Passo dei Salati


The Passo dei Salati is a mountain pass that between the Valsesia and the Valley of Lys. The pass was also known by the name of the Colle Inferiore de Pisse. The term salati recalls of an ancient passage of Roman soldiers. It connects the villages of Alagna Valsesia and Gressoney-La-Trinité.

Description

It is reached by two modern cableways, a gondola from Gabiet above Gressoney-La-Trinité and a cable car from above Alagna, and is an important link for the Monterosa Ski area, which one of the largest in Italy. A new cable car of the Funifor type was opened in 2010. This rises from just above the pass to the Indren Glacier extending the size of the ski area and providing a high altitude departure point for ski mountaineers.
From there it spread a lot of ski slopes : the one on the side of Olen Valsesiano, and that of the Salati slope in Val d'Aosta .
In the summer time the pass is accessible by a dirt track that connects the two sides. Although situated at nearly 3000 m above sea level, during the summer there is no perpetual snow.
In the immediate vicinity of the pass are a number of buildings. These include an physiological research station, the L'Istituto "Angelo Mosso" and two mountain huts. The first two of these have both been seriously damaged by fires.
Extensive heliski operations occur near the two mountain huts during the later part of the winter.