Cabane Tracuit was converted to a brand new high-tech hut in 2013. Tracuit hut is located on the Haute Route Imperiale (french Tour du Ciel). Starting point for the climb to 4000 Bishorn. It is possible to go to the Turtmannhütte, in good conditions you can do this above the Üssers Barrhorn. Zinal's access is very long. In order to master the route from Cabane Mountet to Blanc Moming, is excellent physical condition required.
Tours starting from hut
Ski tours around Hut Cabane Tracuit
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Tour du Ciel - day 4 4153 m
Cabane Tracuit Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent6 km
- ascent1150 m
- duration5,5-7,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
The stage begins at the Cabane Tracuit with an ascent of the 4,000-meter peak Bishorn, which is considered relatively easy. After skiing back down to the Tracuit hut, the route continues with a descent over the Turtmanngletscher glacier. A subsequent climb over the Brunegggletscher glacier leads into a rocky corridor, which marks the beginning of the descent to the Turtmannhütte.
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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.
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes
- Open (winter)
- mid March - mid May
- Beds
- 115
- Winterraum
- yes, 30 beds
- Shortening of access (cableway, lift, taxi, snowcat...)
- no
- Luggage transport
- no
- Card Pay
- no
- Shower
- no
- Wifi
- no
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 618620
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 108770
- GPX access to hut (waipoints, track)
- Tracuit-Hut_access_Zinal.gpx
- GPX access to hut (track only)
- Tracuit-Hut_access_Zinal_TRK.gpx
- Map
- Arolla 283 S, Swisstopo 1:50000 Montana 273 S, Swisstopo 1:50000 Evolene 1327, Swisstopo 1:25000 Vissoie 1307, Swisstopo 1:25000 St. Niklaus 1308, 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)
- find current conditions and experiences on the spot
- gipfelbuch.ch
- Phone (hut)
- +41 27 475 15 00
- Phone (valley)
- -
- Cell phone
- -
- Mobile Signal
- no
- Web
- tracuit.ch
- cabane@tracuit.ch
- Owner of hut
- CAS Chaussy
- Cabane Tracuit
- Reservation
- online former
- Online reservation
- tracuit.ch
- Start Point
- Zinal
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 614392
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 109620
- Altitude
- 1670 m
- Ascent (height difference)
- 1595 m
- Time of Access
- 6,5-7,5 h
- Shortening lift
- no
- Avalanche danger
- www.slf.ch
- Weather
- SRF Meteo Meteoschweiz Zinal, snow-forecast.com Cabane Tracuit, meteoblue.com Blanc Moming 3663 / mountain-forecast.com Les Diablons 3609 m / mountain-forecast.com Bishorn 4153 / mountain-forecast.com Üssers Barrhorn 3610, mountain-forecast.com Schweiz TV - animation Bergwetter / alpenverein.at Zinal, meteoblue.com
- Snow report
- Zinal, snow-forecast.com Zinal, bergfex.ch Zinal, onthesnow.com Zinal, skiresort.info snow.myswitzerland.com/
- Webcams
- Cabane Tracuit Zinal webcams
- Region
- Val d´Anniviers Wallis.ch
- Public traffic
- train SBB bus - Postauto.ch
- Skiresort nearby
- Grimentz-Zinal
- Other links
- Swiss Tourism
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