Buffalora Hut
| Buffalora Hut ASAC refuge |
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 Capanna Buffalora (2006, before expansion) |
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| location | Calancatal ; Canton of Graubünden , Switzerland | |
| Mountain range | Graubünden Alps | |
| Geographical location: | 731 596 / 134736 | |
| Altitude | 2078 m above sea level M. | |
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| owner | Associazione Sentieri Alpini Calanca | |
| Built | 1981, new building 1987, expansion 2015 | |
| Construction type | Refuge | |
| Usual opening times | Mid-June to the end of October | |
| accommodation | 0 beds, 30 camps , 5 emergency camps | |
| Winter room | closed in winter | |
| Web link | Buffalora Hut | |
| Hut directory | SAC | |
The Buffalora Hut (Italian Capanna Buffalora ) is a mountain hut belonging to the Associazione Sentieri Alpini Calanca (ASAC), in the Italian-speaking Calanca Valley (Val Calanca) in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland .
It is the only mountain hut in the Calanca valley and the most important stage of the Sentiero Alpino Calanca . It is located east of Rossa at 2078 m above sea level. M. below the Pass de Buffalora ( 2261 m above sea level ), in a panoramic position with a view of the Calanca valley.
It offers 30 beds (and five in the small, unheated dépendance) and is open in the summer season from mid-June to the end of October.
history
Wilfried Graf from Binningen and his family started in 1973 from his holiday home in Selma to make old paths, shown on the map, accessible again. Individual paths were restored as part of international student exchanges. This gave rise to the idea of creating a continuous path from San Bernardino to Santa Maria in Calanca , the Sentiero Alpino Calanca . The association Associazione Sentieri Alpini Calanca (ASAC) was founded in 1978 to provide financial support . The association built the first Buffalora hut (1981) and the bivouac huts Ganan (1983) and Pian Grand (1985) along the Sentiero Alpino .
After an avalanche destroyed the first Buffalora hut in 1985, the second Buffalora hut was built on a safe ridge near the old hut in 1987. The renovated and expanded hut was inaugurated in 2015. It now has 30 seats in seven rooms.
The ASAC continues to take care of the maintenance of the huts and many hiking trails in the wild Calanca valley in order to keep them in the valley threatened by decay . The renovated and expanded hut was inaugurated in 2015. It now has 30 seats in seven rooms.
Approaches
The Buffalora Hut can be reached in different ways. The main accesses are from the Calanca valley of Rossa ( 1088 m ) in 3 hours; from Misox from Soazza ( 620 m ) in approx. 5 hours or from the Alp de Bec ( 1515 m ), which can be reached by car / taxi service, in approx. 2½ hours.
Tours
The hut is suitable as the main accommodation for the Sentiero Alpino , as a starting point for crossings into Misox as well as circular hikes and summit destinations in the Calanca valley. Directions can be found on the Buffalora Hut homepage.
Neighboring huts / bivouacs
- Rifugio Pian Grand ASAC, not manned, closed in winter
- Rifugio Ganan ASAC, not manned, closed in winter
- Rifugio Alp di Fora ASAC, not manned, open in winter
hazards
The partially exposed Sentiero Alpino Calanca is marked as a mountain hiking trail in white-red-white . Difficult areas are secured with chains or wire ropes. It requires perseverance and surefootedness . It can be difficult and dangerous in rain, snow and fog. Summits or unmarked trails should only be climbed by experienced mountaineers.
