The top of the Gross Wannenhorn is a first-class lookout tower on the largest alpine glacier, the Aletsch glacier and the many 4,000-meter peaks in the Bernese Alps. After a short descent from the Finsteraarhorn Hut over the glacier Fieschergletscher at the foot of the Wannenhorn. During the ascent along a wide slope, watch out for numerous and large crevasses. Finally, the ascent line turns westwards upwards. When driving downhill, copy the exit route and pay attention to crevasses again.
Peak
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Berner Alpen / Alpes bernoises
- Tags
- Aletschgletscher Berner Alpen / Alpes bernoises Berner Oberland Fiescherfirn Finteraarhornhütte Jungfrauregion Schweiz Switzerland
- Hut
- Finsteraarhornhütte
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 650587
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 149382
Start point
- Start Point
- Finsteraarhornhütte
- Altitude
- 3048 m
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 651 860
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 152 520
- cableway / lift
- no
Conditions
- Avalanche danger
- slf.ch - Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung
- Weather
- Konkordiahuette - Meteograms Finsteraarhorn / meteoblue.com Gr. Grünhorn 4043m / mountain-forecast.com Fiescher Gabelhorn 3876m / mountain-forecast.com Alpenvereinswetter Switzerland / meteo.ch Switzerland - animation / srf.ch
- Snow report
- Konkordiahuette - Meteograms Fiesch - Eggishorn - Aletsch / snow-forecast.com Aletsch Arena / onthesnow.com Wengen/ snow-forecast.com Jungfrauregion / snow.myswitzerland.com
- Webcams
- Konkordiahuette Jungfraujoch Eggishorn
Ski tour map on Gross Wannenhorn
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
- Jungfrau 264 S, 1:50000 Finsteraarhorn, Landeskarte Schweiz Nr. 1249, 1:25000 Aletschgletscher, Landeskarte Schweiz Nr. 1269, 1:25000
- Guides
- Berner Alpen Ost / SAC, deutsch Die klassischen Skitouren / SAC, deutsch Les classiques de randonnée à ski / SAC, francais Scialpinismo in Svizzera / SAC, italiano
About Ski tour
- Time difficulty
- Ascent (height difference)
- 1310 m
- Lenght of ascent
- 6,5 km
- Descent (height difference)
- 1310 m
- Total Lenght of tour
- 13 km
- Total time of the tour
- 5,5-7,5 h
- Elevation Range
- 2860 - 3905 m
- Principal Aspect
- NE, E S-south, N-north, W-west, E-east
Download
- GPX (track only)
- GrWannenhorn_TRK.gpx best for display on a detailed topographical map (mapy.cz) or in apps for smartphones (Locus, Garmin Connect, etc.)
- GPX (waipoints, track)
- GrWannenhorn_FA-Hut.gpx great for uploading in GPS device
- KML (with POI)
- Gr-Wannenhorn_FA-Hut_skitour.kml for viewing in the Google Earth 3D map application, which you can install on your PC
Video of tour on Gross Wannenhorn
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- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
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- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
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