The Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt between the Chanrion and Vignetts huts offers two options. The clear number one is the line between the ridges above the Col Portons saddle. The only complication may be a few climb steps in the saddle, but it's all about a fantastic ski tour. A great highlight of this skitour is a bonus in the form of the Pigne Arolla summit. Then only the descent to Cabane Vignettes remains.
Peak
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes
- Tags
- Haute Route Chamonix-Zermatt Mauvoisin Schweiz Switzerland Val de Bagnes Valais Wallis
- Hut
- Cabane Chanrion
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 601251
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 93302
Start point
- Start Point
- Cabane Chanrion
- Altitude
- 2462 m
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 595520
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 87510
Conditions
- Avalanche danger
- www.slf.ch
- Weather
- SRF Meteo Meteoschweiz snow-forecast.com Pointe d'Otemma, mountain-forecast.com Mont Avril, mountain-forecast.com La Ruinette, mountain-forecast.com Lac Mauvoisin - meteoblue.com Mont Oulié, mountain-forecast.com Grand Teve, Meteoblue.com Lac Mauvoisin - yr.no
- Snow report
- snow-forecast.com - Verbier bergfex.ch - Verbier onthesnow.com skiresort.info snow.myswitzerland.com/
- Webcams
- Mont Fort 3300 m (Verbier) Lourtier - Val Bagnes
Ski tour map on Pigne Arolla, Day 5 H.R. Chamonix-Zermatt
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
- mid March-April
- Glacier
- Yes
- Map
- Arolla 283 S, Swisstopo 1:50000 Chanrion 1346, Swisstopo 1:25000 Matterhorn 1347, 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)
- 1690 m
- Lenght of ascent
- 9 km
- Descent (height difference)
- 1000 m
- Total Lenght of tour
- 12,5 km
- Total time of the tour
- 7,5-9 h
- Elevation Range
- 2465 - 3790 m
- Principal Aspect
- SW, S, SE, S-south, N-north, W-west, E-east
Download
- GPX (track only)
- HR ChanrionHut-Portons-VignettesHutTRK.gpx best for display on a detailed topographical map (mapy.cz) or in apps for smartphones (Locus, Garmin Connect, etc.)
- GPX (waipoints, track)
- HR5d_ChanrionH-Portons-VignettesH_skitour.gpx great for uploading in GPS device
- KML (with POI)
- HRC ChanrionHut-VignettesHut_Portons_HauteRouteChamxZer_5day.kml for viewing in the Google Earth 3D map application, which you can install on your PC
Video of tour on Pigne Arolla, Day 5 H.R. Chamonix-Zermatt
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Rimpfischhorn 4198 m
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- ascent1260 m
- duration7-10 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦♦
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Strahlhorn 4190 m
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- ascent1250 m
- duration6-8 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
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Tournelon Blanc - Cab. Panossiére 3702 m
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- ascent1155 m
- duration4,5-6 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
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Bourg St.P.-Valsorey, Day3 H.R.Chamx-Zermatt 3030 m
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- Length of ascent7,5 km
- ascent1490 m
- duration5-6,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦◊◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
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Blanc de Moming - Dôme Circuit 3649 m
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- ascent2035 m
- duration9-11 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦♦
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦♦
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