Pigne d´Arolla is a very popular and easily accessible viewpoint. The ski tour to the summit leads from the three mountain huts - Cabane Dix, Cabane Vignettes and Cabane Chanrion. The route from Dix goes around the glacial seracs to the saddle Col de la Serpentine and the summit can be reached on skis. A worthwhile summit on the Haute Routes to Zermatt.
Peak
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes
- Tags
- Alpes valaisannes Arolla Cabane Chanrion Cabane Vignettes Haute Route Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route Verbiér-Zermatt Schweiz Switzerland Valais Wallis Walliser Alpen
- Hut
- Cabane des Dix
- Other Huts
- Cabane des Vignettes
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 601251
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 93302
Start point
- Start Point
- Cabane des Dix
- Altitude
- 2928 m
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 598380
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 95500
Conditions
- Avalanche danger
- www.slf.ch
- Weather
- SRF Meteo Meteoschweiz Arolla, snow-forecast.com La Luette, mountain-forecast.com Pigne Arolla, mountain-forecast.com La Ruinette, mountain-forecast.com Fenétre Cassorte, mountain-forecast.com Arolla, yr.no
- Snow report
- Arolla, snow-forecast.com Arolla, bergfex.ch Arolla, onthesnow.com skiresort.info snow.myswitzerland.com/
- Webcams
- Mont Fort 3300 m (Verbier) Arolla
Ski tour map on Pigne d´Arolla
- 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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- best time for this tour
- Glacier
- Yes
- Map
- Arolla 283 S, Swisstopo 1:50000 Chanrion 1346, Swisstopo 1:25000
- Guides
- Ski de randonnée Bas-Valais 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)
- 1000 m
- Lenght of ascent
- 6 km
- Descent (height difference)
- 1000 m
- Total Lenght of tour
- 12 km
- Total time of the tour
- 5-7,5 h
- Elevation Range
- 2850 - 3790 m
- Principal Aspect
- SW S-south, N-north, W-west, E-east
Download
- GPX (track only)
- Pigne-Arolla_Dix-Hut_TRK.gpx best for display on a detailed topographical map (mapy.cz) or in apps for smartphones (Locus, Garmin Connect, etc.)
- GPX (waipoints, track)
- PigneArolla_DixHut_skitour Guru.gpx great for uploading in GPS device
- KML (with POI)
- PigneArolla_ DixHut_skitour Guru.kml for viewing in the Google Earth 3D map application, which you can install on your PC
Video of tour on Pigne d´Arolla
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La Luette 3547 m
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