Two ski tourers skinning up a snowy slope on a ski tour on the Gemmi Pass

Ski touring
Freedom in the powder snow

At Gemmi, your ski touring day begins right at your doorstep. The high-mountain landscape, striking peaks, and varied descents make the area an excellent starting point for tours of all difficulty levels.

Gemmi Ski Touring Base Camp

The Gemmi is a first-class ski touring area. The route starts right next to the mountain hotel. Here, you can begin your tour without any approach hike and find yourself right in the heart of the terrain.

Our hotel serves as a base camp for ski tourers as well as for mountain guide and mountaineering schools. Wild nature outside, alpine comfort inside.

After a busy day of touring, you can look forward to:

Panorama Spa: A Place to Recharge
4-course dinner featuring regional cuisine
Quiet rooms
A panoramic view of the snow-covered high-mountain landscape
Guided ski tour: a group of ski tourers moving in single file through a wide snowy valley near the Gemmi Pass

For mountain guides and training groups

The Gemmi offers ideal conditions for training programs and guided ski touring weeks. The plateau allows for versatile tour planning, a wide variety of terrain options, and short distances between accommodations and the trailheads.

A lone ski tourer climbing a steep snowy slope towards a ski touring summit around the Gemmi Pass

Ski touring destinations around the Gemmi

From enjoyable climbs to high-alpine challenges, the Gemmi offers an impressive variety of ski tours. The location of our plateau at 2,350 m above sea level allows for direct access to the terrain.

  • Daubenhorn (2,941 m), WS to ZS
  • Schwarzhorn (2,993 m), ZS
  • Wildstrubel (3,244 m), L+ to ZS-
  • Steghorn (3,146 m), L to ZS
  • Rote Totz 2,847 m, L to WS+
  • Furggentälti P. 2,855 m, WS+
  • Rinderhorn 3,449 m, ZS to S-
  • Balmhorn 3,698 m, ZS- to S
  • And many more tours

Responsibility in Alpine Terrain

For up-to-date route descriptions, please consult relevant hiking portals such as the SAC Tour Portal and always pay attention to current weather and avalanche conditions, especially the WhiteRisk avalanche bulletin.

In alpine terrain, you are responsible for your own safety.

Have a safe journey Getting here

By public transport

Leukerbad
You can reach the ‘Gemmi-Bahnen’ bus stop, located right next to the valley station, by public transport.

Kandersteg
The bus stop ‘Kandersteg, Sunnbüel Valley Station’ is located right next to the Sunnbüel cable car.

Timetable

By car

Leukerbad
Parking is available at the Gemmibahn valley station and within walking distance.

Kandersteg
Parking is available right next to the Sunnbüel cable car valley station.

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By cable car

Leukerbad
The Gemmi Cable Car takes you from Leukerbad to the Gemmi in just a few minutes.

Kandersteg
Take the cable car from Kandersteg to Sunnbüel. It’s about a 2.5-hour walk from Sunnbüel to the Gemmi.

Details & Prices

Planning a ski tour? We'd be happy to give you personalized advice and help you plan your trip.

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Panoramic Restaurant

Our restaurant with a unique view.

Viewing platform and lit glass building of the Gemmi top station at 2,350 m under a starry sky, a rocky peak behind

Hotel & Events

Our hotel for solo travelers, families, and groups.

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Panorama Spa

Relax in style with a view of the Alpine panorama

Lake Daubensee circular walk in winter: two women on the snow-covered lake, one pointing to the mountains

Winter Hiking

A snowshoer following her trail through the deep snow on the Gemmi Pass towards snowy rocky ridges

Snowshoeing

Step by Step in the Snow

Two cross-country skiers chatting on the Gemmi trail, with snowy rocky peaks behind

Cross-country skiing

Cross-country skiing on the plateau

Family taking a sledging break in the snow on the Gemmi, with a striking rocky peak behind

Sledging

Speed through the snow

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Watch bearded vultures

On the Gemmi, you're closer to them than anywhere else