Today, our hike takes us from Refugio Elisabetta (2195m) to Courmayeur (1226m). We walked down from Refugio Elisabetta to a nice road for a little bit, then instead of crossing the bridge we took the variante trail and hiked up to the spur of Mount Favre, which provided a stunning lookout of the southern range of Mont Blanc. From here we had a nice walk down to Maison Vieille where we stopped for beer, Popsicles, and a blueberry tart. Yesterday, we found out the cable car into Courmayeur doesn't operate until July 11th, which means a deep descent. I cursed the author of the guide book for not mentioning that the cable car only operates for a certain time in the summer and for not really describing the steepness of the descent.
We made it to Courmayeur and went out for pizza. The pizzas are huge, thin crust and not loaded with all the toppings like at home. We split one pizza and it was very yummy. We were shocked to see so many locals eat an entire pizza for themselves. We also went for gelato twice. The Italians know how to make good gelato.
We were wondering why there were so many kids in Courmayeur and were surprised to discover that the Italian under 16 National Chess Championships were held there.
Views from the Spur of Mount Favre (2430m):
Vicki skiing down to Courmayeur:
Beer Consumption: 1 (with our lunch at Rifugio Maison Vieille)
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