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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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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.
difficult
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.
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Safe snow fun in powder snow at the Snow & Safety Days.
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Engelberg - Titlis Tourismus Update: May 06, 2021
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3,035 m
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1,082 m
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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
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Hinter Titlisjoch - Ober Stäfeli (Engelberg - OW) - Firnalpeli - Chell (Engelberg - OW)
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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
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2'675'253E 1'180'423N
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46.770737, 8.423883
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46°46'14.7"N 8°25'26.0"E
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32T 456013 5179848
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Equipment
The equipment can be rented in the sports shops of Engelberg.
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
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