Snowshoeing

On soft feet through winter landscapes
Enjoy the fascination of our winter wonderlands on soft feet: snowshoes. Feel the crisp air, glance at our majestic peaks on your hike. Snowshoe trails can be found in the area of Rothwald and Rosswald or on the Simplon Pass.
Our insiders’ tip: As a perfect ending ritual to a long hike, we recommend you warm up with a fondue and an exquisite glass of Fendant – and last but not least – "a clear" one to warm up even more. See brochure can be found in the download area.
Be a responsible snowshoe hiker!
Snowshoeing is a huge trend. As a result the local wildlife and forests are impacted negatively. An information campaign by the local wildlife, hunter and forestry service aims to educate our guests on this topic. We kindly ask you to follow our guidelines and respect nature on your hikes, for your own safety as well as the future of our environment. More on this topic can be found here.
Ski tour to the Bortelhorn

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/Photo: Georges Sanga, www.sac-cas.ch
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/Photo: Ralph Näf, www.trittsicher.ch
Ascent
Berisal – Ascend from the Berisal up to 2’400 m above the Bortelhütte. Continue upwards and east into a small hollow on the south to the northern end of the small Bortelglacier. Clearly turn into a south-southeast direction and over the Bortelglacier to the ski depot. In winter, the summit is rarely ascended.
Descent
Berisal – The descent is via the ascent route. This may vary depending on the risk assessment.
Author’s recommendation
Benefit from the new Simplon snowshoe and ski touring app. Earn points and get great rewards. The app is at www.simplon.ch
Rest Stop
BortelhüttenSafety information
Safe skiing, alpine, quite difficult tour. Only accessible in very safe conditions.
Disclaimer of liability
Walking on routes in alpine terrain requires good physical condition, serious preparation and technical knowledge in mountain sports. The ascent of the routes described is at your own risk. Brig Simplon Tourismus AG SAC and the authors assume no liability for the topicality, correctness and completeness of the information provided. Liability claims of any kind against Brig Simplon Tourismus AG or against the authors are excluded.
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Tips, hints and links
More information about ski tours at: www.sac-cas.ch/de/huetten-und-tourenQuestions about the Brig Simplon region: www.brig-simplon.ch
Start
Destination
Note
Public transport
Public transport friendly
Take the bus from Brig or Iselle to Berisal.
Stop: Berisal, Kehr
Getting there
You can reach Berisal by car or bus.Parking
There are parking spaces available in Berisal.Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
Author’s map recommendations
274S Visp ISBN number: 978-3-302-20274-7
Equipment
Complete ski touring equipment including rope, ice ax and crampons.Statistics
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