The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in Cuneo

Having woken up to a blisteringly hot day when we were there, after so much snow previously, our planned steep route over Mont Ténibre was clearly not a goer. This is separately described, and you would definitely not take this route given the choice....

If you are lucky you will see nobody on your ski tour today. Much over 1000m of skinning and you often get away from the crowds. There aren’t any crowds in the Mercantour heading to unguarded bivouac huts anyway, so I think you will be in luck....

This is a great day, with a long and very beautiful valley to descend, out of the Mercantour and into the Ubaye region, at the end of the day. It would also be possible for a very fit party, to combine this with the previous day, but that would require optimal conditions and low avalanche risk....

This is the key stage in the traverse of this northern section of the Mercantour. You are obliged to traverse via the summit of Mont Ténibre at 3030m, the highest peak in this area and the only one above 3000m....