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
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
- 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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