Selected ski tours in region
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Tournelon Blanc - Cab. Panossiére 3702 m
Cabane FXB Panossière Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent7 km
- ascent1155 m
- duration4,5-6 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Tournelon Blanc is a challenging ski tour in the neighborhood of the Grand Combins. The passage between large crevasses in the 3000 and 3400 m zone is complicated. From the Col du Tournelon Blanc saddle to the summit without any problems. In addition to the Cabane Panossiére route, you can ski this mountain from the Cabane Chanrion hut.
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Mont Durand / Arbenhorn 3713 m
Schönbielhütte Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent5,5 km
- ascent1630 m
- duration7-10 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Mont Durand, also known as the Arbenhorn, is a great panoramic point. Matterhorn on one side, Dent Blanche on the other. From the Schönbielhütte an early morning descent on the edge of the moraine to the plateau Hohle Bielen. On a sunny day it is necessary to overcome the steep slope below the Schönbielhorn in good time. More precisely above the edge of the Hohwäng glacier up to an altitude of 3200 m. Continue with a slight ascent along this glacier in a northeastern direction above the level of the Col Durand saddle. Until the height to which it is possible to climb on skis and with crampons and ice ax on a relatively exposed slope to the summit. If you follow the ascent route, watch out for avalanches and snow slides that come from the Schönbielhorn in the afternoon sun.
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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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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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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.
Selected Mountain huts in region
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Britannia Hütte
Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
5 tours in region3030 m.n.mCapacity 134 bedsOpen march-may
Excellent hut over Saas Fee skiresort (Wallis Alps), half an hour from the cable car. The starting point for five glacier tours - Fluchthorn, Strahlhorn, Rimpfischhorn, Allalinhorn and Alphubel.
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Cabane du Mountet
Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
1 tour in region2886 m.n.mCapacity 115 bedsOpen end March - end May
Cabane du Mountet is in the grip of wild glacier mountains, especially Dent Blanche. Access to the mountain hut is from Zinal through the valley Zinaltal and over the Glacier de Zinal. Mountet Hut is located on the Haute Route Imperial, fre...
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Monte Rosa Hütte
Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
4 tours in region2883 m.n.mCapacity 120 bedsOpen March-mid May
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 Sc...
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Cabane Trient
Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
1 tour in region3170 m.n.mCapacity 128 bedsOpen mid March - mid May
Cabane Trient is not far from the border between Switzerland and France. The Hut is a stop on the famous Haute Route Chamonix - Zermatt. It is easiest to reach the hut from the Grands Montets and Lognan cable car stations via the Col Chardo...
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Cabane Valsorey
Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
1 tour in region3037 m.n.mCapacity 60 bedsOpen mid March - mid May
Cabane Valsorey is a traditional mountain hut on the classic haute route Chamonix - Zermatt. The hut can be reached from Bourg St-Pierre or Cabane Vélan via a ski tour over Mont Vélan. The climb to the Grand Combin is very challenging. The ...
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