Strahlhorn (Britannia Hütte, Walliser Alpen) is a classic glacier ski tour from Britannia Hütte. From the Adlerpass saddle, you usually go skiing to the top. To get off Saas Fee, take the Metro to the "window" at 3460 m to the Hohlaub Gletscher and start the ascent after a short ride.
Peak
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes
- Tags
- Britannia Hütte Saas Fee Saastal Switzerland Valais Wallis
- Hut
- Britannia Hütte
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 635913
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 95845
Start point
- Start Point
- Britannia Hütte
- Altitude
- 3030 m
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 638420
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 101070
Conditions
- Avalanche danger
- SLF - Oberes Saastal (Gefahrenkarte Regional)
- Weather
- SRF Meteo Meteoschweiz snow-forecast.com Meteoblue - Saas Fee yr.no - Saas Fee yr.no - Saas Fee
- Snow report
- snow-forecast.com bergfex.ch onthesnow.com snow.myswitzerland.com/ skiresort.info
- Webcams
- Mittelallalin Langflue Saas Fee
Ski tour map on Strahlhorn
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
- Mischabel 284 S, Swisstopo 1:50000 Saas 1329, Swisstopo 1:25000 Randa 1328, Swisstopo 1:25000 Zermatt 1348, Swisstopo 1:25000
- Guides
- Walliser Alpen Ost (SAC, deutsch) Die klassischen Skitouren (SAC, deutsch) Les classiques de randonnée à ski (SAC, francais) Walliser Alpen (Rother, deutsch)
- find current conditions and experiences on the spot
- gipfelbuch.ch
About Ski tour
- Time difficulty
- Ascent (height difference)
- 1250 m
- Lenght of ascent
- 9,4 km
- Descent (height difference)
- 1250 m
- Total Lenght of tour
- 18 km
- Total time of the tour
- 6-8 h
- Elevation Range
- 2940 - 4190 m
- Principal Aspect
- NE S-south, N-north, W-west, E-east
Download
- GPX (track only)
- Strahlhorn_Britannia_TRACK.gpx best for display on a detailed topographical map (mapy.cz) or in apps for smartphones (Locus, Garmin Connect, etc.)
- GPX (waipoints, track)
- Strahlhorn_SKITOURguru.gpx great for uploading in GPS device
- KML (with POI)
- STRAHLHORN SkitourGuru.kml for viewing in the Google Earth 3D map application, which you can install on your PC
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