Excellent hut over Saas Fee skiresort (Wallis Alps), half an hour from the cable car. The starting point for five glacier tours - Fluchthorn, Strahlhorn, Rimpfischhorn, Allalinhorn and Alphubel
Basic
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes
- Open (winter)
- march-may
- Beds
- 134
- Winterraum
- 0
- Shortening of access (cableway, lift, taxi, snowcat...)
- by cableway from Saas Fee to Felskinn (Allalinexpres / Felskin)
Navigation
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 638420 (CH1903)
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 101070 (CH1903)
- GPX access to hut
- BritanniaHuette Access SKITOURguru.gpx
- GPX all tours from the hut
- BritanniaHut CH WALLIS all_SKITOURguru.gpx
- Map
- Mischabel 284 S, Swisstopo 1:50000 Saas 1329, Swisstopo 1:25000 Monte Moro 1349, Swisstopo 1:25000 Randa 1328, Swisstopo 1:25000 Zermatt 1348, Swisstopo 1:25000
- Guides
- Walliser Alpen Ost (SAC, deutsch) Die klassischen Skitouren (SAC deutsch) Les classiques de randonnée à ski (CAS, francais) Walliser Alpen
Contact
- Phone (hut)
- +41 (0)27 957 22 88
- Phone (valley)
- 0041 (0)79 396 94 03
- Cell phone
- -
- Web
- www.britannia.ch
- cabane.britannia@saas-fee.ch
- Owner of hut
- CAS Genevoise
- Britannia Hütte
Access to Hut
- Start Point
- Saas Fee - Felskinn (cableway upper station)
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 636937
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 102036
- Altitude
- 2989 m
- Ascent (height difference)
- 1080 m
- Time of Access
- 0,5 h
- Shortening lift
- by cableway from Saas Fee to Felskinn (Allalinexpres / Felskin)
Conditions
- Avalanche danger
- SLF - Oberes Saastal (Gefahrenkarte Regional)
- Weather
- SRF Meteo Meteoschweiz snow-forecast.com Meteoblue - Saas Fee yr.no - Saas Fee yr.no - Saas Fee
- Snow report
- snow-forecast.com bergfex.ch onthesnow.com snow.myswitzerland.com/ skiresort.info
- Webcams
- Mittelallalin Langflue Saas Fee
Useful links
- Region
- Saas Fee Wallis/Valais
- Public traffic
- vlaky - SBB autobusy - Postbus
- Skiresort nearby
- Saas Fee
- Other links
- Schweiz Tourism
Tours starting from cottage
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Rimpfischhorn 4199 m
Britannia Hütte Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent12 km
- ascent1259 m
- duration7-10 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦♦
Rimpfischhorn is the most demanding ski tour of Saas Fee - Britannia Hütte (Walliser Alpen). Dangerous big cracks and at the finish climbing terrain.
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Allalinhorn 4027 m
Britannia Hütte Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent3 km
- ascent580 m
- duration3-4 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦◊◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
ALLALINHORN (Britannia Hütte, Walliser Alpen) is one of the lightest 4000 in the Alps. By Metro in Mittelallalin and only 500 metersto the peakl. In the case of excellent conditions the downhill slopes from the top west cross to the Feejoch.
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Alphubel 4206 m
Britannia Hütte Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent10 km
- ascent1450 m
- duration7-10 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
ALPHUBEL (Britannia Hütte, Walliser Alpen) is seemingly lighter 4000vka, but over are dangerous glacial cracks. Ski alpinists can also go from the Saas Fee ski area, most not far from the cable car station Langfluh .
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Fluchthorn 3795 m
Britannia Hütte Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent6 km
- ascent1000 m
- duration3-4,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦◊◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
Fluchthorn (Britannia Hütte, Wallis) is an optimal acclimatization tour for 4000 above Saas Fee and can be managed at the same time as the Strahlhorn.
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Strahlhorn 4190 m
Britannia Hütte Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent9,4 km
- ascent1250 m
- duration6-8 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
Strahlhorn (Britannia Hütte, Walliser Alpen) is a classic glacier tour from Britannia Hütte. From the Adlerpass saddle, you usually go skiing to the top. If there is less snow then on the crampons with an ice axe. Ideal lookout peak. To get off Saas Fee, take the Metro to the "window" at 3460 m to the Hohlaub Gletscher and start the ascent after a short ride.
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