Mont Durand, also known as the Arbenhorn, is a great panoramic point. Matterhorn on one side, Dent Blanche on the other. From the Schönbielhütte an early morning descent on the edge of the moraine to the plateau Hohle Bielen. On a sunny day it is necessary to overcome the steep slope below the Schönbielhorn in good time. More precisely above the edge of the Hohwäng glacier up to an altitude of 3200 m. Continue with a slight ascent along this glacier in a northeastern direction above the level of the Col Durand saddle. Until the height to which it is possible to climb on skis and with crampons and ice ax on a relatively exposed slope to the summit. If you follow the ascent route, watch out for avalanches and snow slides that come from the Schönbielhorn in the afternoon sun.
Peak
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes
- Tags
- Alpes valaisannes Haute Route Imperial Schweiz Switzerland Tour du Ciel Valais Valais Alps Wallis Walliser Alpen Zermatt
- Hut
- Schönbielhütte
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 616411
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 98042
Start point
- Start Point
- Schönbielhütte
- Altitude
- 2694 m
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 614746
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 94503
Conditions
- Avalanche danger
- www.slf.ch
- Weather
- SRF Meteo Meteoschweiz Zermatt, snow-forecast.com Klein Matterhorn, meteoblue.com Wandfluehorn 3589 / mountain-forecast.com Tete Blanche 3750m / mountain-forecast.com Tete Valpelline 3798m / mountain-forecast.com Mont Durand, mountain-forecast.com Schweiz TV - animation Bergwetter / alpenverein.at Zermatt / kachelmannwetter.com Gornergrat 3130m / meteocentrale.ch
- Snow report
- Zermatt, snow-forecast.com Zermatt, bergfex.ch Zermatt, onthesnow.com Zermatt, skiresort.info snow.myswitzerland.com/
- Webcams
- Zermatt - Schwarzsee Zermatt - Bahnhof Zermatt - 29 webcams
Ski tour map on Mont Durand / Arbenhorn
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
- Glacier
- Yes
- Map
- Arolla 283 S, Swisstopo 1:50000 Matterhorn 1347, Swisstopo 1:25000 Zermatt 1348, 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)
- 1630 m
- Lenght of ascent
- 5,5 km
- Descent (height difference)
- 1630 m
- Total Lenght of tour
- 7 km
- Total time of the tour
- 7-10 h
- Elevation Range
- 2430 - 3713 m
- Principal Aspect
- E, SE, S, SW S-south, N-north, W-west, E-east
Download
- GPX (track only)
- Mont-Durand_SchoenbielH_TRK.gpx best for display on a detailed topographical map (mapy.cz) or in apps for smartphones (Locus, Garmin Connect, etc.)
- GPX (waipoints, track)
- Mont-Durand_Schönbiel-Hut_skitour.gpx great for uploading in GPS device
- KML (with POI)
- MontDurand_SchonbielHut_skitour Guru.kml for viewing in the Google Earth 3D map application, which you can install on your PC
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