Nordend is a very challenging glacier ski tour to an important summit in the Monte Rosa massif. The biggest problem is the huge crevasses, due to which the ascent and descent route has to be adjusted. Relevant information about this is available in the Monte Rosa Hut. Only creviasses make difficult the ascent to the saddle Silbersattel, further up the ascent without skis (crampons + ice axe) bends along a relatively exposed slope to the summit. The descent is fantastic, but watch out for cracks again. Simply put, challenging ski tour!
Peak
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes
- Tags
- Alpes valaisannes Alpi Pennine Alps 4000 Monte Rosa Hütte Schweiz Suisse Switzerland Valais Wallis Walliser Alpen Zermatt
- Hut
- Monte Rosa Hütte
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 633453
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 87924
Start point
- Start Point
- Monte Rosa Hütte
- Altitude
- 2883 m
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 629148
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 89553
- village, valley
- Zermatt - Mattertal
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 Nordend - Monte Rosa
přístup k chatě
lehká túra
mírně obtížná túra
obtížná túra
mimořádně obtížná túra
vrchol
sedlo
výstup
sjezd
lavinové nebezpečí, svah > 30°
exponovaný, obtížný terén
cepín a mačky potřeba
začátek ledovce
ledovcové trhliny
skidepo
parkoviště
lanovka, vlek
restaurace
horská chata
bivakovací nouzová chata 
hôtel, penzion
- hut acces
- little difficult tour
- rather difficult tour
- difficult tour
- extremely difficult tour
- peak, summit
- col, pass, saddle
- ascent
- descent
- avalanche danger, slope > 30°
- exposed, difficulty terrain
- crampons & ice axe necessary
- glacier beginning
- glacier cracks
- skidepot
- parking
- cableway, skilift
- restaurant
- mountain hut, refuge
- bivouac, winter room
- hotel, pension
- zugang zur hütte
- wenig schwierige tour
- ziemlich schwierige tour
- schwierige tour
- äusserst schwierige tour
- gipfel
- sattel, joch, pass
- aufsieg
- abfahrt
- lawinengefahr, hangneigung > 30°
- ausgesetzt, schwierige gelände
- steigeisen & pickel erforderlich
- gletscher anfang
- gletscherspalten
- skidepot
- parkplatz
- seilbahn, skilift
- restaurant
- berghütte
- biwak, winterraum
- hotel, pension
- accesso capanna
- tour piccolo difficile
- tour piuttosto difficile
- escursioni difficili
- tour estremamente difficile
- picco, vertice, piz
- col, sella, passo, forcella
- salita
- discesa
- pericolo di valanghe, pendenza > 30°
- esposto, terreno difficolt?
- ramponi & piccozza necessari
- inizio ghiacciaio
- crepe glacier
- sci deposito
- parcheggio
- funivia, seggiovia
- ristorante
- rifugio, capanna
- bivacco, locale invernale
- alberghi, pensione
- acces cabane
- peu difficile tour
- assez difficile tour
- difficile tournée
- extr?mement difficile tournée
- pic, sommet
- col, selle
- ascension
- descente
- danger d'avalanche, pente > 30°
- exposée, difficulté du terrain
- crampons & piolet nécessaire
- début glacier
- crevasse du glacier
- skis dépôt
- parking
- téléphérique, téléski
- restaurant
- cabane de montagne, refuge
- bivouac, local d'hiver
- hôtel, pension
- < 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
- April-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)
- 1745 m
- Lenght of ascent
- 7 km
- Descent (height difference)
- 1745 m
- Total Lenght of tour
- 14 km
- Total time of the tour
- 10-12,5 h
- Elevation Range
- 2883 - 4609 m
- Principal Aspect
- NW, W S-south, N-north, W-west, E-east
Download
- GPX (track only)
- Nordend_MtRosaHut_TRK.gpx best for display on a detailed topographical map (mapy.cz) or in apps for smartphones (Locus, Garmin Connect, etc.)
- GPX (waipoints, track)
- Nordend_MtRosaHut_skitour.gpx great for uploading in GPS device
- KML (with POI)
- Nordend_MtRosaHut_skitour Guru.kml for viewing in the Google Earth 3D map application, which you can install on your PC
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- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
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- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
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- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
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- Fitness difficulty ♦♦◊◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
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- ascent1690 m
- duration7,5-9 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
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