Cabane du Mountet is in the grip of wild glacier mountains, especially Dent Blanche. Access to the mountain hut is from Zinal through the valley Zinaltal and over the Glacier de Zinal. Mountet Hut is located on the Haute Route Imperial, french named is Tour du Ciel. Starting point for ski tours on L'Epaule, Blanc de Momong and Mont Durand / Arbenhorn. The location of the Mountethütte promises beautiful mountain views while you rest after the ski mountaineering.
Tours starting from hut
Ski tours around Hut Cabane du Mountet
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Blanc de Moming - Dôme Circuit 3649 m
Cabane du Mountet Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent10 km
- ascent2035 m
- duration9-11 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦♦
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦♦
Blanc de Moming - Dôme is a beautiful but also very demanding complex ski tour. First ascent from Cabane Mountet to La Forcle saddle and then not very easy descent and then ascent along the Glacier du Besso. At the end of the glacier there is an uncomfortable border between snow and rock. Climb a rocky slope. First along a flat ridge, which is increasingly exposed. It is recommended to belay in windy weather. At the beginning of the spectacular descent along the Glacier de Moming, pay attention to the gigantic cracks. The departure line (keep left) turns from the northern to the western slope. After reaching the valley there is an easy ascent along the Glacier de Zinal back to Cabane Mountet.
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Tour du Ciel - day 3 3649 m
Cabane du Mountet Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent10,5 km
- ascent2420 m
- duration10-12 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦♦
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦♦
A very long and demanding, royal stage of this Haute Route. In my opinion, the most impressive stage of all multi-day Alpine crossings. Due to the elevation gain and time required, it’s worth considering splitting the stage into two days with an overnight stay in Zinal. The long, exposed ridge to the summit requires rope protection depending on conditions. The descent is fantastically long, but caution is needed – there are large crevasses. This ski tour is only recommended in stable weather; in poor conditions, it’s advisable to bypass the Blanc de Moming via the Glacier de Zinal and ascend directly to the Cabane de Tracuit.
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes
- Open (winter)
- end March - end May
- Beds
- 115
- Winterraum
- yes, 30 beds
- Shortening of access (cableway, lift, taxi, snowcat...)
- no
- Luggage transport
- no
- Card Pay
- no
- Shower
- no
- Wifi
- no
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 616621
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 100963
- GPX access to hut (waipoints, track)
- Mountet-Hut_access_Zinal.gpx
- GPX access to hut (track only)
- Mountet-Hut_access_Zinal_TRK.gpx
- Map
- Arolla 283 S, Swisstopo 1:50000 Evolene 1327, Swisstopo 1:25000
- Guides
- Ski de randonnée Bas-Valais Die klassischen Skitouren (SAC, deutsch) Les classiques de randonnée à ski (SAC, francais) Walliser Alpen (Rother, deutsch)
- Phone (hut)
- +41 27 475 14 31
- Phone (valley)
- -
- Cell phone
- -
- Mobile Signal
- no
- Web
- cas-diablerets.ch
- mountet@cas-diablerets.ch
- Owner of hut
- CAS Diablerets
- Cabane Grand Mountet CAS
- Reservation
- online former
- Online reservation
- alpsonline.org
- Start Point
- Zinal
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 614392
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 109620
- Altitude
- 1670 m
- Ascent (height difference)
- 1210 m
- Time of Access
- 5-6 h
- Shortening lift
- no
- Avalanche danger
- www.slf.ch
- Weather
- SRF Meteo Meteoschweiz Zinal, snow-forecast.com Zinal, meteoblue.com Blanc Moming 3663 / mountain-forecast.com L´Epaule 4017 / mountain-forecast.com Grand Cornier 3961m / mountain-forecast.com Mont Durand 3774, mountain-forecast.com Schweiz TV - animation Bergwetter / alpenverein.at
- Snow report
- Zinal, snow-forecast.com Zinal, bergfex.ch Zinal, onthesnow.com Zinal, skiresort.info snow.myswitzerland.com/
- Webcams
- Evoléne Zinal webcams
- Region
- Val d´Anniviers Wallis.ch
- Public traffic
- train SBB bus - Postauto.ch
- Skiresort nearby
- Grimentz-Zinal
- Other links
- Swiss Tourism
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Best ski tours in mountains Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes, Switzerland
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Tour du Ciel - day 5 3030 m
Turtmannhütte / Cabane Tourtemagne Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent5,5 km
- ascent1110 m
- duration5-7 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦◊◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
A relatively easy ascent, though steep in places, from Lake Turtmannsee, which is reached by descending from the Turtmannhütte. From the summit ridge, there's a long descent to the Hotel Weisshorn, followed by forest trails leading down to the village of St. Luc - Chandolin in the Val d'Anniviers.
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Pigne d´Arolla 3790 m
Cabane des Dix 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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Tour du Ciel - day 2 3404 m
Schönbielhütte Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes Switzerland
- Length of ascent5 km
- ascent1190 m
- duration5-7 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Tour du Ciel (known as the reverse direction of the Haute Route Impériale) begins with the first real stage from the Schönbiel Hut, featuring a descent along the edge of the moraine. This is followed by a long, steep climb over glacier seracs, ideally tackled in the early morning. The subsequent ascent over the Hohlwäng Glacier to the Col Durand (3404 m) is then straightforward. An alternative is to turn right before the pass and climb Mont Durand. From the pass, descend over the Glacier Durand, followed by a short climb to the Cabane Mountet.
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Piz Surlej - Piz San Gian 3187 m
St. Moritz Bernina Alps Switzerland
- Length of ascent4 km
- ascent990 m
- duration4-6 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦◊◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Piz Surlej and Piz San Gian is an interesting ski tour over two neighboring peaks. In the morning you take the cable car to Piz Corvatsch and enjoy the wonderful view of the Albula Alps as well as the lakes Sils and Silvaplana. Follow the ski slope to the Margun Vegl cable car station or to the upper station (2643 m). A logical line to Piz Surlej and further along the ridge to Piz San Gian. And then a spectacular descent to St. Moritz. Warning, some slopes of this ski tour have avalanche potential, especially the descent from the San Gian summit to St. Moritz. This tour is for skiers with good riding technique.
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Grosses Grünhorn 4044 m
Konkordiahütte Berner Alpen / Alpes bernoises Switzerland
- Length of ascent7 km
- ascent1380 m
- duration6,5-8,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Gross Grünhorn is the only 4000 meter in the Konkordiahütte area. The ascent leads from Konkordiaplatz along the edge of the Ewigschneefeld glacier and then along the northwestern slopes of the Grünhorn ridge. Beware of glacier cracks around the saddle between Grünegghorn and Gross Grünhorn. Not far from the saddle is a ski depot, from which you can go up with crampons and ice ax. The descent along the ascent route is safer than the descent variant through Grüneggfirn (glacier cracks).
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Cima di Rosso 3365 m
Fornohütte - Capanna del Forno Bernina Alps Switzerland
- Length of ascent7,5 km
- ascent1255 m
- duration4,5-6 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Cima di Rosso je skialpová klasika v oblasti Forno. Ledovcová túra s vynikajícim výhledem na Munt Disgrazia a Piz Bernina. Kromě sjezdu po trase výstupu je možná sjezdová alernativa severním svahem, kde bývá často prašan.