Via Lattea (Montgenèvre, France / Claviere, Italy): March 30, 2025

ChrisC

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I decided to ski with my UK family and friends. Milan is very easy to get to $ wise, and car rentals in late March are $25/day for an SUV. I did a bit of a ski safari before getting up to Cervinica.


Day 1: ViaLattea. This area is a bit underrated. However, I did not want to return to Sauze d'Oulox (they randomly close high-altitude lifts), and Mt Fraiteve needs a few more HS lifts.

So went to Montgenevre and Claviere. It compared well with major Southern Alps locations, such as Serre Chevalair, Les 2 Alpes, etc.

I must let everyone know that 2000 meters was the snow line for south-facing slopes and that the north did better. I did get The Retour d'est storms, which unexpectedly brought snow to Les Deux Alpes: 6-8", Serre Che: 0-4", Monterosa/Gressoney: 12", and Pila 10-20"


Montenevre/Claviere
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I parked in Claviere and set off, primarily to Montgenvre. It was about 12/1 pm, so I only got to pick the highlights for four hours.
 
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We had a full day there
Based on Tony's good-looking photos, I'll check out Montgenevre on my next visit to the region. It seems to be one of very few ski areas in the Alps that's right alongside a highway (at least two lanes in each direction) such as Loveland or Copper. Are there others?
 
Based on Tony's good-looking photos, I'll check out Montgenevre on my next visit to the region. It seems to be one of very few ski areas in the Alps that's right alongside a highway (at least two lanes in each direction) such as Loveland or Copper. Are there others?
Cham? Pretty sure the road either side of the Mont Blanc Tunnel is double lanes.
 
Montgenevre is on a mountain pass. There may be two lanes in each direction (and I'm not sure continuously) but that road is far from being like a US Interstate. Most major road arteries crossing the Alps do so via tunnels like Frejus not too far north of the Via Lattea. Brenner Pass in Austria is the only freeway-type road crossing the Alpine Divide above ground AFAIK.
 
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