Everybody knows what mountains look like during daylight. But what about night time? Turn your casual winter night to an unusual snowshoeing experience.
Dive into a magical universe for one night time to appreciate our snowy mountains in a different way. Once we get close to the mountain hut, the atmosphere and the smell of simmering food will enchant you like a tale from the brothers Grimm. This snowshoe adventure dining will leave you an unforgettable taste.
Booking
Please, fill the form below to organise this magical snowshoeing experience together.
Description
The Porcherey mountain hut
Organising evening snowshoe trips is becoming increasingly difficult in the Chamonix valley. Refreshment bars and mountain huts offering good quality evening meals have become too few and far between. I have therefore decided to focus my energy elsewhere than Chamonix.
As it happens, there is a mountain hut above Saint-Nicolas-de-Véroce that is well worth a visit: the Refuge du Porcherey. Over time, I have become good amigos with the chef, who strives to offer incredibly flavourful dishes, without forgetting vegetarians! The ingredients are sourced locally and produced sustainably. If I have to take you somewhere, it’s to his place!
Opposite the refuge, we have the western face of the Mont Blanc range and the Aiguille de Bionnassay (4,052 m). An incredible mountain setting that you won’t forget in a while!
Organisation
- Meet at 5pm at Plateau de la Croix (carpooling available)
- Briefing, equipment and departure
- 1 hour walk to the refuge.
- 2 hours for dinner
- 1 hour walk back
Rates
From 5pm to 9pm
- €100/people
3 to 8 people. The price includes:
- Full dinner with starter, main course and dessert
- Equipment (snowshoes / micro spikes depending snow conditions, poles, headlamps)
- Supervision
- Transport (carpooling)
- Drinks are not included
Equipment
What should I take for this night guided tour?
For your own comfort, please follow these recommendations to fully enjoy our snowshoe adventure dining in Mont-Blanc area.
Clothing
- Well stuffed winter shoes or warm boots
- Warm long socks (ski socks)
- If < 0°C Technical of Merino wool Legging base layer 3/4 or full
- Stuffed pants (ski pants)
- Gaiters (better comfort if there is a lot of fresh snow)
- Technical or Merino wool Long sleeve base layer
- Fleece jumper
- Down jacket (for our way down)
- Ski jacket or 3 layers Goretex jacket
- Ski gloves
- Scarf/ Buff®
- Woolly hat
Backpack
- One Backpack/person
- 0.5L of water min. (1L for Caillet)
- Cereals bars and dry fruits (for Caillet)