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The best experience you can have around Zermatt!
The sledge run Rotenboden-Riffelberg on Gornergrat is not only the Alps’ highest of its kind but also one of the most beautiful having a mountain panorama on all sides;
Many four-thousanders including the Matterhorn preside over your runs and the Gornergrat Railway takes you from the finishing line to the start again roughly every 10 minutes.
The sledge run Rotenboden-Riffelberg on Gornergrat is not only the Alps’ highest of its kind but also one of the most beautiful having a mountain panorama on all sides;
many four-thousanders including the Matterhorn preside over your runs and the Gornergrat Railway takes you from the finishing line to the start again roughly every 10 minutes.
Author’s recommendation
It is not easy but it is why Zermatt has a such authentic charme!
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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Lucy Walker StubeSafety information
Snooc is the easiest Outdoor sport you can try. If you've never tried Snooc, you will learn in only one ride, so less then 10 minutes.
Look at this video to no more about this: Learning Snooc in 2 Min
For safety when snoocing your clothing and equipment are extremely important. Here are a few tips so that you can be best prepared for a great – and safe – day on your sledge:
And then of course – doing it properly!
Tips and suggestions
The run is suitable for young and old and makes any family outing an exciting and action-packed day. If you were lacking a little in confidence the first time down you can only get braver on the second, third or fourth run and by the fifth run you could do it with your eyes closed. Although sledging is great fun it certainly gives you an appetite, and makes you a little bit tired. We suggest taking a break at the Riffelhaus 1853. Try a hot chocolate, a snack or a complete lunch. With the addition of those warming calories you can get back in the Gornergrat Railway and go up to the start at Rotenboden station again.Roadbook
There is a train every 10 minutes.
You can buy your train ticket AND your Snooc ticket direct from the train station.
If you want to come by car you will have to park in Täsch and take the train to Zermatt (Zermatt is a pedestrian city).
Riffelberg
Riffelsee
Rotenboden viewpoint
Riffelberg chapel, “Bruder Klaus”
Riffelhaus 1853
Historisches Hotel Riffelhaus/Riffelberg.
Lucy Walker Stube
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
The Gornergrat (English: Gorner Ridge; 3,135 m (10,285 ft)) is a rocky ridge of the Pennine Alps, overlooking the Gorner Glacier south-east of Zermatt in Switzerland. It can be reached from Zermatt by the Gornergrat rack railway (GGB), the highest open-air railway in Europe. Between the Gornergrat railway station (3,090 m (10,140 ft)) and the summit is the Kulm Hotel (3,120 m (10,240 ft)).Directions
The train starts from Zermatt city center, at the main train station.
There is a train every 10 minutes.
You can buy your train ticket AND your Snooc ticket direct from the train station.
Parking
If you want to come by car you will have to park in Täsch and take the train to Zermatt (Zermatt is a pedestrian city).Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
As of today, there is still nobody that wrotte a book about Snooc.
Feel free to try!
But you to know, in the late 1960’s two astronomical observatories were installed in the two towers of the Kulmhotel Gornergrat. The project “Stellarium Gornergrat” is hosted in the Gornergrat South Observatory. You can visit it after your ride.
Author’s map recommendations
Equipment
Have a good Snooc (hire at Rotenboden station possible)
Wear warm clothing with gloves and a hat
Wear warm, water-proof shoes or boots with a good sole
A helmet and sunglasses/goggles are highly recommended
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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