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 on the Rothorn (3108 m.a.s.l.)

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Ascent
Simplon Dorf - From Simplon Dorf to Bodme (1,836 m), then ascend the hollows and slopes to the right in the direction of the Bodmer Glacier. We continue over the glacier, bypassing the middle crevasse zone and then reaching the gap (3,018 m) that opens up at the foot of the east ridge of the Fletschhorn. Either over the northwest flank or the easy ridge up to the summit.
Descent
Simplon Dorf - Like ascent. At 2600 m you can leave the glacier and cross the moraine to the right.
Author’s recommendation
Rest Stop
Hotel Post Simplon DorfHotel Rest. Grina
Hotel Restaurant Fletschhorn
Safety information
Safe skiing, alpine, quite difficult tour. Only accessible in very safe conditions.The inspection is at your own risk. Rapid changes in weather can occur. Be careful - do not put yourself in danger.
Crampons can sometimes be required on the summit ridge.
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
Turn-by-turn directions
snowshoe and ski tour map 1: 50000 is available at the Brig and Simplon tourist office.
274S Visp ISBN number: 978-3-302-20274-7
Note
Public transport
Public transport friendly
Simplon Dorf can be easily reached by post bus from Brig or Iselle.Stop: Simplon Dorf, Post
Getting there
By post bus or private vehicle to Simplon Dorf, Post.Parking
Parking spaces are available in Simplon Dorf.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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