet-compatible beanie.
• Ski Gear: Lightweight touring skis with skins, collapsible poles, and tech bindings.
• Safety (Mandatory): Avalanche transceiver (worn on the body), shovel, and probe.
  ❄️ The Travel Diary: 7 Days of Winter Silence
  Day 1: The Porphyry Ridges
• Start: Passo Rolle (Trentino).
• The Line: Begin by skinning up toward the Colbricon lakes. The dark volcanic rock of the Lagorai contrasts sharply with the white snow.
• Experience: The descent is quiet, far from the ski lifts, cutting through fresh powder in the shadow of the Pale di San Martino.
• Night: Rifugio Passo Rolle.
  Day 2: The Moonlit Plateau
• The Line: A demanding ascent into the heart of the Pale di San Martino.
• Highlight: Crossing the vast, frozen plateau. In winter, this limestone desert feels like another planet.
• Night: Rifugio Rosetta (Winter Room).
  Day 3: The Queen’s Glacier
• The Line: Move toward the Marmolada. This is the highest point of your journey.
• Highlight: A long, exhilarating descent from the glacier toward Malga Ciapela, skiing over the “Queen’s” icy mantle.
• Night: A local inn in the valley to recharge.
  Day 4: The Great Sella Crossing
• The Line: Skin up the Pordoi Pass to reach the Sella Plateau.
• Highlight: The descent through the Val Mezdi, a narrow couloir that is legendary among extreme skiers for its steep walls and perfect chutes.
• Night: Rifugio Fanes, famous for its winter hospitality.
  Day 5: The Frozen Monoliths
• The Line: A transfer toward the Tre Cime di Lavaredo.
• Highlight: Skinning right up to the base of the north faces. Seeing these three stone giants wrapped in winter ice is a spiritual experience.
• Night: Rifugio Locatelli (Winter Room).
  Day 6: Entering the Friulian Wild
• The Line: Cross the border into the Friulian Dolomites.
• Highlight: The terrain becomes more rugged and the “ways” become tighter. You skin through the Forcella Monfalcon, where the spires look like frozen flames.
• Night: Bivacco Marchi-Granzotto (A tiny, red high-altitude shelter).
  Day 7: The Last Steep Couloir
• The Line: A final climb to view the Campanile di Val Montanaia standing alone in the snow.
• The Finish: A long, technical descent into Forni di Sopra.
• Reward: Warm up by a fire with a bowl of cjarsons (sweet and savory ravioli) to celebrate your crossing.