The last stage of the Haute Route Chamonix - Zermatt is an ode to skiing. After an easy ascent to three saddles - Col de Eveque, Col du Mont Brulé and Col Valpelline. Every ski mountaineer will be amazed by the panorama of the impressive 4000m peaks - Dent Blanche, Matterhorn and Dent d´Hérens. This is followed by a 10 km descent to Zermatt.
Peak
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes
- Tags
- Arolla Haute Route Chamonix-Zermatt Haute Route Verbiér-Zermatt Schweiz Switzerland Val Herens Valais Wallis
- Hut
- Cabane des Vignettes
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 610853
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 92695
Start point
- Start Point
- Cabane des Vignettes
- Altitude
- 3160 m
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 602870
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 93140
Conditions
- Avalanche danger
- www.slf.ch
- Weather
- SRF Meteo Meteoschweiz Cabane Vignettes. meteoblue.com Mont Collon, mountain-forecast.com Pigne Arolla, mountain-forecast.com L´Eveque, mountain-forecast.com Arolla, yr.no Arolla, snow-forecast.com
- Snow report
- Arolla, snow-forecast.com Arolla, bergfex.ch Arolla, onthesnow.com skiresort.info snow.myswitzerland.com/
- Webcams
- Evolene Arolla
Ski tour map on Col Valpelline, Day 6 H.R. Chamonix-Zermatt
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-mid May
- Glacier
- Yes
- Map
- Arolla 283 S, Swisstopo 1:50000 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)
- 1485 m
- Lenght of ascent
- 9 km
- Descent (height difference)
- 2770 m
- Total Lenght of tour
- 27,5 km
- Total time of the tour
- 8-10 h
- Elevation Range
- 1850 - 3551 m
- Principal Aspect
- SW, SE, NE, W, S, E S-south, N-north, W-west, E-east
Download
- GPX (track only)
- HR6d_ Vignettes-Zermatt_TRK.gpx best for display on a detailed topographical map (mapy.cz) or in apps for smartphones (Locus, Garmin Connect, etc.)
- GPX (waipoints, track)
- HR_VignettesH-Zermatt.gpx great for uploading in GPS device
- KML (with POI)
- HRC VignettesHut-Zermatt_HauteRouteChamxZermatt_6day.kml for viewing in the Google Earth 3D map application, which you can install on your PC
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