8.10 am Näfels-Mollis railway station
5-litre tour | Round tour Schilt to Lake Walen
Grandiose round tour from the Schilt ski lift with lots of downhill skiing!
Technics
Endurance
After the long-awaited snowfall last weekend, we are enjoying the snow right down to the lower altitudes! It's great that it's now possible to undertake the “5-Liber” tour. A traverse of the Glarus Alps from the Schilt ski lift to just before Lake Walen! The Schilt in the Glarus Alps is the summit that was the first Swiss peak to be climbed on skis. In those days, the Schilt ski lift and descent from Zurich railway station cost 5 litres (5 francs). Hence the name. We undertake this fantastic round tour with an ascent of almost 1000 metres and a descent of around 2000 metres! So we don't mind if we have to walk down the last few minutes.
Procedure and meeting place
We meet in the morning at Näfels-Mollis railway station. From there we take a taxi to the valley station of the Fronalp ski lift and take the ski lift to the starting point.
We enjoy the day in the snow together. We climb the Schilt, enjoy the view and take a great descent down the long slopes to Mürtschenalp. From there we ascend again so that we can then ski down to Obstalden.
We finish the tour together in Obstalden on Lake Walen.
Requirements
- Mastering the ski touring technique with its basics (skins, hairpin turns).
- Safe downhill technique in open terrain and in different types of snow.
- Stamina for ski tours with just under 1000 metres at a leisurely pace (~300m/h) and around 2000 metres downhill.
- This tour is not suitable with a splitboard.
Price and services
- CHF 195.-
- Small group with 4 - 7 guests per mountain guide.
- Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
- Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.
Material and equipment
- For this tour you need the material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us all the time. Pack only what is necessary.
- General material and packing tips we have also put together for you.
Bergschaft tours and courses are conducted in German as standard. However, our mountain guides speak good English, as do many of the participants. If you speak English, you are of course very welcome. Depending on the tour, it may be worth asking us in advance whether the guide and the group are comfortable speaking English.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us, preferably via the Contact form.
So come with us on the 5-libre tour:
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