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The 10 most beautiful long distance ski tours in the Valais Alps
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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.
![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.
![Früher Start vom Réfuge d'Argentière: Aiguille Verte und Droites](https://img2.oastatic.com/img2/48232218/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Pays du St-Bernard
Die Haute Route Chamonix - Zermatt für Puristen
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
76.7 km
55:00 h
9,000 m
10,300 m
Erlebnis Haute Route: die bekannteste Skitour der Alpen auf unbekannten Wegen und by fair means (ohne Taxi)!
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Zermatt - Matterhorn
Tour du Ciel Tag 1
Difficulty
moderate
12.4 km
4:30 h
1,153 m
70 m
6-tägige Skidurchquerung von Zermatt nach St Niklaus.
Tag 1: Aufstieg von Zermatt zur Schönbielhütte.
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Zermatt - Matterhorn
Tour du Ciel komplett
Difficulty
moderate
closed
58.1 km
14:48 h
5,490 m
6,088 m
Zermatt nach St. Niklaus
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Zermatt - Matterhorn
AAA_Tour_de_Ciel_V_002
55.6 km
14:35 h
5,427 m
6,023 m
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Tour du Ciel komplett by Karl
May 09, 2023
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