Photos
Bernese Oberland Tour, 26 April-3 May 2008 (18 photos)
Bernese Oberland Tour, 29 March-5 April 2008 (12 photos)
Berner Oberland Ski Tour, 22-29 April 2006 (11 photos)
Berner Oberland Ski Tour, 15-22 April 2006 (21 photos)
Available trips
| Sat 11th Apr 09
- Sat 18th Apr 09 |
8 Days |
| Olly Allen | £ 825 |
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| Sat 25th Apr 09
- Sat 2nd May 09 |
8 Days |
| Matt Dickinson | £ 825 |
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Skill: **
The intermediate level hut-to-hut ski tours are aimed at newcomers to multi-day hut-to-hut ski touring. However participants
should have completed some day tours and have basic ski touring experience – e.g. familiarity with using skins and skinning
technique, conversions/kick-turns. You need to be confident walking uphill on steep and exposed slopes with boot crampons.
You need to be a competent off-piste skier capable of skiing 10-12 continuous turns off-piste on most slopes and with the
confidence to tackle steeper pitches in tricky conditions.
These tours differ from the beginner level tours in that ascents & descents will be more demanding – i.e. longer &
steeper.
Stamina: ***
Most of our progression-level & advanced-level off-piste weeks and intermediate ski tours are of this level of strenuousness. You must be able to cope with continuous, long days out on the hill. On a ski touring week you need to fit enough to cope with up to 3-4 hours of mountain walking or ski-touring up-hill carrying a backpack with all you need for a week staying in mountain huts.
The Bernese Oberland in Switzerland offers some fantastic ski touring amid truly breathtaking scenery.
Our starting point is Interlaken, the capital of the Jungfrau region. Our itinerary takes in some of the best ascents and
descents in the region as we traverse across the massif.
If you have never skied in the Bernese Oberland, it is a region you must visit!
Read more about Interlaken Enquire about this tripItinerary
Day 1
Arrive in Interlaken and book into your hotel. Meet up with your Mountain Tracks guide. Welcome meeting and trip
briefing.
Day 2
Ascend using the Jungfrau Railway up the Jungfraujoch (3454m).
An astounding feat of Swiss engineering, the train climbs via a tunnel bored through the Eiger and the Mönch. We start
with the descent down the Jungfraufirn before making an ascent of the Louwihorn (3773m). A 900m vertical descent leads us to
Konkordiaplatz, where we use ladders to reach the Konkordia hut (2850m).
Day 3
We continue our journey eastwards over the Grunhornlucke (3280m). An ascent of the Wyssnollen (3590m), gives us
magnificent views of the surrounding peaks and a great ski to the Finsteraarhorn hut (3048m).
Day 4
A big day with the ascent of the Gross Wannenhorn, (3905m). This is the most southerly of the peaks ascended. Return to
the Finsteraarhorn hut for a second night.
Day 5
A traverse of the Trugberg (3880m). This peak is an island surrounded by glaciers. We ascend it via the Ewigschneefald
ice fall to the east, and return to the Konkordia hut.
Day 6
The traverse the Kranzberg (3666m). This peak overlooks the Konkordiaplatz and is an excellent peak to take in on the way
to the hut. Our descent to the Grosser Aletschfirn is spectacular and leads on to the Hollandia hut (3240m).
Day 7
This day is a great finish to the trip. We climb the Abeni Flue (3962m) Although not technical or steep it does give
wonderful glacier skiing and, from the summit, brilliant views of the surrounding Swiss Valais. Descending back to the
Hollandia hut and the Lotschenlucke gives access to the classic alpine ski run into the Lotschental. We return to Interlaken by
train.
Day 8
Depart after breakfast
We will make every endeavour to carry out the above itinerary but alterations may have to be made owing to weather and snow conditions.
Additional Information
Private group departures available on request from mid-March until end May.
Price
All prices are per person
The price includes: all guiding fees & expenses, 2 nights half-board hotel accommodation, 5 nights half-board
accommodation in mountain huts
The price does not include: local transfers and uplift costs, equipment hire, personal insurance, travel to/from
Interlaken, lunches and beverages.
We exclude the cost for transfers and uplift because use of these will depend on weather and snow conditions. Based on
previous tours the cost of transfers/uplift for this tour should not exceed CHF150.
Group Size
The minimum group size is 4. The maximum is 12 with 2 guides.
Accommodation and meals
We spend 2 nights in Interlaken where our preferred hotel is the Hotel Harder Minerva. The other 5 nights are spent in
traditional alpine mountain huts. It is possible to leave some luggage in Interlaken whilst we are in the mountain huts as we
return there for the final night. The Swiss huts are renowned for good food: nourishing and plentiful.
Equipment
A copy of our
recommended kit list will be sent to you at the time of
booking.
Ski touring gear is essential for this tour.
All skiers will need to carry a pack (35-45 litres) with safety gear, a minimal change of clothes for the evenings and
personal items.
Everyone is expected to ski at all times with the three essential items of avalanche safety equipment: transceiver,
shovel and probe. If you ski off-piste regularly we recommend you purchase your own set and we have a special offer on BCA’s
excellent DTS Tracker.
Equipment Hire
If you plan to hire touring equipment, we recommend Vertical Sport in Interlaken. They are located within walking
distance of the hotel at 44 Jungfraustrasse. Tel: +41 33 823 53 83. Email: info@verticalsport.ch. You should contact them in
advance to reserve gear.
Recommended Maps
1:50,000 Jungfrau 264 (S)
1:50,000 Nufenenpass 265 (S)
Note: ‘S’ indicates that ski routes are shown.
Having your own maps is optional as your guides will carry all the maps needed for this tour.
Insurance
It is a condition of booking that you are insured for ski touring covering personal accident, rescue and third party
risks. You are strongly advised also to take out cover against cancellation and curtailment.
If you are looking to purchase insurance for your trip we recommend
SNOWCARD. They specialise in travel insurance for adventure sports particularly skiing
and snowboarding. Their rates for both single trip and annual policies are very competitive.
For details on their policies and to get a quote CLICK HERE or contact our office for further details.