Bourg-Saint-Pierre is an important place on the Haute Route Chamonix-Zermatt. Starting point for the approach to the mountain huts Cabane Valsorey and Cabane Vélan.
Tours starting from hut
Ski tours around Hut Bourg-Saint-Pierre
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Bourg St.P.-Valsorey, Day3 H.R.Chamx-Zermatt 3030 m
Bourg-Saint-Pierre Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent7,5 km
- ascent1490 m
- duration5-6,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦◊◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
The route from Bourg-Saint-Pierre to the Cabane Valsorey definitely transfers famous traverse haute route Chamonix Zermatt to Swiss territory. It is not too difficult to climb to the hut from the village. Pay attention to the avalanche danger on the last ascent to the hut on the southwest slope, especially on sunny days. It is therefore good to leave Bourg-St-Piere early in the morning.
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes
- Open (winter)
- Beds
- 0
- Winterraum
- Shortening of access (cableway, lift, taxi, snowcat...)
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 582258
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 88682
- Map
- Arolla 283 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)
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- Phone (valley)
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- Cell phone
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- Web
- saint-bernard.ch
- bourg-st-pierre@st-bernard.ch
- Owner of hut
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- Avalanche danger
- www.slf.ch
- Weather
- Bourg St.-Pierre, meteoblue.com Bourg St.-Pierre, yr.no Combin Meitin, mountain-forecast.com Cab. Valsorey, Meteoblue.com Plateau Couloir, Meteoblue.com Gr. Combin Valsorey, mountain-forecast.com Gr. Tete de By, mountain-forecast.com Meteoschweiz SRF Meteo
- 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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