Winter at the Great Aletsch Glacier
At a snow-sure altitude on a sunny plateau above the Rhône Valley, the Aletsch Arena is a true paradise for winter sports. Here pleasures range from leisurely nature experience to sportive piste runs and all imaginable!
Aletsch Arena winter walks: hikes in a snowy wonderland
Winter walks are surely the most restful way to discover the magical world of the Aletsch Arena in the snow, and 72 km of well prepared winter walking trails are an inviting prospect.
With the Valais sun warm on your back and surrounded by the sparkling, snow-covered landscape, you won't forget a winter hike in the Aletsch Arena: where else is the hiker rewarded with panoramic views of the 4000-metre Valais peaks and the Great Aletsch Glacier?
The Aletsch Arena: a paradise for hikers
Surely there are few places with more impressive scenery for walkers than Aletsch Arena. What's more, the region is part of the UNESCO Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch World Heritage Site for its very special landscape.
Walkers can enjoy the unique and magnificent mountain landscape wherever they go: on a walk along the Great Aletsch Glacier, on a loop of the three viewpoints looking out over the largest glacier in the Alps and the 4000-metre Valais Alps, or on a ramble through the Aletsch Forest admiring Swiss pines that are as much as 900 years old.
Mountain biking: let it roll
A mountain biker's dream. Over 100 km of mountain bike trails with views of one of the most beautiful mountain panoramas in the Alps – Aletsch Arena is hard to beat as a biking destination. What's so great about it: in the most liberating nature experience of the Alps, the trails are also a paradise for nature lovers.