Musatti Alberto
2,111m
Veneto, Italy
About
Musatti Alberto sits at 2,111m in the Valle del Boite, deep in the Dolomites' eastern reaches. The hut is 3 hours on foot from Cortina d'Ampezzo via the Ghedina valley—a straightforward summer route that becomes serious winter terrain. The shelter itself is a small semi-barrel bivvy, installed in the early 1960s as CAI's "Apollonio" model. Expect something basic: a working roof, sleeping platforms, room for 9.
The hut operates staffed through summer (roughly June to September). In winter it remains unlocked but unstaffed—bring your own sleeping bag, stove fuel, and headtorch. There is no kitchen service, no running water, and no electricity. Drinking water comes from a nearby spring when flowing. This is a refuge for self-sufficient users, not a social hub. Capacity is 9 beds plus 9 emergency floor spaces if conditions demand it.
Book summer stays by email through rifugi.cai.it or contact CAI directly. July and August fill weeks in advance. Winter use requires no reservation—just good judgment and solid mountain sense. Bring all supplies. The approach in snow requires experience; many who attempt it underestimate the exposure and steepness in poor visibility.
The hut operates staffed through summer (roughly June to September). In winter it remains unlocked but unstaffed—bring your own sleeping bag, stove fuel, and headtorch. There is no kitchen service, no running water, and no electricity. Drinking water comes from a nearby spring when flowing. This is a refuge for self-sufficient users, not a social hub. Capacity is 9 beds plus 9 emergency floor spaces if conditions demand it.
Book summer stays by email through rifugi.cai.it or contact CAI directly. July and August fill weeks in advance. Winter use requires no reservation—just good judgment and solid mountain sense. Bring all supplies. The approach in snow requires experience; many who attempt it underestimate the exposure and steepness in poor visibility.
Frequently Asked Questions
Email the hut directly via rifugi.cai.it or contact CAI—book at least 2–3 months ahead for July and August, earlier if possible given the 9-bed capacity.
Staffed June to September; open but unstaffed in winter, so you're on your own for heating and supplies.
3 hours on foot from Cortina d'Ampezzo via the Ghedina valley in summer; winter approach requires mountaineering skills and is serious terrain.
No meals, no drinking water, no WiFi—bring food and a full water bottle; it's a basic 9-bed bivvy with sleeping platforms.
Summer yes, as a day hike destination or overnight for fit hikers on a marked route; winter no—it's a mountaineer's shelter requiring winter climbing skills.
Quick Facts
- Managing club
- CAI
- Season
- –
- Total
- 9
- Dormitory
- Emergency
- 9
- Private rooms
Facilities
Contact & Booking
- [email protected]
- Phone
- Website
- https://www.caivenezia.it