After yesterday s tour in eastern Ticino i drove to val Bedretto. This is the northern most valley in Ticino. To the north of it, the north side of the Alps begins. I started around 9am from dall Acqua. In winter the passo della novena is closed, and that is the furthest you can drive. Manyyyy people here.
I opted for punta di Elgio, again 1200m as yesterday although much longer. But in days like this, the longer, the more you enjoy the good weather, so cannot complain.
Short after, I left the road and cross the "baby" Ticino river.
Really beautiful ascent, gentle and open views. There is more new snow here, than yesterday. This weeks, the storm hit mainly the NW, and this area gets quite a lot of snow with them.
Close to passo San Giacomo, an old trade path between Levantina valley already in Italy and val Bedretto.
My goal can be seen for the first time from there. I am at around 2300m and it looks still very far.
A bit monotonous this last part except for the last slope which was steep enough to later enjoy the descent. But the views from val Bedretto were gorgeous...the car is way down there.
Some beautiful giants from the summit...perhaps something in the Berner Oberland.
The descent was great, the steepest slope from the summit were formidable with a thin layer of powder. The rest until san Giacomo was just going down, trying to keep the level...not to need to walk.
After if was again wonderful..
Getting back to the forest....I am almost back to the car at 1600m.
Great 2 days of activity...these are 2 of the big classics of skitoruing in Ticino. Happy I got to know this area of the Alps also in winter.
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