The Best Snowshoe Trails in Valais (Switzerland)

La Zeu (route 7) - Thyon 2000 - Bisse de chervé - Crête de Poé - Forêt de l'ours - Le Tipi

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Ruben.hera

Distance

5.13mi

Elevation +

1286f

TrailRank

58

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English (castellano debajo): There are two big parking lots(5 CHF the day and you need to pay with coins) where you can park. A little bit further there are some other free parking spots. We parked there and started ...

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Snowshoe Trip: Liddes Vichères - Tsamonay and down to Liddes Vichères

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Esther on Tour

Distance

5.68mi

Elevation +

1857f

TrailRank

46| 4.67

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From the parking go up right towards the houses and pass behind the houses into the forest. Turn right, do not follow along the Bisses. Go upwards, more or less steep and follow the pink snowshoe signs no 12, direction P...

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Snowshoe Walk: La Fouly - La Verne - La Fouly

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Esther on Tour

Distance

4.22mi

Elevation +

899f

TrailRank

36

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We started at 11.30am and finished around 3pm and spent most of the day in the shadow... There was no path marked for quite a while in the beginning, which made it moderate and sportive. Also just before turning back, t...

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Snowshoe walk around Champex Lac

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Esther on Tour

Distance

6.37mi

Elevation +

1896f

TrailRank

36

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From the parking go up into the forest, follow pink snowshoe signs 1. At the end of the lake, follow snowshoe signs 4 up the hill to the Belvédère. Back in the village cross the parking with the ice skating and turn ri...

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Snowshoe Walk Morgins - Col de Madzé

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Esther on Tour

Distance

4.80mi

Elevation +

1572f

TrailRank

36

From Morgins following the red signs slowly but steadily upwards (take the left path at the diversion after the village for an easier ascent). At the big cross a bit off left from the path keep straight on the green sig...

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Snowshoe walk Bourg-Saint-Pierre - La Rare - La Niord - Bourg-Saint-Pierre

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Esther on Tour

Distance

4.92mi

Elevation +

1119f

TrailRank

35

From Bourg Saint Pierre, down to the river Drance, cross the river and follow it towards the right slightly downhill. Follow the sign "La Niord" sharply left up into the forest. Steep climb. Once you pass the houses, t...

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Snowshoe Trip: Verbier - La Marlène - Verbier

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Esther on Tour

Distance

5.09mi

Elevation +

1555f

TrailRank

35

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Follow the red snowshoe signs for Chute du Bisses, from there towards La Marlène and back towards Verbier. Snowshoed in January 2019 with not a lot of snow around

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124 CH-VS T3 Anzère Bisse d'Ayent Ehéley Les Rousses Zeuzier Lac Tseuzier Rawil Bisse de Sion Ravouéné Grillesses Probon

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FredFRS

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Distance

11.18mi

Elevation +

3104f

TrailRank

34

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Date : 2023.12.27 Duration on paper : 07h54 Duration real with breaks : 8h32 Difficulty for me : T3 Physical : difficult Technical : difficult Fear : average Average Slope : +12.0% -11.7% Attendance ascent/summit...

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094 CH-VS T3 Les Crosets Vaillime Pointe de L'au Portes du Soleil Chaux Palin Sur Joueur

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FredFRS

Distance

6.22mi

Elevation +

1709f

TrailRank

34

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Date : 2022.11.24 Duration on paper : 04h59 Duration real with breaks : 05h27 Difficulty for me : T3 Physical : extreme Technical : average Fear : low Average Slope : +12.1% -11.0% Attendance ascent/summit/descen...

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Bourg St. Pierre - Fournoutse and back

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Esther on Tour

Distance

7.35mi

Elevation +

2057f

TrailRank

32

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From the parking, go down the road and then left onto a small road. Follow it until you can turn right down to the river. Cross the bridge and turn left. Follow the main path towards the dam. Just before the dam turn rig...

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Anzère 'Dahu Tour'

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Esther on Tour

Distance

6.80mi

Elevation +

1988f

TrailRank

32

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We took two deviations from the "official" Dahu Tour, the first one through the forest was nice, the one at the end leading into Anzère was probably not as nice as it would have been to stay on the right track.

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127 CH-VS T3 Ovronnaz Ordonne Tête du Betson Quieu Grand Garde Seya

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FredFRS

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Distance

9.69mi

Elevation +

3510f

TrailRank

32

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Date : 2024.02.04 Duration on paper : 09h26 Duration real with breaks : 10h00 Difficulty for me : T3 Physical : very difficult Technical : difficult Fear : average Average Slope : +13.9% -17.2% Attendance ascent/...

