05.00 a.m. Hotel Tiefenbach
Ski tour Galenstock with mountain guide
High alpine spring classic with an impressive summit ridge at the end of the season.
Technics
Endurance
The snow conditions in the high mountains are still great and the high-pressure weather gives us plenty of sunshine throughout the week. The Galenstock is one of the most beautiful high-altitude ski tours in the Furka region and offers fantastic views from the summit. Thanks to the ideal starting point at Tiefenbach, we quickly reach the centre of the high alpine landscape, where we still find enough snow for another exciting experience on skis. Together we ascend from Hotel Tiefenbach towards Tiefengletscher. At the beginning we will carry our skis for about 30 minutes. Afterwards, a wonderful, varied ascent over the Tiefengletscher basin awaits us. In the upper part, the tour becomes more alpine and we reach the ski depot. From there, a foot ascent and scrambling passages take us over the north ridge to the summit. Here the mountain guide will lead you through, well coached or secured. Once at the top, an impressive panorama opens up over the Bernese Alps, the Valais and the Central Swiss Alps. Afterwards, back at the ski depot and well-timed, we enjoy the long descent over the extensive firn slopes back towards Tiefenbach.
Procedure and meeting place
We start the tour on Friday morning at 5 a.m. at the Hotel Tiefenbach. You can either arrive the evening before with an overnight stay at the Hotel Tiefenbach or directly in the morning by car. If you would like to stay overnight at the Hotel Tiefenbach: book this directly with Madeleine from the Hotel Tiefenbach (041 887 13 22, info@hotel-tiefenbach.ch), there are enough seats.
From Hotel Tiefenbach at around 2100 metres, we ascend together towards the Tiefengletscher. At the start, we carry our skis for a maximum of 30 minutes before steadily gaining altitude on skis via the Tiefengletscher basin. The varied ascent leads us through impressive high alpine terrain to the ski depot at around 3400 metres. There we switch from ski touring to alpine mode. We continue up the north ridge on foot with ice axe and crampons towards the summit. Iron bars, easy scrambling sections and exposed passages make for an exciting alpine finale. The mountain guide will accompany you, well coached or secured if necessary, over the ridge to the summit of the Galenstock at 3586 metres. After a break at the summit and an impressive view, we return to the ski depot. We then enjoy the long descent over the wide firn slopes back towards Tiefenbach - timed to suit the conditions.
We finish the tour together in Tiefenbach.
Requirements
- Safe ski touring technique (skins, hairpin bends).
- Safe downhill technique in open terrain and in different types of snow.
- Stamina for ski tours of around 1400 metres at a normal pace (~350m/h).
- Splitboarders are welcome, provided they are experienced.
- Sure-footedness with crampons for the ascent over the summit ridge
Price and services
- CHF 395.-
- Rope team with 3 guests per mountain guide.
- Including planning and realisation with mountain guide and his travel expenses.
- Excluding accommodation costs if you arrive the evening before.
- 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:
Tobias Groenen
Impressions: Ski tour Galenstock
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