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Capanna da l'Albigna CAS

Setting: above Lake Albigna amid granite peaks, passes and glaciers

Explore hut in PlannerOpening & reservations ↗

Notice: Notice updated 11 October 2026 says hut staffing has ended and the cable car has ceased operating until next summer. Team plans to return around mid-June 2027; no exact reopening day is given. Source read 2026-10-24.

Path access notices

Pranzaira direct ascent
Notice: Cable car does not run in winter. Operator describes direct Pranzaira ascent as very steep, long and often exposed to avalanche and falling ice, recommending Forno valley access instead. This is general hazard context, not clearance of the Forno alternative. Source read 2026-10-24.

Giro del Lago / Fracchiccio
Notice: Report dated 23 September 2026 says chains are absent at the Fracchiccio couloir on Giro del Lago. This loop is distinct from the primary hut approach. Source read 2026-10-24.

Cacciabella Albigna–Sciora
Notice: Report dated 23 September 2026 says chains at Cacciabella between Albigna and Sciora will be partly removed on 25 September. Retain as dated restriction context; general summer route description does not establish installed protection later. Source read 2026-10-24.

Approach choices

Von der Bergstation der Pranzaira Seilbahn

hiking · summer· SAC hiking T2

Source ascent: 45 min

Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.

Pranzaira foot ascent

hiking · summer· SAC hiking T2

Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.

Maloja via Casnil Sud new route

hiking · summer· SAC hiking T5

Source ascent: 6 h–7 h

Glacier assessment not confirmed. A source description does not establish current path access.

More source-described approaches (3)

Albigna actual upper cableway–dam crown–east side–hut

hiking · T2 · glacier assessment unknown

Source reference time: 45 min

cable-car station via dam

hiking · T2 · glacier assessment unknown

Gran giro del lago

hiking · T5 · glacier assessment unknown

Source ascent: 4 h–6 h

Original grade scales are retained. Mountain hiking, mountaineering and ski touring grades describe different skills. Times belong to their published direction and variant.

Onward options

These are published route descriptions. Only a separately qualified mapped connection can be used for planning; proximity between huts does not establish a walking route.

To Capanna Albigna via Passo di Zocca

mountaineering · Grade to confirm

Glacier assessment unknown. Reference only; no qualified connection offered here.

To Bondo via Capanna Forno – Capanna Albigna – Capanna Sciora – Capanna Sasc Furä

hiking · T5

Glacier assessment unknown. Reference only; no qualified connection offered here.

new Casnil Sud route

hiking · T5

Glacier assessment unknown. Reference only; no qualified connection offered here.

More onward descriptions (1)

To Capanna Albigna via Pass Cacciabella Sud · via-ferrata passages renovated 2025; seasonal chains notice separate
hiking · T5 · reference only.

Source reference time: 4 h–5 h

Fixed aids: via-ferrata passages renovated 2025; seasonal chains notice separate

Opening & staying

Confirm your dates and reservation with the hut. Published opening periods and usual month patterns do not show available beds or current path conditions.

Hut opening & reservation information ↗
Dated notices, services & travel

Notice: Cable car does not run in winter. Operator describes direct Pranzaira ascent as very steep, long and often exposed to avalanche and falling ice, recommending Forno valley access instead. This is general hazard context, not clearance of the Forno alternative.

Source read 2026-10-24· Albigna — mandatory winter reservation and separate hazardous winter access ↗

Unstaffed room: online reservation obligatory

Source read 2026-10-24· Albigna — mandatory winter reservation and separate hazardous winter access ↗

Bedding: duvets

Heating: wood; fuel supplied

Payment: cash in labelled envelope or payment slip; enter stay in hut book

Requirements: Portable stoves: petrol and gas stoves prohibited inside

Notice: Cooking: wood cooker and complete utensils

Source read 2026-10-24· Albigna — closure updated 11 October 2026 ↗

Notice: Notice updated 11 October 2026 says hut staffing has ended and the cable car has ceased operating until next summer. Team plans to return around mid-June 2027; no exact reopening day is given.

Source read 2026-10-24· Albigna — closure updated 11 October 2026 ↗

Bedding: duvets; hut sleeping liner and pillowcase obligatory, available to rent

Dogs: entrance area only; no dining, lounge or sleeping rooms; overnight dogs must sleep quietly alone at entrance

Water: running water

Source read 2026-10-24· Albigna — visitor services and capacity observation ↗

Notice: Report dated 23 September 2026 says chains are absent at the Fracchiccio couloir on Giro del Lago. This loop is distinct from the primary hut approach.

Source read 2026-10-24· Albigna — conditions report updated 23 September 2026 ↗

Notice: Report dated 23 September 2026 says chains at Cacciabella between Albigna and Sciora will be partly removed on 25 September. Retain as dated restriction context; general summer route description does not establish installed protection later.

Source read 2026-10-24· Albigna — conditions report updated 23 September 2026 ↗
Sources & what has been checked

Association profile: complete. Operator notices: complete. These checks do not rate the paths around the hut.

Location: OpenStreetMap. Source facts and map locations retain their own provenance.