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The Bernese Oberland is the premier high altitude ski touring region of the Alps. On this varied and challenging week, we take in some of the finest ski summits in the region - culminating in the famous 2000m descent down the Lotschental at the end of the tour. See - 2007 Trip Report.

"Thanks again for a wonderful week in the Bernese Oberland. Very impressed with your guiding - the descent from the Abeni Flue was superb." SH, Oberland Traverse '07

Starting Point   We start and finish in Brig on the southern edge of the Bernese Oberland.  Brig is easily reached by road, or by train direct from Geneva airport.

Sample Itinerary  Subject to weather and snow conditions, the general plan for the week is as follows - See Slideshow 1 , See Slideshow 2 , See Movie.

Day 0 Sat	PM, meet in Brig - discuss plans, sort food and kit, overnight in valley.
Day 1 Sun	Early train round to Grindelwald and the Jungfraujoch, from where we climb Louwihorn (3676m) to get a great descent down to the Konkordia hut.
Day 2 Mon	Climb Kranzberg (3666m) to enjoy another fine descent back to the the Konkordia hut.
Day 3 Tue	Traverse the Grunhornlucke (3280m), before climbing Wyssnollen (3590m) and skiing down to the Finsteraarhorn hut.
Day 4 Wed	A big day skiing the magnificent Gross Wannenhorn (3905m) and return to the Finsteraarhorn hut.
Day 5 Thu	Retrace steps over the Grunhornlucke and on down to the Aletschfirn, before carrying on to the Hollandia hut.
Day 6 Fri	Ascent of the Abeni Flue (3962m) for a great panorama, before skiing back past the hut and making the famous 2000m descent down into the Lotschental.

Food and Accommodation We run all of our tours on a guiding & instruction only basis to allow you maximum flexibility with accommodation options. Our recommended hotel in Brig is the Hotel Europe *** which is just 80m from the railway station. You are however free to make other accommodation arrangements if you choose (Brig has various other hotels available). The guide will book all hut accommodation for the tour, which is also paid for as we go along.

Travel Brig is easily reached by reliable Swiss public transport direct from Geneva airport - check out the Swiss Federal Railways website for timetables and information. If you are arriving by train, then you can save a lot of money on this tour by purchasing a swiss travel pass. Various options are available - see the swiss railways website for more info.

Fitness  This is a long tour which includes 6-8 hour days and some big (1000m+) climbs.  You can expect to be skinning for 3-5 hours a day (see fitness level 3).  Due to the altitude of much of the route, arriving a couple of days in advance to acclimatise is useful (From Brig, it is easy to ski at Blatten/Blealp, or Zermatt has high altitude glacier skiing at this time of year).  We advise you to prepare well in advance with regular training and ideally some skiing.

Skiing Ability  You need to be a good off piste skier (see ski ability level 3), with previous multiday ski tours already under your belt in order to join this tour.

Equipment We will supply you with a full kit list. You are responsible for bringing personal clothing, a rucsac and ski mountaineering skis, boots and kit (local hire is available).  We are delighted to be working on this tour with Back Country UK, who provide excellent service and advice as a leading retailer of  ski mountaineering equipment in the UK.