The classic SAC (Swiss Alpinist Club) mountain chalet above the glacier Oberaletschgletscher in the Bernese Alps. The beginnings of demanding glacial skitours - Grosser and Klein Aletschhorn, Beichpass, Belalp, Breithorn, Gredetschjoch, Nesthorn, Sattelhorn, Schinhorn.
Basic
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Berner Alpen / Alpes bernoises
- Open (winter)
- April-May
- Beds
- 58
- Winterraum
- 0
- Shortening of access (cableway, lift, taxi, snowcat...)
- no
Navigation
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 641146
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 141647
- GPX access to hut
- Oberaletschhuette ACCESS SkitourGuru.gpx
- GPX all tours from the hut
- Oberaletschhuette CH_BernerAlpen_SkitouGuru.gpx
- Map
- Jungfrau 264 S, 1:25000 Aletschgletscher 1269, 1:25000
- Guides
- Hütten der Schweizer Alpen Skitouren Berner Alpen Ost
Contact
- Phone (hut)
- 079 434 31 41
- Phone (valley)
- -
- Cell phone
- -
- Web
- www.oberaletsch.ch
- info@oberaletsch.ch
- Owner of hut
- CAS Chasseral
Access to Hut
- Start Point
- Belalp - cableway upper station
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 641473
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 136299
- Altitude
- 2094 m
- Ascent (height difference)
- 800 m
- Time of Access
- 4-6 h
- Shortening lift
- yes, cableway Blatten - Belalp
Conditions
- Avalanche danger
- SLF
- Weather
- meteo.ch meteoschweiz.ch SRF meteoblue.com - Belalp yr.no - Belalp yr.no - Aletschhorn
- Snow report
- bergfex.ch snow-forecast.com schneeradar.de onthesnow.com
- Webcams
- swisswebcams.ch - Belalp Aletschbord swisswebcams.ch - Belalp swisswebcams.ch - Riederalp (Aletsch Arena) swisswebcams.ch - Bettmeralp (Aletsch Arena) swisswebcams.ch - Konkordiahütten
Useful links
- Region
- Belalp Blatten Wallis
- Public traffic
- Postbus Switzerland Railways
- Skiresort nearby
- Belalp Aletscharena
Tours starting from cottage
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Sattelhorn 3745 m
Oberaletschhütte Berner Alpen / Alpes bernoises Switzerland
- Length of ascent7 km
- ascent1300 m
- duration7-9 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Sattelhorn (Berner Alpen, Oberaletschhütte) is a challenging glacier tour with a very steep section (35-40°).
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Grosser Aletschhorn 4198 m
Oberaletschhütte Berner Alpen / Alpes bernoises Switzerland
- Length of ascent6 km
- ascent1700 m
- duration6-8 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦♦
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Grosser Aletschhorn is lonely 4000 in the middle of the Berner Alps in Switzerland over the Oberaletschgletscher and the hut of the same name. From the top views of the Wallis Alps, including the Matterhorn.
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