Monte Rosa Hütte is a state-of-the-art, self-sufficient hut that was built a little higher than the original hut. The MRH is reachable from Zermatt by the Gornergletscher glacier, after a ski tour across the Breithorn and downhill on the Schwärzegletscher, and the fastest access is from the Rotenboden station in the Gornergrat railway. Starting point for ski tour to Nordend, Dufourspitze in Monte Rosa, Signallkuppe, Pollux, Castor and Cima Jazzi.
Tours starting from hut
Ski tours around Hut Monte Rosa Hütte
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Signalkuppe / Punta Gnifetti 4554 m
Monte Rosa Hütte Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent8,5 km
- ascent1680 m
- duration9-10,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Signalkuppe / Punta Gnifetti is the highest peak in the Alps that can be climbed on skis. At the top, you can sleep in the winter room of the highest mountain hut in the Alps - Capanna Margherita (CAI). From the top is a fantastic view of the Italian part of the Alps. In the first half of this long ski tour, watch out for numerous crevasses. The rest of the ski tour over the glacier Grenzgletscher is technically easy and there is no steep passage along the entire route. This ski mountain tour is practically impossible during low-snow winters - inquire at the Monte Rosa Hut.
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Nordend - Monte Rosa 4609 m
Monte Rosa Hütte Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent7 km
- ascent1745 m
- duration10-12,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦♦
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦♦
Nordend is a very challenging glacier ski tour to an important summit in the Monte Rosa massif. The biggest problem is the huge crevasses, due to which the ascent and descent route has to be adjusted. Relevant information about this is available in the Monte Rosa Hut. Only creviasses make difficult the ascent to the saddle Silbersattel, further up the ascent without skis (crampons + ice axe) bends along a relatively exposed slope to the summit. The descent is fantastic, but watch out for cracks again. Simply put, challenging ski tour!
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Dufourspitze / Punta Dufour - Monte Rosa 4634 m
Monte Rosa Hütte Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent6,5 km
- ascent1760 m
- duration9-11,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦♦
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦♦
Dufourspitze / Punta Dufour je nejvyšším vrcholem Švýcarska v masivu Monte Rosa. Skialpinistická túra na vrchol je až do výšky 4000 m shodná s výstupem na Norden. Trasa na Dufourspitze se pak stáčí jižním směrem na ledovec Satteltolle na odtud bez lyží po hřebeni na vrchol. Původní trasa výstupu ze sedla Silbersattel je od roku 2019 nelezitelná, fixní lana byla odstraněna.
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Breithorn - Zermatt 4164 m
Monte Rosa Hütte Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent3 km
- ascent440 m
- duration3-4 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Breithorn can be rated as the lightest 4000 in the Alps. In any case, thanks to the support of the Klein Matterhorn cable car, which transports ski mountaineers up to 3880 m. From the cable car station (beautiful viewpoint) to the glacier plain below the summit, which can be often reached on skis. In good conditions, it is worthwhile to continue to the Schwarztor saddle and drive descent back to Zermatt. The second variant of the freeride is the descent from the Unterer Theodulgletscher. This descent is simply great up to Seehöre 2400.
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes
- Open (winter)
- March-mid May
- Beds
- 120
- Winterraum
- 12
- Shortening of access (cableway, lift, taxi, snowcat...)
- yes, by train from Zermatt to Rotenboden
- Luggage transport
- no
- Card Pay
- yes
- Shower
- yes
- Wifi
- no
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 629148
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 89553
- GPX access to hut (waipoints, track)
- MtRosaHut_all_access.gpx
- GPX access to hut (track only)
- MtRosaHut_all_access_TRK.gpx
- Map
- Mischabel 284 S, Swisstopo 1:50000 Zermatt 1348, Swisstopo 1:25000
- Guides
- Walliser Alpen Ost / SAC, deutsch Die klassischen Skitouren (SAC, deutsch) Les classiques de randonnée à ski (SAC, francais) Walliser Alpen (Rother, deutsch)
- Phone (hut)
- +41 (0)27 967 21 15
- Phone (valley)
- -
- Cell phone
- +41 79 416 35 06
- Mobile Signal
- yes
- Web
- monterosahuette.ch
- info@monterosahuette.ch
- Owner of hut
- SAC Monte Rosa
- Hütte Monte Rosa
- Reservation
- online form
- Online reservation
- alpsonline.org
- Start Point
- Klein Matterhorn
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 622528
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 87348
- Altitude
- 3800 m
- Ascent (height difference)
- 400 m
- Time of Access
- 4-5 h
- Shortening lift
- yes, by cablecar form Zermatt - https://www.matterhornparadise.ch
- Start Point
- Rotenboden
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 625313
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 92602
- Altitude
- 2820 m
- Ascent (height difference)
- 400 m
- Time of Access
- 2-3 h
- Shortening lift
- by train from Zermatt (0,5 h) - https://www.gornergratbahn.ch
- Start Point
- Zermatt - Zenstecken
