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The 10 most beautiful long distance ski tours in Switzerland
Long Distance Ski Touring
Tour de Soleil
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
129.3 km
34:30 h
9,718 m
9,720 m
Multi-day, high-alpine ski traverse from Realp (near Andermatt) to Binntal (near Fiesch) with overnight stays in mountain huts.
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Valais Alps
Haute Route - 3 days version! - From Bourg-Saint-Pierre to Zermatt
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
58.6 km
27:00 h
4,216 m
4,202 m
A very sporty, shorter and rewarding variant of the Haute Route. If you are in good shape but only have a short time, this is the route for you.
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Valais Alps
Haute Route - 3 days version! - Stage 3
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 3
29.2 km
10:00 h
1,160 m
2,691 m
Stage 3 is the most demanding tour in terms of fitness, but also one of the most beautiful stages of the Haute Route. Three breathtaking passes are crossed on the way to Zermatt.
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Valais Alps
Haute Route - 3 days version! - Stage 2
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 2
21.4 km
11:00 h
1,645 m
1,509 m
The 2nd stage of the Haute Route - 3-day version! is not without its challenges. You need very good stamina for the tour, which is over 20 kilometres long.
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Valais Alps
Haute Route - 3 days version! - Stage 1
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 1
7.9 km
6:00 h
1,411 m
0 m
Stage 1 of the Haute Route - 3-day version! starts in Bourg-Saint-Pierre. Through a small, very beautiful valley you reach the Valsorey hut, the finish of stage 1.
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Montafon
Silvretta 2019
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
62.3 km
15:39 h
4,462 m
4,462 m
Multi-day ski tour in the Silvretta with overnight stay in the Wiesbadener Hütte
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Silvretta
Silvretta ski crossing
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
50.9 km
25:00 h
4,900 m
5,185 m
The Silvretta is the ski touring paradise of the Eastern Alps. Numerous huts shorten the long approaches to the three-thousand metre peaks and at the same time enable varied crossings - the possibilities are truly limitless.
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Mont Blanc massif
Haute Route - From Chamonix to Zermatt
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
107.3 km
33:15 h
5,030 m
8,580 m
The classic ski crossing from Chamonix to Zermatt has long attracted an international audience. The Haute Route, which takes at least five days, is one of the tours that ambitious ski tourers should have done at least once.
Long Distance Ski Touring
High altitude ski tour: Haute Route from Argentière to Zermatt
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
115.6 km
28:45 h
8,413 m
8,044 m
From Chamonix (Argentière) to Zermatt. You can also extend to Saas Fee. A tour of superlatives, famous peaks, huge glaciers, impressive panoramas and descents that are second to none. Here is the route and the conditions we encountered at the beginning of April 2023.
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Savognin
ORTOVOX Tourentipp: Haute Route Graubünden
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
74.7 km
19:00 h
5,083 m
5,344 m
HAUTE ROUTE GRAUBÜNDEN
Die Bündner Haute Route ist eine traumhaft einsame und abwechslungsreiche Skidurchquerung im schweizer Kanton Graubünden. Fünf Tage begibt man sich auf die schönsten Skitouren und Gipfel der Region und kann sich von den kulinarischen Spezialitäten der 4 Hüttenwirte verwöhnen lassen.
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Tour du Ciel komplett by Karl
May 09, 2023
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ORTOVOX Tourentipp: Haute Route Graubünden by Dusan
January 19, 2021
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