Bishorn seems to be a relatively light 4000, but looks are deceptive. If you include the approach to Cabane Tracuit from Zinal in the ascent, it is quite a long ski tour. From the hut the ascent line leads slightly up the glacier Turtmanngletscher. Directly below the peak on the plateau you have to swap skis for crampons and comfortably climb to the panoramic summit - one of the best in all of Valais. Driving down the northern slope is usually a fantastic enjoyment, the risk of glacier cracks is minimal.
Peak
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes
- Tags
- Haute Route Imperial Schweiz Switzerland Tour du Ciel Val d’Anniviers Valais Wallis Zinal
- Hut
- Cabane Tracuit
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 618605
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 108780
Start point
- Start Point
- Cabane Tracuit
- Altitude
- 3256 m
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 618620
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 108770
Conditions
- Avalanche danger
- www.slf.ch
- Weather
- SRF Meteo Meteoschweiz Zinal, snow-forecast.com Cabane Tracuit, meteoblue.com Blanc Moming 3663 / mountain-forecast.com Les Diablons 3609 m / mountain-forecast.com Bishorn 4153 / mountain-forecast.com Üssers Barrhorn 3610, mountain-forecast.com Schweiz TV - animation Bergwetter / alpenverein.at Zinal, meteoblue.com
- Snow report
- Zinal, snow-forecast.com Zinal, bergfex.ch Zinal, onthesnow.com Zinal, skiresort.info snow.myswitzerland.com/
- Webcams
- Cabane Tracuit Zinal webcams
Ski tour map on Bishorn
- 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
- Arolla 283 S, Swisstopo 1:50000 Montana 273 S, Swisstopo 1:50000 Evolene 1327, Swisstopo 1:25000 Vissoie 1307, Swisstopo 1:25000 St. Niklaus 1308, 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)
- 950 m
- Lenght of ascent
- 4,5 km
- Descent (height difference)
- 950 m
- Total Lenght of tour
- 9 km
- Total time of the tour
- 5-6,5 h
- Elevation Range
- 3520 - 4153 m
- Principal Aspect
- W, NW S-south, N-north, W-west, E-east
Download
- GPX (track only)
- Bishorn_Tracuit-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)
- Bishorn_Tracuit-Hut_skitour.gpx great for uploading in GPS device
- KML (with POI)
- Bishorn_TracuitHut_skitour Guru.kml for viewing in the Google Earth 3D map application, which you can install on your PC
Video of tour on Bishorn
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