Lynx Trails

25/10/2022

MONT BLANC TOUR in mountain bike
This tour is a must-do for every well fit biker willing to ride around the majestic Mont Blanc.
With a small team we completed the tour in 5 days. Traditional muscular bikes or e-bikes are both suitable.
Check our programme here: https://lynxtrails.com/shop/mont-blanc-italy-france-switzerland/tour-of-mont-blanc-in-mountain-bike/..

25/05/2022

When in summer, we think about winter ...(and the other way around) !
Yes, it is a common psycological feature of many mountaineers. Now the summer season is started, and we are planning for the next winter adventures...
In the photo: sunrise on the Pale di San Martino, Dolomites, january 2022...

19/05/2022

Ski-mountaineering: traverse of Périades, Mont Blanc..
The past month of march we did once more the famous "tour des Periades", a magnificent crossing from Glacier du Géant to Glacier des Lechaux, in the heart of the Mont Blanc massif.
Wish to join next year ? ... just stay tuned...https://lynxtrails,com..

05/06/2021

Carbon Fibers in ski-mountaineering skis and snowboards:
PROs and CONs..

Are carbon fibers a good solution for skis and snowboards used in skitouring ? Read here to know the pros and cons...

25/05/2021

Ski-touring & Freeride:
lots of ski tracks = safe slope ??

Many ski-mountaineers and freeriders think that a slope with lots of ski tracks is safe from avalanche danger.
The idea is that ski tracks break the continuity of the snow surface, preventing the formation of snow slabs. Snow slabs take place when the snowpack is rather compact, featuring a consistent cohesion (strong bonds among snow crystals).

That’s an oversimplification and is sometimes NOT true (as professional snowboarder Xavier De La Rue points out in his post), for a number of reasons.

If ski tracks dig just at the upper layer of the snowpack, the lower layers may be untouched and, if snow has cohesion, they can be triggered as a slab.
Or there might be the conditions for triggering an avalanche not of the slab type, for example a wet snow avalanche being triggered at a distance.
Or, simply put, the snow conditions may have changed from the ones which were found by the skiers making the first tracks.

The conclusion is: never trust a slope just because of the many ski tracks. Snow stability parameters have to be carefully assessed regardless of ski tracks and, if you do not have the expertise to do that, hire a guide...

29/04/2021

SKI TOURING IN THE ALPS: HOW TO FIND UNBEATEN SLOPES
https://bit.ly/3tZT5ts

Alps are often crowded on a sunny day, yet there are almost infinite unbeaten slopes to ski... you just need to know how to find them ! This article gives you some tips that will help you through.....

15/04/2021

Our partner IFMGA guide Francesco never stops searching for new ski itineraries and steep lines in the Dolomites....
click the link
https://www.proguide.it/en/great-peaks-traverses-and-new-routes/
to consult his reports in english.

New blog post: Grandi cime, traversate e itinerari inediti
https://www.proguide.it/grandi-cime-traversate-e-itinerari-inediti/

07/04/2021

Ski-touring Piccolo Colbricon 2536 m, in the heart of Dolomites..
is ideal for beginners: easy slopes, often powder snow, and great views...
Find out here https://bit.ly/3muRg50
our Dolomites ski-touring programme,
a good plan for next winter !
Can be suited to all levels, from the rookie freerider to the specialist of couloirs...

19/03/2021

Cima d'Asta traverse- couloir Coronon

meeting with the team of Eric Girardini mountain guide !

04/03/2021

Ski-touring in the Lagorai, Dolomites

The Lagorai range is a rather wild area which offers great possibilities for ski-touring, from december to march.
In the photo you see Cima d'Asta 2845 m in the background, the highest elevation of the range.
In these mountains you may still find some ruins from the battles of the world war 1st !...
see https://bit.ly/3edGOMX for a general ski-touring programme in the Dolomites (... spring 2022)...

05/02/2021

SKI-TOURING above PONTE DI LEGNO, near Tonale pass, Italy

The valle delle Messi is a little known and secluded area which offers great ski lines, upto 3000 m elevation. It was a stunning surprise when Gianluca invited us to discover it ...

Gianluca Gambirasio

30/01/2021

RENTING SKI-TOURING GEAR
https://lynxtrails.com/renting-ski-touring-gear-useful-tips/

NOLEGGIO DI ATTREZZATURA PER SCIALPINISMO
https://lynxtrails.com/it/noleggio-scialpinismo/

Read in this article all useful information on which items to choose for renting, where to rent, how to check the gear and many more tips...

Leggi nell'articolo tutte le info utili per scegliere l'attrezzatura, sapere dove noleggiarla, come controllarla, e molti altri consigli...

21/01/2021

https://lynxtrails.com/scheduled-tours-2021/

the above is the link to our Scheduled Tours planning for 2021,
but Covid restrictions are still in place, thus no tour can be confirmed now.
As for the Dolomites tour … (see the video of some few days ago in the Primiero valley), this amazing programme will definitely and regretfully be postponed to 2022. Stay tuned.

14/01/2021

HANDCRAFTED SKI & SNOWBOARD PRODUCTION IN ITALY
https://lynxtrails.com/handcrafted-skis-and-snowboards-made-in-italy/

SCI & SNOWBOARD ARTIGIANALI PRODOTTI IN ITALIA
https://lynxtrails.com/it/sci-artigianali-italia/

Amazingly in Italy there are well over 30 manufacturers of handcrafted skis and snowboards.
We made a review of most of them, described the main characteristics and the PROs and CONs.

What are the technical peculiarities ?
What can be customized ?
Are they worth buying ?
Read the article to know the answers and much more...

(cover photo by McTree)

12/01/2021

Why the Lynx ?

In april 2012 we camped some ten days on the Matanuska Glacier of Alaska with nobody around for hundred miles. The only visit we received was from a lynx. We have been fascinated by the personality of this elusive animal living in the mountains and never at rest.

In Europe lynxs were almost extinct, then re-introduced in some areas. Now there are dozens of organized paths named "lynx trails", mostly in protected reserves, attracting hikers with the hope to be lucky enough to spot this gorgeous mountain cat at least once.

11/01/2021

Lynx Trails is founded by Filippo Gamba, a former industrial engineer, and adventure travel consultant since 2007, when he started to work as a tour leader and logistics coordinator for ski-mountaineering trips world wide.
The Lynx Trails organization relies upon the cooperation with a number of highly qualified IFMGA mountain guides and the partnership with the Toyot Viaggi travel agency.

11/01/2021

LYNX TRAILS is a logistic organization dedicated to the practice of outdoor adventurous sports in the mountains of Italy and in the whole Alps, therefore including the alpine regions of France, Switzerland, Austria, and Slovenia.
We rather specialize in ski-touring / ski mountaineering from december to june, and mountain biking from june to october.

11/01/2021

Lynx Trails starts now its page …just a few days after the launch of the website https://lynxtrails.com/