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Berner Oberland ski touring guide

<p>Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau are neither well-known as ski peaks nor suitable for all winter sports enthusiasts. But around this triumvirate lies a sea of white peaks where skiers and snowboarders can let off steam for weeks on end. This guidebook describes easy and challenging, classic and secret ski tours between Saanenland and Oberhasli, which are often characterized by short ascents and long descents. The "Haute Route" through the western Bernese Alps is also presented, as well as a new ski crossing of the Bernese Pre-Alps from Gsteig near Gstaad to Meiringen. And, of course, the famous "Lötschenlücke" - from the Jungfraujoch over the Aletsch Glacier into Valais - is also included.</p <p>Daniel Anker, one of Switzerland's most renowned mountain book authors and alpine journalists, has selected 50 of the most beautiful ski tours in the Bernese Oberland for this book - with a wide range of options for every taste and every snow and weather situation. <p>The format and design of the "blue" Rother ski touring guides are based on the tried-and-tested "red" hiking guide series: overview maps and the practical three-level difficulty scale as well as slope exposure and ascent altitude in the header make the initial tour selection easier. Detailed information on valley locations, starting points and transport links, ascent times, requirements, avalanche risk and orientation, the best time of year, refreshment stops and accommodation options as well as tips on variants can be found alongside precise, reliable route descriptions, supplemented by detailed tour maps with marked routes. In addition, numerous photos give an enticing impression of the impressive mountain world of the Bernese Oberland. </p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Daniel Anker | Rother Bergverlag | 2nd edition 2016 | 160 pages | 98 color illustrations, 50 tour maps at a scale of 1:50,000/1:75,000, an overview map at a scale of 1:400,000 | 11.5 x 16.5 cm | paperback with Polytex lamination</span></p>