Hiking classification: 2 stars (acceptable)  From Tramelan we followed the border of the wood, and when we hitted the major road, we followed that road until Bise de Cortebert. From there onwards we followed the broad ridge of Montagne du droit and made oure own snowshoe tracks. Unfortunately, later it started again...

Hiking classification: 3 stars (nice) The winter surprise at the end of March took us to the Berner Jura. Already in Perrefitte there was nearly 10 cm snow and soon we could put our snow shoes. On the top of the Moron the snow depth was around 40 cm. While in the lowest parts the snow was heavy and quite wet, often also with an...

Hiking classification: 3 stars (nice) The weather was better than expected. In the morning the strong wind, together with sun shine was very pleasant. We ascended slowly towards the "Sewensee", through a rather open, nice landscape. From the Sewensee onwards the ascent was steeper towards the ridge...

Hiking classification: 3 stars(nice) The northern slopes of the Brienzer Rothorn had snow (almost) to Sörenberg, but the southern slopes had a general lack of snow. We walked until 1700 m without snow shoes. In these lower parts we saw a gemse. It was very mild weather with a lot of sun shine, so altogether not really winter...

hiking classification: 3 stars (nice) In the morning the snow was better. Despite the high temperatures, the clear night caused that the snow had become quite hard, although not always hard enough not to sink in. After quite a desent, we started to climb to Col de la Forcla, and later the three peaks of Les Rodomonts. For the...

hiking classification: 3 stars (nice) Nice tour with very sunny but too warm weather. The ascent from Sparemoos first folows ski pisten until Schiltenegg. There we put our snow shoes and followed the not steep ridge up to Hundsrügg. The descent from the second summit (Birehubel) was up to 37 degrees steep and was partly snow...

hiking classification: 2 stars (acceptable) This hike was made without snow shoes. There was a closed snow cover from 1100 m onwards, but the snow cover was always relatively thin and/or hard, so that snow shoes were not needed. As I started in the beginning of the afternoon, it was necessary to hurry up a bit, especially because...

Hiking classification: 2 stars (acceptable) This hike offered some surprises today. There was a strong Föhninfluence, and below altostratus clouds there was almost no sun shine and a stormy wind, especially on Chellenspitz and Alplispitz. The very few snow that was left was blowing in the air. From pt. 1193 onwards it...

Hiking classification: 2 stars (acceptable) January and again very mild. Until the top of Mont Raimeux there were only some minor snow spots. I had a stop in Cab. le Bambos, were I enjoyed some soup and bread. The descent through "Le Gore Virat" was the most demanding, and also the nicest part of this walk. It is a...

Hiking classification: 2 stars (acceptable) From the busstop Egligen to Schutt along the road (instead of waiting another 30 minutes for the next bus), and from Schutt onwards, first along the street, and from Hind. Altschwand onwards with snow shoes to Hind. Rotstein. Unfortunately there were quite some people on the ridge, and...

Hiking classification: 2 stars (acceptable) Short tour in the afternoon. Ascent from Gibswil, like last week again with fog, and only partly with snowshoes. Nice atmosphere, and absolutely lonely today, I did not see other hikers. Descent from Hüttchopf to the Töss river (T2, slippery), and this was a surprisingly nice...

Hiking classification: 3 stars (nice) After four weekends without mountains, or in the hills around Zurich (Albishorn-Uetliberg, Laegern and Zurich-Altberg-Baden), I decided to go again a bit further away this weekend. The ascent started at the railway station Nesslau- Neu St. Johann and the first 400 climbing meters are...

Hiking classification: 2 stars (acceptable) In the morning the PhD presentations continue (3 more), and at 12h some of the participants (only 4 out of 18) decide to do some hiking,in spite of the suboptimal conditions. Through an increasingly dense snow cover (30 cm in the elevated regions), we go up to the Hagelstock. It is very...

Hiking classification: 2 stars (acceptable) Marked way up to the Lidernenhütte. Today the way was covered with snow and especially the lower part was slippery. Nice winter atmosphere at the refugee. In the afternoon from 12h to 18h we have 6 presentations from PhD students and discussion in the...

Hike classification: 2 stars (acceptable) Easy mountain walk in a beautiful autumn landscape. The route is white-red-white marked, and often the road is broad (T1). Only from Capanna Cadagno to Passo dell'Uomo the path is a small, classical mountain path (T2). Between Pass dell'Uomo and the Lukmanierpass many military...

Hiking classification: 2 stars (acceptable) Starting from Kiental, and going into the direction rengg, until ca. 1140 m the way is clear, but then the quite broad continues, while the hiking way deviates towards the left. I followed the main road, and insisted for a time following the creek, finally ascending very steep...

Hike classification: 3 stars (nice) Although we made this hike without snow shoes I classify it as a snow-shoe hike as we were walking all the time through the snow, and a classification according the WT-criteria makes more sense than classifying according T-criteria. Starting from Hotel Fex in the Fex Valley (Upper Engadine) we...

Hike classification: 4 stars (very nice) Also this hike was very nice. The tour starts with an ascent to pass buffalora (view on the misox valley), and in addition to p. 2427. From here a steep, exposed descent (some fixed ropes, leiter) follows. Now the route descents to a level around 2000 m and is often in open woods....

Hiking classification: 4 stars (very nice) Very nice hike. In the morning the rock along the fixed rope parts (up to p. 2514) is frozen up and in some places there is a rather thick layer of ice. Here the fixed ropes are very useful to come upwards. A steep and exposed ice-free descent follows after the first pass, there are also...

Hiking classification: 2 stars (acceptable) Along marked ways ("sentiero alpino") from San Bernardino up to Pass di Passit (T2). Afterwards, in part without path, but marked. The descent from Pass de la Crusetta has some fixed ropes (T3). The rifugio pian grand consists of two small huts, with the possibility to cook, a...