8:29 am, Schwägalp cable car station
Ski tour | Säntis round tour
Grandiose round tour around the mountain in eastern Switzerland: imposing limestone cliffs, lots of downhill skiing and playful terrain - on well-surfaced slopes and snow down to the valley!
Technics
Endurance
Eastern Switzerland
The Säntis tour is one of the classics in Eastern Switzerland. We start the tour on the Säntis summit. From there we first descend a beautiful 1000 metres in altitude! An ascent leads us through the exciting limestone mountains from Säntis to the Rotstein Pass and from there down another 1000 metres in altitude. We have snow right down into the valley and we make the most of it all the way to Unterwasser.
Procedure and meeting place
We meet at the Schwägalp cable car station. The bus leaves Nesslau for Schwägalp at 08.07 am.
Together we undertake the beautiful circular tour around the Säntis massif. We take the Säntis railway up to the Säntis. From there, we descend eastwards approx. 1000 metres to Meglisalp. A 600 metre ascent takes us to the Rotstein Pass, where we descend to Unterwasser.
We return from Unterwasser to Nesslau by bus or taxi and from there return home individually.
Requirements
- Mastering the ski touring technique with its basics (skins, hairpin turns).
- Safe downhill technique in open terrain and in different types of snow.
- Condition for ski tours with around 800hm at a comfortable pace (~300hm/h).
- Condition for 2000m of descent in different types of snow.
- Splitboarders are welcome, provided they are experienced.
Price and services
- CHF 195.-
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- 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.
That's what our guests say:
Esthi Haumüller
We have already had several great tours with Bergschaft with very friendly and competent mountain guides and have always been very satisfied.
Impressions: Säntis round tour
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