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The 10 most beautiful long distance ski tours in Switzerland
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Long Distance Ski Touring
· Gotthard Group
Ski crossing of the Gotthard Group from the Oberalp Pass to the Gemsstock
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Multi-stage route
35.5 km
15:00 h
2,644 m
3,250 m
Four-day ski traverse through the Gotthard Group with overnight stays at Maigelshütte and Vermigelhütte.
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Long Distance Ski Touring
Tour de Soleil
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
81.8 km
22:50 h
7,765 m
7,803 m
Multi-day, high-alpine ski traverse from Realp (near Andermatt) to Binntal (near Fiesch) with overnight stays in mountain huts.
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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.
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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.
![View to the Col du Sonadon.](https://img2.oastatic.com/img2/39328103/320x320r/variant.jpg)
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.
![View of the valley through which the ascent goes](https://img0.oastatic.com/img2/39288786/320x320r/variant.jpg)
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.
![Day 2, summit happiness on Piz Buin](https://img.oastatic.com/img2/38028930/320x320r/variant.jpg)
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
![Piz Buin, ascent on the Ochsental glacier](https://img1.oastatic.com/img2/12635447/320x320r/variant.jpg)
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.
![Ascent to the Pigne d'Arolla](https://img0.oastatic.com/img2/22320401/320x320r/variant.jpg)
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.
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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.
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Tour du Ciel komplett by Karl
May 09, 2023
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January 19, 2021
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