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The fascination of ski touring has caught you and you are looking for routes or want to start your first tours this winter? In and around Engelberg there are a variety of ski tours with different levels of difficulty. In the front Engelberg valley, the small rustic Buiräbähnli offer you "start help" on request to get to the starting point of your ski tour.

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Titlis Rundtour - The alpine classic

Ski Touring · Central Switzerland
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    One of the most attractive "skitours" in Engelberg. The "Titlis round-trip" is an alpine ski tour. It provides long downhill runs, short climbs, rappelling into steep couloirs and a great glacier hike. 
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    Distance 9.2 km
    7:00 h
    608 m
    2,530 m
    3,035 m
    1,082 m
    The tour requires very good mountaineering skills. Safe avalanche conditions, solid ascension technique and the equipment and ability to abseil are required. It is highly recommended to hire a mountain guide.

    Author’s recommendation

    Safe snow fun in powder snow at the Snow & Safety Days.

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    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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    3,035 m
    Lowest point
    1,082 m
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    Safety information

    Safety tips for off-piste skiing

    • Please note that you are travelling at your own risk.
    • A ski tour must be carefully planned.
    • Appropriate equipment (avalanche transceiver, probe, shovel, airbag) and clothing are essential safety factors.
    • The local ski and mountain guides will take you safely to your destination and back home.
    • Emergency call REGA telephone number 1414

    Tips and suggestions

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    Freeride Info

    Mountain guide office

    Start

    Klein Titlis, Bergstation
    Coordinates:
    SwissGrid
    2'675'253E 1'180'423N
    DD
    46.770737, 8.423883
    DMS
    46°46'14.7"N 8°25'26.0"E
    UTM
    32T 456013 5179848
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    Destination

    Engelberg

    Turn-by-turn directions

    Hinter Titlisjoch - Ober Stäfeli (Engelberg - OW) - Firnalpeli - Chell (Engelberg - OW)

    Public transport

    National and international connections (from Zurich airport connections every half hour with approx. 1h travel time) to Lucerne. Afterwards with the Zentralbahn in 43 minutes through varied landscape and gorges up to Engelberg.

    Directions

    Take the Motorway A2 (Basel-Luzern-Gotthard) to Stans-south. From there follow the main road for 20 km to Engelberg. Engelberg is about 30 minutes from Lucerne. From Zurich you need about 1 h 15 min, and from Bern or Basel approximatly 1 h 45 min.

    Parking

    Parking spaces are available in Engelberg for a fee.

    Coordinates

    SwissGrid
    2'675'253E 1'180'423N
    DD
    46.770737, 8.423883
    DMS
    46°46'14.7"N 8°25'26.0"E
    UTM
    32T 456013 5179848
    w3w 
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    Get there by train, car, bike, or on foot!

    Equipment

    The equipment can be rented in the sports shops of Engelberg.

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    Difficulty
    difficult
    Overall difficulty
    difficult

    Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

    Distance
    9.2 km
    Duration
    7:00 h
    Ascent
    608 m
    Descent
    2,530 m
    Highest point
    3,035 m
    Lowest point
    1,082 m
    Scenic
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