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.
Peak
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes
- Tags
- Alpes valaisannes Alps 4000 Mattertal Monte Rosa Hütte Valais Wallis Walliser Alpen Zermatt
- Hut
- Monte Rosa Hütte
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 624635
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 87494
Start point
- Start Point
- Klein Matterhorn
- Altitude
- 3880 m
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 622528
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 87348
- village, valley
- Zermatt
- cableway / lift
- Zermatt - Trockener Steg - Klein Matterhorn
Conditions
- 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
Ski tour map on Breithorn - Zermatt
bivakovací nouzová chata 
cepín a mačky potřeba
exponovaný, obtížný terén
horská chata
hôtel, penzion
lanovka, vlek
lavinové nebezpečí, svah > 30°
ledovcové trhliny
lehká túra
mimořádně obtížná túra
mírně obtížná túra
obtížná túra
parkoviště
přístup k chatě
restaurace
sedlo
sjezd
skidepo
vrchol
výstup
začátek ledovce
- bivouac, winter room
- crampons & ice axe necessary
- exposed, difficulty terrain
- mountain hut, refuge
- hotel, pension
- cableway, skilift
- avalanche danger, slope > 30°
- glacier cracks
- little difficult tour
- extremely difficult tour
- rather difficult tour
- difficult tour
- parking
- hut acces
- restaurant
- col, pass, saddle
- descent
- skidepot
- peak, summit
- ascent
- glacier beginning
- biwak, winterraum
- steigeisen & pickel erforderlich
- ausgesetzt, schwierige gelände
- berghütte
- hotel, pension
- seilbahn, skilift
- lawinengefahr, hangneigung > 30°
- gletscherspalten
- wenig schwierige tour
- äusserst schwierige tour
- ziemlich schwierige tour
- schwierige tour
- parkplatz
- zugang zur hütte
- restaurant
- sattel, joch, pass
- abfahrt
- skidepot
- gipfel
- aufsieg
- gletscher anfang
- bivacco, locale invernale
- ramponi & piccozza necessari
- esposto, terreno difficolt?
- rifugio, capanna
- alberghi, pensione
- funivia, seggiovia
- pericolo di valanghe, pendenza > 30°
- crepe glacier
- tour piccolo difficile
- tour estremamente difficile
- tour piuttosto difficile
- escursioni difficili
- parcheggio
- accesso capanna
- ristorante
- col, sella, passo, forcella
- discesa
- sci deposito
- picco, vertice, piz
- salita
- inizio ghiacciaio
- bivouac, local d'hiver
- crampons & piolet nécessaire
- exposée, difficulté du terrain
- cabane de montagne, refuge
- hôtel, pension
- téléphérique, téléski
- danger d'avalanche, pente > 30°
- crevasse du glacier
- peu difficile tour
- extr?mement difficile tournée
- assez difficile tour
- difficile tournée
- parking
- acces cabane
- restaurant
- col, selle
- descente
- skis dépôt
- pic, sommet
- ascension
- début glacier
- < 20°
- 20° - 25°
- 25° - 30°
- 30° - 35°
- 35° - 40°
- > 40°
Planning of ski tour
- Fitness difficulty
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- Technical difficulty
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- best time for this tour
- March-May
- Glacier
- Yes
- 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)
About Ski tour
- Time difficulty
- Ascent (height difference)
- 440 m
- Lenght of ascent
- 3 km
- Descent (height difference)
- 2500 m
- Total Lenght of tour
- 12 km
- Total time of the tour
- 3-4 h
- Elevation Range
- 3880 - 4164 m
- Principal Aspect
- W, SW, S S-south, N-north, W-west, E-east
Download
- GPX (track only)
- Breithorn_KleinMatterhorn_TRK.gpx best for display on a detailed topographical map (mapy.cz) or in apps for smartphones (Locus, Garmin Connect, etc.)
- GPX (waipoints, track)
- Breithorn_KlMatterhorn_skitour.gpx great for uploading in GPS device
- KML (with POI)
- Breithorn_KleinMatterhorn_skitour.kml for viewing in the Google Earth 3D map application, which you can install on your PC
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Signalkuppe / Punta Gnifetti 4554 m
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- Length of ascent8,5 km
- ascent1680 m
- duration9-10,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
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Tournelon Blanc - Cab. Panossiére 3702 m
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- Length of ascent7 km
- ascent1155 m
- duration4,5-6 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
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Bourg St.P.-Valsorey, Day3 H.R.Chamx-Zermatt 3030 m
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- ascent1490 m
- duration5-6,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦◊◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
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Fluchthorn 3802 m
Britannia Hütte Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent6 km
- ascent1000 m
- duration3-4,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦◊◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
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La Ruinette 3875 m
Cabane Chanrion Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent8 km
- ascent1490 m
- duration7-9,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦♦
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦♦
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