6.9 km away
Matterhorn East Face
A major extreme line on one of the World's most famous mountains
Extreme Ski Touring
- Distance
- 3.8 km
- Ascent
- 1.1 km
- Descent
- 1.1 km
Château Des Dames - Touring
Cervinia
Wide north/northeast facing couloir south of Cervinia.
Ski Touring Difficult
- Distance
- 3.9 km
- Ascent
- 1.2 km
- Descent
- 19 m
- Duration
- 3-4 hrs
- Low Point
- 1.9 km
- High Point
- 3.1 km
- Gradient
- 34˚
Wide north/northeast facing couloir located south of the village Cervinia. Very popular couloir for heliskiing therefore, be early if you want to make the first tracks. Really nice to tour up before sunrise and then wave to the first skiers flying in when you ski down.
Description
There's a small space to park above the quarry and also about 100 m, coming from Cervinia, there's a big parking lot.
Total incline is about 1200 m and the gradient varies from 0 in the beginning up to 35 degree incline. You need to be used to touring and have a good fitness level, this is a hard climb.
You have a lot of space to ski on and an amazing view on the top of your tour.
Difficulty
Difficult
Serious gradient of 30-38 degrees where a real risk of slipping exists.
Medium Exposure (E2)
As well as the slope itself, there are some obstacles (such as rock outcrops) which could aggravate injury.
Remoteness
Away from help but easily accessed.
Best time to visit
Features
- Face
- Cliffs
- Couloir
- Single Descent
Equipment required
- Skins
- Crampons
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Monte Rosa Haute Route: Klein Matterhorn to Rifugio Guide d'Ayas
Day 1: Zermatt/Cervinia, Breithorn, Ayas Hut using the cable car to the Klein Matterhorn to start
Difficult Ski Touring
- Distance
- 5.9 km
- Ascent
- 200 m
- Descent
- 643 m
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Schönbiel Hut to Saas Almagell via Strahlhorn
A huge climb to a 4000m peak then a 2500m descent!
Difficult Ski Touring
- Distance
- 40 km
- Ascent
- 2.7 km
- Descent
- 3.8 km
9.3 km away
Tour de Ciel: Schonbiel Hut to Mountet Hut
Starting with an amazing backdrop of the Matterhorn in the morning light this unforgettable traverse takes you over a high pass into remote mountain wilderness to the N.
Difficult Ski Touring
- Distance
- 14 km
- Ascent
- 1.5 km
- Descent
- 1.3 km
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