Rutor Glacier Altiport

La Thuile (AO), IT 🇮🇹 Small Airport

ICAO

IT-0780

IATA

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Elevation

10830 ft

Region

IT-23

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GPS Code: Not available

Local Code: Not available

Location: 45.632223° N, 7.005417° E

Continent: EU

Type: Small Airport

Keywords: Ghiacciaio del Rutor

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Ghiacciaio del Ruter Altiporto Posted by Pugliapilot on November 30, 2024

ATTENTION THIS TRACK IS FOR EXPERIENCED MOUNTAIN RIDERS ONLY!!! MOUNTAIN PILOTS ONLY!!!!

It can be reached by going up the Valgrisenche and climbing up to around 12,000 ft.
Once you reach Lake Beauregard, you turn north to pass the Testa del Rutor.
Carefully fly over the glacier several times to check the absence of crevasses, the wind conditions and, above all, the presence of ski mountaineers.
When you are sure you want to land, get on the ice, skimming the ridges of Flambeau, Doravidi and Chateau Blanch at around 11,000 ft.

Set the ending by taking the skiers' tracks as a reference (which are often the only thing visible in the dazzling white of the snow). Normally you can touch just before these and work off any excessive speed by heading towards Testa del Rutor (southern direction).
There is as much space to land as you want and therefore it will not be difficult to choose a route that does not bother hikers.
The important thing here is to reach the top of the glacier since the thin air at 3,300 meters will make it difficult for us to take off and we will need every meter of slope to remove our skis from the snow.
Before taking off, make sure that there are no ski mountaineers near the ideal take-off line.
Unfortunately, as often happens, from the cockpit of the plane stopped on the top of the glacier it is only possible to see the initial stretch of the take-off run.

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