Fiescheralp

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Fiescheralp
Fiescheralp to the west

Fiescheralp to the west

location West above Fiesch Valais SwitzerlandCanton of ValaisCanton of Valais  SwitzerlandSwitzerland 
Mountains Bernese Alps
Geographical location 651085  /  140405 coordinates: 46 ° 24 '47 "  N , 8 ° 6' 11"  O ; CH1903:  651085  /  140405
Fiescheralp (Bernese Alps)
Fiescheralp
height 2212  m above sea level M.
use Hiking & winter sports
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The Fiescheralp - also known as Kühboden or Chiebode - is located in the Swiss canton of Valais at 2212  m above sea level. M. in the municipality of Fiesch and, together with Bettmeralp and Riederalp, belongs to the car-free Aletsch plateau and to the Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn mountain region in the Bernese Alps, which has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002 .

Old station Fiescheralp

Fiescheralp can be reached with the Fiesch - Eggishorn aerial cableway, which was completed in 1966 , the lower section of which was replaced in 2019 by the fastest 10- seater gondola lift in Switzerland from the Fiesch public transport hub, which was built at the same time and overcomes a height difference of 1144 m.

Strictly speaking, you have to field Fiescheralpe, the place Fiescheralp and the local name Chiebode differ. Kühboden is only listed as a building (here: hotel, restaurant) on the Swiss national map .

Ski Area

Fiescheralp is one of three access points to the Aletsch Arena ski area , which in winter connects Bettmer, Rieder and Fiescheralp. It comprises 104 km of slopes that cover an altitude range from 1062 m (Fiesch valley station) to 2869 m (Eggishorn mountain station). If the snow conditions are good, the downhill route to Fiesch is marked from Fiescheralp, but it requires good skills.

Web links

Commons : Fiescheralp  - collection of images, videos and audio files

proof

  1. SwissTopo (maps of Switzerland)
  2. Aletsch Arena on Skiresort.de