Ride camp: up the Piz Palü and then by MTB to Poschiavo

Piz Palü

Photo: Thomas Giger

Piz Palü is one of the peaks where ski touring and singletrail mountain biking can be combined in one day. The Ride Camp from 3 to 5 May takes advantage of the short time window for this special tour: in the morning on skis to the almost 3,900-metre-high glacier summit. The Diavolezza will then become a transition zone, after which you can race down to Poschiavo on a mountain bike.

Piz Palü is perhaps the most beautiful mountain in Graubünden. The glaciated monument dominates the Bernina region and is the highlight of the ride camp on Saturday. After spending the night in the Berghaus Diavolezza, you ski to the summit with a mountain guide. The ski descent then leads down to the Bernina Pass and from there by bike along the legendary downhill trail to Poschiavo. Friday and Sunday are all about studded tires, as the trails in Graubünden's southern valley are already snow-free during this time.

The registration window for the ride camp from 3 to 5 May 2024 is now open.

In addition to the usual biking skills, experience in ski touring is also a prerequisite for the camp. Each participant brings their own equipment, including skis, skins, ice axe, crampons, rucksack, climbing harness and crampons.

The bike guide at the camp is Thomas Giger, who will be supported on the ascent of Piz Palü by mountain guides from the Mountaineering School Pontresina.