Mar 23, 2010

Snowtrip Saas-Fee 23.03.2010 Ch

the Winter map of Saas-Fee:
the Pearl of the Alps
World-renowned,car-free glacier village lies on a high plateau 1800metres above sea level,
at the foot of the highest Swiss mountains,the Mischabel chain.
Besides 100km of ski slopes, a freestyle park,and 30km of hiking trails,Saas-Fee is a charming ,romantic village with many sports outdoor activites
 early morning taking the bus 
make connection bewteen  Visp and Saas-Fee
 leaving Stalden direct to Saas-Fee,
this  view of this valley ends in Zermatt
  first view of the Alpine pearl

the video panorama of the glacier village 1800meters:


in the Alpin Express
 
me at Felskinn 3000meters tunnel time to take the Metro-Alpin
 
Metro-Alpin make`s connection 
Felskinn to Allalin 3500meters
the highest underground funicular system in the world
totally this tunel dug  inside the mountain!!
me at Allalin-the Top 3500m 
with the Allalinhorn 4027m on the left side

The highest skiing area around Saas-Fee,
world´s highest reolving restaurant,
impressive panoramic views of surrounding mountains
and glacier scenery with 13 four-thousands metre peaks
me with the background 
Alphubel 4206m left side and
the Taschhorn 4490m on the rigth side
Acthung/Attention/Attenzione...
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picking the first t bar/ski lift at Allalin slopes area
Glaciers really close to the slopes very impressive...
 
  crevasses and black/white holes...everyhere
Bilder Glacier...
Spielboden 2448m view
me amazing with the paradise of glaciers,crevasses,
ice,mountains,etc...

 Allalin 3500m -Ice Pavilion
the biggest ice grotto in the World(over 5500m3)
Nature,Entertrainment,Art,Science
a short visit...
 
entrance before getting into ice

 The Starting line tunel
changes beginning...
no comments...
mineral,rocks from the Alps
the temperature here is really negative
a crevasse rescue simulation
Saint Bernardo
information about Crevasses
deep inside the ice...
faces scultures from another world...
unknow and scarry
over 5500m3 ice grotto all made inside ice...
before leave checking if the ice is hard

me at Egginerjoch 3010m,
forward  Tasschhorn 4490m and Dom 4545m
 
 Britannia hutte3030m on the rigthside,
the Stellihorn 3436m letf side

snowboard video ride at Allalin 19 a red piste:


a ride  Half Pipe,Freestyle Park
a relax visit to the village:
the Cemetery of the Alpinists
two Chamois
Rupicapra rupicabra
one wild alpine goat loocking to me!!!

Mar 20, 2010

Climb/Freeride line in Tschuggen Mountain 19.03.2010 Ch


two Goats view from the lift  between Wengen to Mannlichen
my objective the Tschuggen2521m
the Southeast Ridge 
on the lift Gummi
from here to somehere you are by yourself...
Honneg
start the line of the climb ,
time just to move up!!the snow conditions were very bad 
to make a effective and safe 
climb of this mountain,next time i try the top...
my shadow and Grindelwald valley,
Wetterhorn3692m
on the rigth side
video panorama
arround +- 2400m
more up, better view...
my line on my back
almost at the level of the Breithorn....
crossing the field of an  avalanche that ocurred on this slope,
between the Lauberhorn and Tschuggen valley
the terrain and the avalanche.....

 
the view of the track/line
climb line red 
and the snowboard line green
me making a pause after fall in deep snow...
time go back home

passing at Allmend a lot of Avalanches!!at Wengberg
one of them in this video: