Back-country skiing - 5 Croci Pass and Cima Socede

Back-country skiing - 5 Croci Pass and Cima Socede - Description

Directions

• Start

  Conseria Bridge
  
  From the parking lot by the Consèria bridge (1465 m), follow the road to the Agritur Malga Casarina for about 100 m and then take a forest road on the left, until a hairpin turn. Here leave the forest road and reach a wide clearing (l’Aia del Buso) on the left side of the path, then keep walking until the hillside right under Malga Consèria. Then start walking to the alpine hut (1822 m), always open even during the winter.
  From the hut, start walking uphill north-east to the Cinque Croci pass (2022 m), from where the view is just breathtaking. And now, hike north-west, on the Cima Socede slopes – paying attention to a few too steep stretches.
   
  The return can be done on the same route as the climb or on the forest road that leads first to Malga Valsorda and then to the Consèria bridge.

• end point

  Conseria Bridge

required equipment

For all snowshoe hikes, is recommended to wear adequate and waterproof clothing, ready for sudden temperature drops (e.g. Gore-Tex). Gloves, cap, sunglasses and sunscreen should always be carried. Not fitting footwear (too loose or not waterproof) can cause a beginning of frostbite. It is mandatory to carry the avalanche kit, made of ARTVA (Avalanche swamped searching engine) – shovel – probe. Walking sticks are extremely useful and recommended.

Tips for the tour

The excursion is not recommended in case of heavy snowfalls, given the high avalanche risk.

Difficulty

• Difficulty

  Easy

• Fitness

• Technique

• Experience

• Landscape

Directions

self-arranged arrival
From the SS47 of Valsugana (main road) exit at Castel Ivano (Strigno) - Valle del Tesino. Reach the village of Strigno and turn towards Spera. Pass the village following the signs for Val Campelle. Cross the whole valley on the main road until you reach Ponte Conseria, where you find the parking place.
Public parking near the Conseria Bridge.