Cabane Vélan is a modern, futuristic style mountain hut. Cabane Vélan is easily accessible from Bourg St. Pierre and for ski mountaineers is the starting point for conquering the popular peak - Mont Vélan. After descending from Vélan you can continue on the Haute Route to Cabane Valsorey.
Ski tours around Hut Cabane Vélan
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes
- Open (winter)
- mid March - end May
- Beds
- 74
- Winterraum
- yes, 12 beds
- Shortening of access (cableway, lift, taxi, snowcat...)
- no
- Luggage transport
- no
- Shower
- no
- Wifi
- no
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 585010
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 85050
- GPX access to hut (waipoints, track)
- VelanH_access_skitour.gpx
- GPX access to hut (track only)
- Velan-Hut_access_BourgStPierre_TRK.gpx
- Map
- Martigny 282 S, Swisstopo 1:50000 Chanrion 1346, Swisstopo 1:25000 Mont Vélan 1366, Swisstopo 1:25000 Orsiéres 1345, Swisstopo 1:25000
- Guides
- Ski de randonnée Bas-Valais Die klassischen Skitouren (SAC, deutsch) Les classiques de randonnée à ski (SAC, francais) Walliser Alpen (Rother, deutsch)
- Phone (hut)
- 0041(0)27 787 13 13
- Phone (valley)
- -
- Cell phone
- +41 76 548 09 67
- Mobile Signal
- yes
- Web
- velan.ch
- info@velan.ch
- Owner of hut
- CAS Section genevoise
- Cabane Vélan
- Reservation
- phone, e-mail
- Online reservation
- velan.ch
- Start Point
- Bourg St. Pierre
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 582257
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 88683
- Altitude
- 1655 m
- Ascent (height difference)
- 1015 m
- Time of Access
- 4-5 h
- Shortening lift
- no
- Avalanche danger
- www.slf.ch
- Weather
- SRF Meteo Meteoschweiz Mont de la Gouille, mountain-forecast.com Mont Vélan, mountain-forecast.com Bourg St.-Pierre, yr.no Bourg St.-Pierre, meteoblue.com
- Snow report
- bergfex.ch, Liddes - Vichères
- Webcams
- Grand St. Bernard Tunnel
- Region
- Bourg-Saint-Pierre Wallis.ch Pays du Saint-Bernard
- Public traffic
- train SBB Bus - Postauto.ch
- Skiresort nearby
- Liddes - Vichères
- Other links
- Swiss Tourism
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