Detail
Lauenen - Tossenstand (1917 M.a.s.l)
3,40 km
1:46 hrs.
680 m
0 m
77
TOP Moderate
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Starting point of the tour
Lauenen (1237 M.a.s.l)
Destination of the tour
Tossenstand (1917 M.a.s.l)
Lowest point
1.237 m
Highest point
1.917 m
Properties
- Linear route
- Scenic
- Summit route
A small but nice ski tour. The tour leads over alpine meadows, past several farmhouses and mountain huts.
From Lauenen, follow the road towards Lauenensee until you reach “Schüpfe”. Afterwards the tour leads east in the direction of “Inneri Tüffi”.
After the bridge, the tour goes into the clearing on the Wolfegggrat through the alpine meadows up to the summit Tossenstand.
The descent follows the same route back to Lauenen.
Properties
Lauenen - Wolfegg - Tossenstand
Equipment
We recommend
- Ski touring equipment: touring ski-boots, touring skis with touring bindings, ski poles, skins, ski crampons
- Climbing harness
- Avalanche transeiver
- Backpack, shovel, probe
- Warm weatherproof clothing
- Warm gloves and warm hat
- Sunglasses and sunscreen
- Warm drinks
- Snack (high energy foods such as chocolate, dried fruit etc.)
Safety information
- Plan every mountain tour carefully and adapt to participants’ fitness level as well as the weather and season.
- Weather conditions can change quickly in the mountains. Appropriate clothing is therefore essential, along with adequate supplies of food and water. In uncertain weather, turn back in good time.
- Inform others of planned route, and whenever possible avoid going alone.
- It is forbidden to walk on the ski pistes.
- Please be considerate to other walkers and to plants and animals.
- Take note of the warning signs drawing attention to the constant danger in river beds and along watercourses below dams and reservoirs.
Public Transit
Lauenen b. Gstaad, Rohrbrücke
Parking
Parking Hotel Alpenland
Getting There
The Destination Gstaad is located in the south-west of Switzerland right on the border to the French-speaking part of the country. The Destination is easily accessed by rail or car from the regions around Lake Thun and Lake Geneva and the Gruyere region Direct connections to the European high-speed rail network and all international airports in Switzerland guarantee a time-saving and pleasant journey.
More information on gstaad.ch: Travel & Public Transport.
Additional Information
Further ski tours can be found under the following link:
https://www.gstaad.ch/en/winter/skiing-snowboarding/ski-tours.html
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