09:00 am, Kandersteg, Talstat. Sunnbüel
Ski touring taster weekend | at the Berghotel Gemmi Schwarenbach with mountain guide
We take you into the world of ski touring. You'll get a taste of this wonderful sport and we'll accompany you professionally on your first ski touring experiences.
Technics
Endurance
Bern, Gemmi Schwarenbach
Together we go on easy ski tours at a leisurely pace, where you can learn the basics of ski touring in peace and gain valuable experience. We will show you our approach to ski touring: with short, pleasant ascents, plenty of breaks and relaxed descents in powder snow. You will learn how to ascend efficiently with skins, what is important when choosing tracks and get practical tips for safe and enjoyable skiing in deep snow. We will take time to answer your questions and cater to your individual needs. We spend the night in a charming hotel right in the ski touring area. We set off from the front door on tours that are ideal for beginners. Thanks to the small ski lifts in the region, you can also choose variants that shorten the ascent and thus increase the downhill fun.
Tip: Benefit from discounted rental equipment at Ski Rental Züri or in the Sport Trend Shop Hinwil.
Course content and meeting point
We meet in the morning at the car park and bus stop in Kandersteg, Sunnbüel valley station. From here we take the cable car up. We start immediately into the matter of ski touring. We reach the accommodation with touring skis only. We carry our own luggage to the accommodation, so it's worth packing compactly and only taking the essentials in your touring rucksack.
The Gemmi and the Berghotel Schwarenbach are situated high up and are already snow-sure at the beginning of winter. After the cable car ride, we immediately start familiarising ourselves with the ski touring equipment. We take our skis to the Berghotel Schwarenbach and then go on a leisurely short tour to familiarise ourselves with the safety equipment. We take time to look at and discuss everything we need for a successful start to ski touring. As always, we are out and about with our eyes wide open, looking for the best snow and looking forward to a beautiful descent. In the evening we enjoy a get-together in the cosy parlour and look forward to another ski tour!
Daily destination: You learnt a lot of new things, your questions were answered and you received individual support in the terrain. This allowed you to gain your first valuable experience of ski touring.
Material and equipment
- Ski touring boots
- Ski touring binding
- Ascent skins
- Shovel and probe
- LVS - Avalanche transceiver
Ski touring technique
- Ascent movement
- Climbing aid
- Sweeping on the ascent
- Turn a corner
- Hairpin bends
Once again, we go on a leisurely ski tour together, look for the best snow for a rewarding descent and enjoy our time together outside.
We will deepen your knowledge, consolidate what you have learnt and expand your practical ski touring skills.Daily destination: You build on what you have learnt, become more confident in its application and get a clear picture of what makes a ski tour and what is important on the way.
Repetition previous day
- Material and equipment
- Ski touring technique
Communication and organisation
- Mountain guide to customer
- Safe islands
- Safety distances
- Single travelling
After a last great descent, we end the tour days together at the same place.
Requirements
- No previous ski touring experience required.
- Experience in skiing on the black piste.
- Stamina for ascents of around 800 metres at a leisurely pace (~300 m/h)
Price and services
- CHF 525.-
- Small group with 4 - 8 guests per mountain guide.
- Including professional planning and realisation with a mountain guide and his travel expenses.
- Including overnight stay in a hotel with half board
- Excluding travel expenses, possible train tickets, personal consumption.
- We also offer great deals on ski tour hire equipment:
- Ski Rental Zueri
- Complete equipment, i.e. skis, boots, safety set, rucksack and poles
Flat rate of CHF 100 for 2 days and CHF 160 for 4 days. - You can add this to your shopping basket and collect it from Ski Rental.
- Complete equipment, i.e. skis, boots, safety set, rucksack and poles
- Sport Trend Shop Hinwil
- Touring ski package (touring skis incl. skins and crampons, touring boots, touring poles)
- 70.- für einen Tag
- 95.- für zwei Tage
- 115.- für drei Tage
- 135.- für vier Tage
- Package Safety (avalanche transceiver, avalanche shovel and probe):
- 30.- für einen Tag
- 35.- für zwei Tage
- 40.- für drei Tage
- 45.- für vier Tage
- You can collect this from the Sport Trend Shop with our booking confirmation and pay there. Please contact STS in advance to reserve the equipment. Collection on Friday and return by Tuesday.
- Touring ski package (touring skis incl. skins and crampons, touring boots, touring poles)
- Ski Rental Zueri
Material and equipment
- We have for you a detailed packing list with packing tips compiled.
- For this tour you need the following material from this PDF. We carry our equipment with us all the time. Pack only what is necessary.
- The equipment for the days is carried to the mountain hotel by yourself. Pack compactly and preferably only the essentials in your ski touring rucksack
- Towels and down duvet available (no sleeping bag required)
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.
Accommodation
Berghotel Schwarenbach
The Berghotel Schwarenbach is located in the heart of the mountain world between Gemmi and Sunnbüel, nestled between historic pass crossings, vast expanses of snow and imposing peaks. Thanks to its perfect location directly on the route between Kandersteg and the Gemmi, it is an ideal starting point for ski tours and alpine activities. Inside, a cosy parlour, delicious food and the warm hospitality of your hosts await you. Outside, wide winter landscapes, tranquil valleys and impressive mountains await. A place that offers tranquillity, provides energy and is the starting point for wonderful days on the mountain.
Impressions: Taster ski tours Gemmi
This is how you can join us on your first ski tours on the Gemmi:
- The weekend of 16–17 January 2027Freie PlätzeCHF 525.-
- The weekend of 13–14 February 2027Freie PlätzeCHF 525.-
As Private Tour on your desired date with your group:
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