Fluchthorn (Britannia Hütte, Wallis) is an optimal acclimatization tour for 4000 above Saas Fee and can be managed at the same time as the Strahlhorn.
Peak
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes
- Tags
- Britannia Hütte Saas Fee Saastal Switzerland Valais Wallis
- Hut
- Britannia Hütte
- GPX of the tour (track)
- Fluchthorn_SKITOURguru.gpx
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 636847
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 96770
About Tour
- Time difficulty
- Ascent (height difference)
- 1000 m
- Descent (height difference)
- 1000 m
- Elevation Range
- 2940 - 3792 m
- Principal Aspect
- N
- Lenght of ascent
- 6 km
- Total Lenght of tour
- 12 km
- Total time of the tour
- 3-4,5 h
Start Point
- Start Point
- Britannia Hütte
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 638420
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 101070
- Altitude
- 2964 m
Ski tour map on Fluchthorn
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
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 Monte Moro 1349, Swisstopo 1:25000 Zermatt 1348, Swisstopo 1:25000
- Guides
- Walliser Alpen Ost (SAC, deutsch)
- find current conditions and experiences on the spot
- gipfelbuch.ch
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
Useful links
- Region
- Saas Fee Wallis/Valais
- Public traffic
- vlaky - SBB autobusy - Postbus
- Skiresort nearby
- Saas Fee
- Other links
- Schweiz Tourism
Other skitours in region
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Alphubel 4202 m
Britannia Hütte Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent10 km
- ascent1450 m
- duration7-10 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
ALPHUBEL (Britannia Hütte, Walliser Alpen) is seemingly lighter 4000vka, but over are dangerous glacial cracks. Ski alpinists can also go from the Saas Fee ski area, most not far from the cable car station Langfluh .
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Rimpfischhorn 4169 m
Britannia Hütte Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent12 km
- ascent1259 m
- duration7-10 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦♦
Rimpfischhorn is the most demanding ski tour of Saas Fee - Britannia Hütte (Walliser Alpen). Dangerous big cracks and at the finish climbing terrain.
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Strahlhorn 4172 m
Britannia Hütte Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent9,4 km
- ascent1250 m
- duration6-8 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
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.
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Allalinhorn 4024 m
Britannia Hütte Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent3 km
- ascent580 m
- duration3-4 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦◊◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
ALLALINHORN (Britannia Hütte, Walliser Alpen) is one of the lightest 4000 in the Alps. By Metro in Mittelallalin and only 500 metersto the peakl. In the case of excellent conditions the downhill slopes from the top west cross to the Feejoch.
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