Selected ski tours
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Bishorn 4153 m
Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent4,5 km
- ascent950 m
- duration5-6,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
Bishorn seems to be a relatively light 4000, but looks are deceptive. If you include the approach to Cabane Tracuit from Zinal in the ascent, it is quite a long ski tour. From the hut the ascent line leads slightly up the glacier Turtmanngletscher. Directly below the peak on the plateau you have to swap skis for crampons and comfortably climb to the panoramic summit - one of the best in all of Valais. Driving down the northern slope is usually a fantastic enjoyment, the risk of glacier cracks is minimal.
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Alphubel 4206 m
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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Pigne d´Arolla 3790 m
Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent6 km
- ascent1000 m
- duration5-7,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦◊◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Pigne d´Arolla is a very popular and easily accessible viewpoint. The ski tour to the summit leads from the three mountain huts - Cabane Dix, Cabane Vignettes and Cabane Chanrion. The route from Dix goes around the glacial seracs to the saddle Col de la Serpentine and the summit can be reached on skis. A worthwhile summit on the Haute Routes to Zermatt.
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Col Valpelline, Day 6 H.R. Chamonix-Zermatt 3551 m
Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent9 km
- ascent1485 m
- duration8-10 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
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.
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Petit Combin 3663 m
Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent8 km
- ascent1150 m
- duration5-6,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Petit Combin is a flat panoramic summit with a view of the Valais Alps and the Mont Blanc massif. An ideal sightseeing tour. Ascends along the Corbassiere glacier and descends the Glacier des Follats (watch out for seracs and cracks). Finally over the glacier to Cabane FXB Panossiére.
Selected Mountain huts
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Cabane FXB Panossière
Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
3 tours in region2645 m.n.mCapacity 100 bedsOpen mid March-May
The modern mountain hut Cabane FXB Panossière is located above the glacier of the same name. The ski tour to the Petit Combin is great, the challenging ascent to the Grand Combin de Grafeneire is a highlight of the Alps. You can descend to ...
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Turtmannhütte / Cabane Tourtemagne
Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
1 tour in region2519 m.n.mCapacity 74 bedsOpen end March - mid May
The Chalet Turtmannhütte, french Cabane Tourtemagne, is in a relatively secluded location. Magnificent backdrop of the nearby rock walls and glaciers. The mountain hut is famous for its home cooking, especially excellent soups. The Turtmann...
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Monte Rosa Hütte
Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
4 tours in region2883 m.n.mCapacity 120 bedsOpen March-mid May
Monte Rosa Hütte is a state-of-the-art, self-sufficient hut that was built a little higher than the original hut. The MRH is reachable from Zermatt by the Gornergletscher glacier, after a ski tour across the Breithorn and downhill on the Sc...
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Britannia Hütte
Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
5 tours in region3030 m.n.mCapacity 134 bedsOpen march-may
Excellent hut over Saas Fee skiresort (Wallis Alps), half an hour from the cable car. The starting point for five glacier tours - Fluchthorn, Strahlhorn, Rimpfischhorn, Allalinhorn and Alphubel.
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Cabane Tracuit
Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
1 tour in region3256 m.n.mCapacity 115 bedsOpen mid March - mid May
Cabane Tracuit was converted to a brand new high-tech hut in 2013. Tracuit hut is located on the Haute Route Imperiale (french Tour du Ciel). Starting point for the climb to 4000 Bishorn. It is possible to go to the Turtmannhütte, in good c...