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The fourth stage of the Haute Route from Chamonix to Zermatt is one of the most beautiful mountain experiences. First ascent from Cabane Valsorey to the Plateau Couloir Sattel, for the most part an ascent with crampons is necessary. This is followed by a long descent over the Col Sonadon saddle along the Glacier du Mont Durand and at the end an easy ascent to the hut Cabane Chanrion.
Peak
- Country
- Switzerland
- Montains
- Walliser Alpen / Alpes valaisannes
- Tags
- Grand Combin Haute Route Chamonix-Zermatt Pays du Saint Bernard Schweiz Switzerland Valais Wallis
- Hut
- Cabane Valsorey
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 588085
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 86881
Start point
- Start Point
- Cabane Valsorey
- Altitude
- 3033 m
- UTM / CH1903 x ("longitude" E/W)
- 587060
- UTM / CH1903 y ("latitude" N/S)
- 86544
Conditions
- Avalanche danger
- www.slf.ch
- Weather
- SRF Meteo Meteoschweiz Combin Meitin, mountain-forecast.com Cab. Valsorey, Meteoblue.com Plateau Couloir, Meteoblue.com Gr. Combin Valsorey, mountain-forecast.com Gr. Tete de By, mountain-forecast.com Bourg St.-Pierre, yr.no Bourg St.-Pierre, meteoblue.com
- Snow report
- bergfex.ch, Liddes - Vichères
- Webcams
- Grand St. Bernard Tunnel
Ski tour map on Plateau Couloir, Day4 H.R.Chamonix-Zermatt
bivakovací nouzová chata 
cepín a mačky potřeba
exponovaný, obtížný terén
horská chata
hôtel, penzion
lanovka, vlek
lavinové nebezpečí, svah > 30°
ledovcové trhliny
lehká túra
mimořádně obtížná túra
mírně obtížná túra
obtížná túra
parkoviště
přístup k chatě
restaurace
sedlo
sjezd
skidepo
vrchol
výstup
začátek ledovce
- bivouac, winter room
- crampons & ice axe necessary
- exposed, difficulty terrain
- mountain hut, refuge
- hotel, pension
- cableway, skilift
- avalanche danger, slope > 30°
- glacier cracks
- little difficult tour
- extremely difficult tour
- rather difficult tour
- difficult tour
- parking
- hut acces
- restaurant
- col, pass, saddle
- descent
- skidepot
- peak, summit
- ascent
- glacier beginning
- biwak, winterraum
- steigeisen & pickel erforderlich
- ausgesetzt, schwierige gelände
- berghütte
- hotel, pension
- seilbahn, skilift
- lawinengefahr, hangneigung > 30°
- gletscherspalten
- wenig schwierige tour
- äusserst schwierige tour
- ziemlich schwierige tour
- schwierige tour
- parkplatz
- zugang zur hütte
- restaurant
- sattel, joch, pass
- abfahrt
- skidepot
- gipfel
- aufsieg
- gletscher anfang
- bivacco, locale invernale
- ramponi & piccozza necessari
- esposto, terreno difficolt?
- rifugio, capanna
- alberghi, pensione
- funivia, seggiovia
- pericolo di valanghe, pendenza > 30°
- crepe glacier
- tour piccolo difficile
- tour estremamente difficile
- tour piuttosto difficile
- escursioni difficili
- parcheggio
- accesso capanna
- ristorante
- col, sella, passo, forcella
- discesa
- sci deposito
- picco, vertice, piz
- salita
- inizio ghiacciaio
- bivouac, local d'hiver
- crampons & piolet nécessaire
- exposée, difficulté du terrain
- cabane de montagne, refuge
- hôtel, pension
- téléphérique, téléski
- danger d'avalanche, pente > 30°
- crevasse du glacier
- peu difficile tour
- extr?mement difficile tournée
- assez difficile tour
- difficile tournée
- parking
- acces cabane
- restaurant
- col, selle
- descente
- skis dépôt
- pic, sommet
- ascension
- début glacier
- < 20°
- 20° - 25°
- 25° - 30°
- 30° - 35°
- 35° - 40°
- > 40°
Current weather conditions in the tour area
Planning of ski tour
- Fitness difficulty
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- ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty
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- ♦♦♦◊
- best time for this tour
- April-mid May
- Glacier
- Yes
- Map
- Arolla 283 S, Swisstopo 1:50000 Chanrion 1346, Swisstopo 1:25000 Mont Vélan 1366, Swisstopo 1:25000 Orsiéres 1345, 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)
About Ski tour
- Time difficulty
- Ascent (height difference)
- 1085 m
- Lenght of ascent
- 3,5 km
- Descent (height difference)
- 1650 m
- Total Lenght of tour
- 13,5 km
- Total time of the tour
- 6-8 h
- Elevation Range
- 2255 - 3640 m
- Principal Aspect
- SW, SE, S, E S-south, N-north, W-west, E-east
Download
- GPX (track only)
- HR4d ValsoreyHut_Plateau-Couloir_Chanrion_TRK.gpx best for display on a detailed topographical map (mapy.cz) or in apps for smartphones (Locus, Garmin Connect, etc.)
- GPX (waipoints, track)
- HR4d_ValsoreyH_ChanrionH_skitour.gpx great for uploading in GPS device
- KML (with POI)
- HRC ValsoreyHut-ChanrionHut_HauteRouteChamxZer_4day.kml for viewing in the Google Earth 3D map application, which you can install on your PC
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