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Champex tele - refuge d'Arpette - and further on - Round-trip

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Esther on Tour

Distance

4.22mi

Elevation +

1220f

TrailRank

31

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Up to and from Refuge d'Arpette, it is an official snowshoe track with markings (though we did it the wrong way). From Refuge d'Arpette on upwards, it is a ski piste (though not very frequented) and from the highest poi...

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Snowshoe Trip: Evolène - Lac d'Arbey - Evolène

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Esther on Tour

Distance

3.27mi

Elevation +

1437f

TrailRank

31

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We started from the parking in the village of Evolène, but you could actually continue the road until the end point of the walk and park there. Path takes you up constantly and sometimes steeply through the forest to th...

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Les Collons - Thyon 2000 roundtrip

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Esther on Tour

Distance

4.87mi

Elevation +

1286f

TrailRank

31

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From the bus station "Les Collons - Office Tourisme" continue on the road staying right and start the track after the building on the corner. The track up is not always clear and we got lost several times. However, eve...

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Snowshoe walk around Arolla

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Esther on Tour

Distance

4.22mi

Elevation +

1936f

TrailRank

31

This snow shoe walk is recommendable for the panorama and its physical effort. It is a steep climb along the ski piste. We were supposed to go the the "pas de chèvre" but couldn't make it. Difficult climb with not much q...

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Morgins raquettes

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Lila & Luka & co

Distance

5.20mi

Elevation +

1276f

TrailRank

31

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Wonderful winter walk with "raquettes", especially lovely on a day with fresh snow like we had. We took the steep section first, which gives you a lovely look at the Dents du Midi just before descending on an easy final ...

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099 CH-VS T3+ Anzère Observatoire d'Arbaz Bisse de Bitailla Les Evouettes Dorbon La Brune Plan des Larzes

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FredFRS

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Distance

5.50mi

Elevation +

1978f

TrailRank

30

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Date : 2023.0.15 Duration on paper : 04h52 Duration real with breaks : 06h16 Difficulty for me : T3+ Physical : very difficult Technical : very difficult Fear : average Average Slope : +15.9% -14.6% Attendance as...

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097 CH-VS T3+ Les Granges (Salvan) Van d'en Bas Van d'en Haut Fontaine à Moïse

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FredFRS

Distance

5.56mi

Elevation +

1542f

TrailRank

30

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Date : 2023.01.31 Duration on paper : 04h18 Duration real with breaks : 04h23 Difficulty for me : T3+ Physical : average Technical : difficult Fear : average Average Slope : +13.3% -12.3% Attendance ascent/summit...

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072 CH-VS T3 La Fouly Létemeyre Planproz Ferret Les Ars Dessus Le Clou

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FredFRS

Distance

9.47mi

Elevation +

2310f

TrailRank

30

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Date : 2022.03.10 Duration on paper : 07h30 (snowshoes trekking) Duration real with breaks : 06h52 Difficulty for me : T3 Physical : very difficult Technical : average Fear : null Attendance ascent/summit/descent ...

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Snowshoe: parcours Frachette-Champoussin

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Esther on Tour

Distance

4.00mi

Elevation +

1093f

TrailRank

30

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From the parking at "Frachette" start along the big piste. Then follow right up for the snowshoe track (not the walking track on the big piste). Follow for "Chez Gaby". When reaching the ski piste, cross it and keep on ...

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Snowshoe walk: Salvan - Les Granges - Van-d'en-Bas - Salvan

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Esther on Tour

Distance

6.71mi

Elevation +

2103f

TrailRank

30

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This is not an official snowshoe trail, but we found it well maintained all through. From Salvan station, go up the metal stairs and up the road, towards Les Granges. After, follow for Van d'en Bas. After Les Granges,...

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Lourtier - Cabane Brunet

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Esther on Tour

Distance

7.47mi

Elevation +

3579f

TrailRank

29

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From Lourtier, follow the road for a short while to almost the end of the village, then turn right and turn right again in front of the farm. Leave the road to the left on a steep path through the forest. You reach a fir...

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Snowshoe: Pralong - Noveli and back, with a detour

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Esther on Tour

Distance

5.47mi

Elevation +

1719f

TrailRank

27

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From Pralong along the Animal Tracks Way up to Noveli. On the way back we did a detour and left the path at a crossing where another path seemed to go into the forest. However, we had to turn back, the path lead nowhere...

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La Forclaz (VS) - Col de Bréonna - Cherra Neire

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Grégoire B

Distance

8.81mi

Elevation +

4140f

TrailRank

25

Full disclosure: I put the snowshoes on at Remointse de Bréonna at the switch to white-red-white trail to Col de Bréonna. Earlier plenty of ice but not much snow. I chose ice scrambling over snowshoes ;) Nb. paid park...

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