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 623481
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 96025
- Altitude
- 1620 m
- Ascent (height difference)
- 1300 m
- Time of Access
- 6-7 h
- Shortening lift
- no
- Avalanche danger
- SLF - Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung
- Weather
- Monte Rosa Hütte / meteoblue.com Gornergrat 3130m / meteocentrale.ch Klein Matterhorn 3880m / mountain-forecast.com Gornergrat 3130m / mountain-forecast.com Ludwigshöhe 4344m / mountain-forecast.com Breithorn 4160m / mountain-forecast.com Lyskamm 4527m / mountain-forecast.com Schweiz / meteo.ch Schweiz TV - animation Bergwetter / alpenverein.at Zermatt / kachelmannwetter.com
- Snow report
- Zermatt / snow-forecast.com Zermatt / onthesnow.com Zermatt / http://snow.myswitzerland.com/
- Webcams
- Zermatt - Gornergrat Zermatt - Bahnhof Zermatt - 29 webcams
- Region
- Zermatt.ch Wallis.ch
- Public traffic
- SBB Railway Postauto.ch - bus
- Skiresort nearby
- Zermatt, matterhornparadise.ch
- Other links
- Swiss Tourism
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Best ski tours in mountains Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes, Switzerland
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Col Valpelline, Day 6 H.R. Chamonix-Zermatt 3551 m
Cabane des Vignettes Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent9 km
- ascent1485 m
- duration8-10 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
The last stage of the Haute Route Chamonix - Zermatt is an ode to skiing. After an easy ascent to three saddles - Col de Eveque, Col du Mont Brulé and Col Valpelline. Every ski mountaineer will be amazed by the panorama of the impressive 4000m peaks - Dent Blanche, Matterhorn and Dent d´Hérens. This is followed by a 10 km descent to Zermatt.
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Bishorn 4153 m
Cabane Tracuit Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent4,5 km
- ascent950 m
- duration5-6,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
Bishorn seems to be a relatively light 4000, but looks are deceptive. If you include the approach to Cabane Tracuit from Zinal in the ascent, it is quite a long ski tour. From the hut the ascent line leads slightly up the glacier Turtmanngletscher. Directly below the peak on the plateau you have to swap skis for crampons and comfortably climb to the panoramic summit - one of the best in all of Valais. Driving down the northern slope is usually a fantastic enjoyment, the risk of glacier cracks is minimal.
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Blanc de Moming - Dôme Circuit 3649 m
Cabane du Mountet Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent10 km
- ascent2035 m
- duration9-11 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦♦
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦♦
Blanc de Moming - Dôme is a beautiful but also very demanding complex ski tour. First ascent from Cabane Mountet to La Forcle saddle and then not very easy descent and then ascent along the Glacier du Besso. At the end of the glacier there is an uncomfortable border between snow and rock. Climb a rocky slope. First along a flat ridge, which is increasingly exposed. It is recommended to belay in windy weather. At the beginning of the spectacular descent along the Glacier de Moming, pay attention to the gigantic cracks. The departure line (keep left) turns from the northern to the western slope. After reaching the valley there is an easy ascent along the Glacier de Zinal back to Cabane Mountet.
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Finsteraarhorn 4374 m
Finsteraarhornhütte Berner Alpen / Alpes bernoises Switzerland
- Length of ascent3,5 km
- ascent1280 m
- duration7-9,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦♦
Na vrchol Finsteraarhorn míří náročná ledovcová túra z chaty Finsteraarhornhütte. Hned od začátku túry jsou cestou velkolepé výhledy. Náročnější je překonání skalního žebra. Po ledovci do sedla Hugisattel s leteckým pohledem na východní stěnu. Zde je skidepot a dál v mačkách a s cepínem na skialpové poměry náročným terénem. Obtížnost lezení zásadně ovlivňuje množství a konzistence sněhu na skále. Náročný sjezd prudkými svahy kopíruje linii výstupu.
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Piz Buin SE (Tuoihütte) 3312 m
Tuoi Chamonna / Tuoihütte Silvretta Switzerland
- Length of ascent5,5 km
- ascent1170 m
- duration5,5-7 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Piz Buin ze švýcarské strany je zajímavější túra než ze strany rakouské. výstup v závěrečné části je stejný. Pod stěnu vede trasa přes sedla Plan Mezdi a Fuorcla dal Cunfin. Za stabilní sněhové pokrývky je alternativou sjezd žlabem Buinlücke.
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Grosses Grünhorn 4044 m
Mönchsjochhütte Berner Alpen / Alpes bernoises Switzerland
- Length of ascent3,5 km
- ascent970 m
- duration6-8 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Grosses Grünhorn je jediná 4000vka v oblasti chaty Konkordiahütte. Výstup z chaty Mönchsjochhütte vede z po ledovci Ewigschneefeld a následně po severozápadních svazích na hřeben Grünhornu. Pozor na ledovcové trhliny. Nedaleko od sedla je skidepot od kterého se jde na vrchol v mačkách. Sjezd pokračuje logicky na Konkordiaplatz a túra končí na chatě Konkordia. Tak je to ideální. Alternativou je výstup sjezd přes vrchol Grünegghorn, na který se musí vylézt s lyžemi na batohu.