Der Wetterbericht meinte, die Bedingungen draussen seien "maximal ungünstig", dazu eine sich ankündigende Erkältung: Das schienen mir einmal mehr ossimale Voraussetzungen für eine leichte Tour in in einer hübschen Gegend (von der man allerdings nichts sieht....) Brunnadern-Mogelsberg (ca....

Racchettata nella selvaggia Val Redorta, fino ai piedi del Monte Zucchero. Siamo partiti da Sonogno 918m. sulla strada innevata che passando per la  Froda di Cardéd 968m. (ghiacciata) sale lentamente sul lato sinistro della Val Redorta, attraversa le frazioni di Faied e Fraced e dopo un po a Q1050 circa termina in un...

Oggi volevamo andare al Piz de Molinera ma una volta arrivati a Bellen siamo stati sconsigliati per pericolo valanghe, così abbiamo deciso di andare al Monte Gradiccioli, dietro casa praticamente: ringrazio Manu74 che con la sua relazione mi ha dato lo spunto. Un giro abbastanza lungo e anche in un paio di passaggi un...

Dieser Winter macht es einem wirklich nicht leicht: Zwar kann man sich über die Schneelage allgemein wirklich nicht beklagen. Aber: entweder hat´s keinen gescheiten Schnee, oder gleich so viel davon, dass es (wegen zu grosser Lawinengefahr) auch wieder nichts ist. Und da ich auch keine Lust auf eine stundenlange...

Oggi era nostra intenzione tornare in Val Maggia ma la situazione del cielo non faceva sperare niente di buono, così abbiamo deciso di andare verso il San Bernardino, qui c'era vento forte e nevischio. Così siamo tornati indietro e vedendo l'uscita di Lostallo mi è venuto in mente che da queste parti...

Edelsberg (1629 m) und Alpspitze (1575 m) sind die nördlichsten höheren Berge des Allgäus und bieten eine entsprechend gute Aussicht auf das Alpenvorland und die hohen Allgäuer im Süden. Auch sie sind als Schneeschuhtour wohl bei ziemlich allen Lawinenverhältnissen zu gehen. Schon Samstags vom...

Eine Wintertour zum Schönkahler (1688 m) mit Skiern oder Schneeschuhen geht bei jeder Lawinenlage und ist eine tolle hügelige Route, die nordisches Feeling aufkommen lässt. Hat man so herrliches Wetter wir wir bei dieser Tour, dann bietet die Aussicht auf die Vilsalpsee-  und Tannheimer Berge Genuß pur. ...

Two weeks ago I had plans to walk to Hinterfallenchopf from Hemberg, but for several reasons I had to cancel the undertaking. On this day I wanted to make up for the missed peak and in addition add some more summits close by. This time I approached Hinterfallenchopf from Ausserrhoden, more precisely from Urnäsch and also...

There are at least 9 different mountains called Madone in the Ticino, why it is such a popular name or what it actually means I don’t know. So far I’ve only been on one of the many Madones, the one above Locarno belonging to the Gruppo Poncione Piancascia. The one I visited on this day is between the Valle Onsernone and the...

My plan for this day was to go south again to Ticino, but when I got up this morning and listened to the news, I had to find out that there were no trains to Ticino until noon due to a precarious avalanche situation in the Gotthard area. Now what? With all the snow we got, the avalanche situation in northern Switzerland was at 4...

The weather forecast was bad for northern Switzerland, rather sunny for middle & southern Ticino for this day and the risk of avalanches high more or less everywhere. I decided to escape the bad weather in the north and took the train south once again. This time I decided to explore the hills east of Rivera between Val d'Isone...

My last attempt to hike up to Kronberg failed because of a Föhn storm and otti reminded me in his report to the Hundwiler Höhe that I still haven't tried "the other" Appenzeller Alpenbitter, the ausserhoder Berggeist: Two reasons to take my snowshoes and complete this unfinished business. I started the...

I actually didn’t plan on going to Wildhaus on this day, because I just spent all weekend there on its surrounding mountains. However, since I forgot my jacket there, I had to go back and pick it up. After all I was glad and it was definitely worth the trip!   There aren’t very many mountains in this area which...

On this day I had an appointment to be in Arvenbüel shortly after 2 PM to walk to the Vorder Höhi and back. I didn’t only want to be in sunny Amden in the afternoon, but all day. Since I was on Gulmen and Stock a few days ago and in the SAC guide they discourage to go on Mattstock or Leistchamm at this time of the year due to...

The title proverb usually used with sailors instead of hikers (“Red sky at night sailor’s delight, red sky in the morning sailors take warning!”) was very true for me on this day. Even though the red sky probably didn’t have much to do with it, but simply the fact that the Föhn storm with its gusty winds made me change my...

Western Raaberg is not well known amongst the mountains surrounding Amden. After Mattstock, Gulmen, Flügenspitz, Leistchamm and Chapf it only plays the second fiddle. The SAC guide (Säntis und Churfirsten) only describes the eastern most peak (1723 as Raaberg) and doesn’t even mention the highest point with the summit cross...

Rautispitz is the prominent peak right above Näfels. It offers an excellent view in all directions. If you take the long way up via Sulz and Sulzboden it’s safe even if the avalanche risk is high. Usually people drive up to the Obersee or use the (private) bus service and start their tour there. I decided to start my...

There are many ways from the Toggenburg to Amden or Arvenbüel. The most popular and sometimes quite crowded is probably from Stein or Starkenbach to Arvenbüel via Vorder Höhi. The snowshoe hike I describe here avoids the crowds, doesn’t always follow the path and is quite wild.When I arrived in Nesslau, it...

Tanzboden is an example for a safe ski-/snowshoe tour even if the avalanche warning is very high. Since I knew there was no or almost no snow below 700m, I decided to take my snowshoes instead of my skis along; it was a very good decision. When I arrived in Ebnat-Kappel the situation didn't look very promising. The fog was very...

Even though you won’t be alone on a sunny winter weekend, the snowshoe hike from the Toggenburg to Amden is always joyful. Especially on a winter day like this, where deep powder and blue sky complement each other. There are many ways from Toggenburg to Amden or Arvenbüel; this is my favorite:Starting in Stein we walked...