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Tête Blanche 3706 m Ski tour

A fairly docile, glaciated summit. It is the highest mountain at the southern end of the Glacier de Ferpècle and the Glacier du Mont Miné. The various routes over the glacier are beautiful. Great view of Matterhorn and Dent d'Hérens.

Summit cross and view towards Matterhorn and Dent d'Hérens. © Danilo Ponzio

Tête Blanche – Winter route from the Schönbielhütte SAC. © Georges Sanga

Summit cross and view towards the Dent Blanche. © Jan Kreuels

In the middle of the picture the Tête Blanche, in the foreground: the Stockjigletscher, from the northeast. © Fredi Biner

Routes (3)

route	Difficulty	Ascent	Descent	Exposure
From Cabane de Bertol across the Glacier du Mont Miné	F	2:30 h, 510 m	510 m	N, W
From Schönbielhütte	F	4–4:30 h, 1110 m	2100 m	N, E, SW
Descente à Ferpècle, par le plateau d’Hérens	AD+		1900 m	N

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From the route archive

Matterhorn / Dent Blanche / Weisshorn (1) 2010, German

Route	Difficulty
Vom Col des Bouquetins (Überschreitung W-E)	L

Cervin / Dent Blanche / Weisshorn (1) 2012, French

Route	Difficulty
Du Col des Bouquetins (traversée W-E)	F

Walliser Alpen, Auswahlführer (1) 4. Edition 2015, German

Route	Difficulty
Von der Schönbielhütte (Normalroute)	WS

Alpes valaisannes, Sélection d'itinéraires (1) 3. Edition 2017, French

Route	Difficulty
De la Schönbielhütte (voie normale)	PD

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