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Elevation m 3647 slm
Garstelet glacier
GPS: 45° 53′ 58″ N, 7° 51′ 0″ E

CIN: IT007032B8ZTJJKZ55

Capacity: 176 beds

Winter room open when the hut is closed.

Winter room with 2 beds, blankets. There are no pots, plates, cups or cutlery. It is recommended that you bring your own sleeping bag.

THE HUT IS CLOSED

OPENING TIME 2025
SPRING: FROM.....
SUMMER: FROM 31ST MAY UNTIL 21 SEPTEMBER 2025

Warning: Please check the opening of the cable car before planning your trip:
https://monterosaski.eu/en

Prices 2025

Half Board: € 100,00
Half Board IFMGA Alpine Guide: € 80,00
Bed & Breakfast: € 80,00


HALF BOARD ACCOMMODATION INCLUDES: dinner (2 first courses, 1 second course with side dish, bread and dessert), overnight stay, sweet & salty breakfast , tea thermos, tourist tax. Free wi-fi access.

BED & BREAKFAST ACCOMODATION INCLUDES: overnight stay, sweet & salty breakfast, tea thermos, tourist tax. Free wi-fi access.

YOU MUST HAVE YOUR PERSONAL SLEEPING BAG LINER 
PLEASE NOTE THAT IN SPRING THERE IS NO RUNNING WATER IN GNIFETTI HUT.

History and description

At the head of the glacial basin of Lys, at a height of 3647m on the Garstlet glacier, Capanna Gnifetti has 176 sleeping places, in heated rooms of 6 beds (bunk beds) and 4 larger room with 10/15 beds.
There are shared bathrooms, hot  showers ( 1 token € 5 for about 4 minutes, working only in summer, not in spring), electric lighting, SOS radio rescue. 
Capanna Gnifetti is the base for all excursions on Mont Rosa. It is the historical stopover for more challenging climbs, for the ascent to Capanna Margherita and high altitude cross-overs.

The route to the refuge is on a glacier trail of about 1 and a half hour walking, that starts from the new station of the cableway Passo Salati-Indren at 3275m above see level, with a difference in height of 372 m.
Indren can be reached with the Monterosaski lift system from Alagna or Gressoney La Trinité.


Mont Rosa is the beginning and continuity of the history of Alagna, the small Walser village clinging to its southern wall. The refuges of Monte Rosa (Capanna Margherita, Capanna Gnifetti, Refuge Barba Ferrero, Refuge Pastore and Refuge Carestia) are all part of its history and Alpine tradition and are the proud results of those who wanted and managed them for more than 100 years.

Climbing routes, peaks from Gnifetti hut

See the section "climbing routes"

All climbing routes from the Gnifetti hut are of alpinistic style and require technical equipment and deep knowledge of mountain climbing (we suggest to consult a Mountain Guide).