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Glacier 3000 - Arpelistock (3036 m above sea level)

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High alpine freetouring route from Glacier 3000 to Sanetsch Pass with ascent via Arête de l'Arpille to Arpelistock. Descent via Rottal or Furgetäli to Lauenen.

  • Difficulty difficult
  • Duration 2:19 h
  • Distance 9,6 km
  • 796 m
  • 659 m
Tags
  • Refreshment stops available
  • Summit route
  • Scenic

Ferienregion Gstaad
Update: 20.10.2025

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In the morning with the first cable car at 9:00 a.m. you ride about 20 minutes to the mountain station "Scex Rouge" where the challenging day tour begins. The first descent takes place directly from the mountain station. For the first one and a half kilometers, follow the ski slope towards Oldensattel. You leave this just before Oldensattel and enjoy the wonderful meters to the Sanetsch Pass. At the pass, skins are attached to the skis. You ascend along the distinctive ridge over the Arête de l’Arpille. The ridge is often windblown and skis have to be carried for a few meters. Then continue through magnificent landscapes to the Arpelistock at 3036 meters. The last meters are covered on foot with the skis on the backpack. The magnificent descent to the secluded Gelten Hut leads through ideally inclined northern slopes either via the Furge or the Rottal. From the Gelten Hut you continue along the summer path to Lake Lauenen and finally to the village of Lauenen.

  • Approach

    The holiday region Gstaad is located in the southwest of Switzerland right on the border to the French-speaking part of the country. The region is easily accessible by train or car from the Thun lake region, the Lake Geneva area and the Gruyère region. Direct connections to the European high-speed rail network and all international airports of Switzerland guarantee a time-saving and pleasant arrival. The main means of transport in the Gstaad region are the "MOB" train (Montreux-Oberland Bernois) and numerous postbus lines.

    On the Arrival and Public Transport page on gstaad.ch you will find detailed arrival information.

  • Col du Pillon bus stop

  • Glacier 3000 car park (Col du Pillon)

  • Scex Rouge - Sanetsch Pass - Arête de l’Arpille - Arpelistock
    • Every person is responsible for route selection as well as the assessment of their own experience, performance capacity and alpine hazards during tours in ascent and descent in alpine terrain.
    • Plan every mountain tour carefully and adapt it to your own conditions as well as to the weather and season.
    • The weather in the mountains can change rapidly. Therefore, take appropriate clothing, sufficient provisions and water. Turn back in time if the weather is uncertain.
    • Inform others about the tour and if possible never go alone.
    • Walking on ski slopes is prohibited.
    • Be considerate of other hikers as well as plants and animals.
    • Observe the warning signs that point to the constant danger in the riverbed and on the banks of watercourses below dams and water catchments.

  • Our recommendation:

    Ski touring equipment: touring ski boots, touring skis with touring bindings, ski poles, skins, crampons

    Avalanche transceiver (LVS)

    Backpack with avalanche airbag system

    Backpack, shovel, probe

    Warm, weatherproof clothing

    Warm gloves and hat

    Sunglasses and sun protection

    Warm drinks

    Snacks (energy-rich food like chocolate, dried fruits)

  • A stop at the Gelten Hut with a "Gelten" coffee and a piece of cake.

    Overnight stay at the Gelten Hut with a ski tour to Geltenhorn or Wildhorn the next day.
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  • Experience
  • Landscape
  • Difficulty
Maximum altitude 3035 M
Minimum altitude 2239 M