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The Best Backcountry Ski Trails in Finhaut, Valais (Switzerland)

11 trails

Photo of Bel Oiseau from Finhaut Photo of Dent de Fenestral loop Photo of The upper Vieux Emosson valley
  • Bel Oiseau from Finhaut

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    Distance
    8.54mi
    Elevation +
    4226f
    TrailRank
    39
    Photo ofBel Oiseau from Finhaut Photo ofBel Oiseau from Finhaut Photo ofBel Oiseau from Finhaut

    Lovely tour, starting from the parking above Finhaut. Climbing up the SE face (which makes a very nice open ski descent) to the Col du Bel Oiseau. Then you traverse round on the west face to the Bel Oiseau peak - stunnin...

  • Dent de Fenestral loop

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    Distance
    8.51mi
    Elevation +
    3865f
    TrailRank
    36
    Photo ofDent de Fenestral loop Photo ofDent de Fenestral loop Photo ofDent de Fenestral loop

    Beautiful and interesting loop. Parking above Finhaut, skinning up the valley above La Lechere and then skinning up the south-west slope to the Col de Fenestral. (This also makes a nice descent.) The ski down the south-f...

  • The upper Vieux Emosson valley

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    Distance
    12.48mi
    Elevation +
    3930f
    TrailRank
    32
    Photo ofThe upper Vieux Emosson valley Photo ofThe upper Vieux Emosson valley Photo ofThe upper Vieux Emosson valley

    Best done once the road to the dam wall is open. Otherwise it's a long walk! It's a long gentle tour - I don't think we did a single kick-turn. And the terrain is fun to ski back down. We were eventually stopped by very ...

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