Rifugio Capanna Piz Fassa

Rifugio Capanna Piz Fassa
location	at the summit of Piz Boè ; Trentino , Italy ; Valley location:  Canazei
Mountain range	Sella group , Dolomites
Geographical location:	46 ° 30 '32.1 "  N , 11 ° 49' 41.3"  E Coordinates: 46 ° 30 '32.1 "  N , 11 ° 49' 41.3"  E
Altitude	3152  m slm
owner	Private
Built	1968-1969
Development	Hiking trails and via ferratas
Usual opening times	June 20th to September 27th
accommodation	22 beds, 8  camps
Web link	Website

The Rifugio Capanna Piz Fassa ( Capanna Fassa for short , Fassahütte in German ) is a private refuge on the summit of Piz Boè in the Trentino-South Tyrol region in the Dolomites . It is one of the highest huts in the Dolomites.

Location and surroundings

The Capanna Fassa is located at 3152  m slm on the summit of the Piz Boè, the highest point in the Sella group . The regional border between Trentino-South Tyrol and Veneto and the provincial borders between Trentino , South Tyrol and Belluno run a few meters from the building . The “lightest three-thousand-meter peak in the Dolomites” can be climbed from several sides and offers a magnificent all-round view.

history

Boè summit in winter with Capanna Fassa and directional antenna

The idea for building a hut on Piz Boè came to Francesco Dezulian, the son of a tourism pioneer in the Fassa Valley, for the first time in the spring of 1963 with the opening of the aerial tramway to Sass Pordoi . Construction work began in the summer of 1968 under Luigi Bernard. A light material ropeway could not withstand the load and the components had to be laboriously brought up on foot. In 1980 the hut was expanded and got its current appearance. The rifugio has been run by the mountain guide and ski instructor Guido Bernard for decades and has been family-owned since it was built. The annual opening times are based on the weather and water availability , depending on the altitude .

Access to the hut

• from the Boèhütte : 1 hour
• from Sass Pordoi (mountain station of the aerial tramway): 1½ hours
• from the Pordoi Pass
  • over normal route: 2½ hours
  • on the Via ferrata Cesare Piazzetta ( D ) 4-4½ hours
• from the Franz-Kostner-Hütte : either via the normal route or the Lichtenfelserweg ( A ): 2–2½ hours
• from the Pisciadù hut : 3 hours
• from Passo Gardena : via Pisciadùhütte and Boèhütte 4½ hours
• from Colfosco : via Mittagstal and Boèhütte 5 hours
• from Corvara : via Franz Kostner Hut 5–5 ½ hours

The hut is not open in winter, but ski tourers still like to visit the summit .

Web links

Commons : Rifugio Capanna Piz Fassa  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rifugio Capanna Piz Fassa - History. Rifugio Capanna Piz Fassa, accessed on June 3, 2016 .