La Thuile / Rutor

At Pré-Saint-Didier S.S. 26 leaves the Aosta valley and runs southwest to La Thuile (1,441m/4,755ft), the starting point for climbing the glaciated Rutor (3,486m/11,504ft; 7-8 hours, with guide), passing the Rutor Falls (1,934m/6,382ft). From Gollette (1,496m/4,937ft) there is a cableway southwest to Les Suches (2,180m/7,194ft; mountain hut) and then a chair-lift to Mont Chaz Dura (2,581m/8,517ft).