Pointe de Vouasson
GEOGRAPHY
Pointe de Vouasson (3'489 m.) lies in the conty Valais, south of Sion.HOW TO GET THERE
By car: From the highway drive to Sion east, then direction Val d'Hérens. The starting point is from the small village, La Gouille. Parking at the road opposite the vilage.
It is also possible to reach La Gouille by public transport. With the train to Sion and continue with the post bus.
CABIN
Cabane des Aiguilles Rouges (2'810 m)DURATION / TIME
1 day / March 2003TOUR DESCRIPTION
This is a nice tour with regularly climbing to the peak and with a nice downhill skiing. The landscape is quite open and surrounded with the fascinating alps. The altitude distance to climb to the top is about 1'700 meters from La Gouille.
We started from the parking (~1'700 m) and walked with ski through the charming village with only timber-chalets. The first part was a nice farmer landscape with fields and trees. We passed the Lac Bleu and Cabane des Aig. Rouges. The last part we went over the "Glacier de Vouasson". After about four hours climbing we reached Pointe de Vouasson (3'489 m) with skies. Fortunately the weather got better so we could enjoy the fantastic view.
Because of the unstable weather we took the same route back. The down hill skiing was really great.
We didn't find it necessary to use any special climbing- or glacier equipment to reach this peak. The climbing was quite soft and the glacier had much snow at this time of the year (but of course we had the necessary emergency equipment in our backpacks).
