Rotsandnollen from Melchsee Frutt
A popular and very worthwhile tour from Melchsee Frutt. A not too long ascent, beautiful views from the summit and a long descent combine to make this a great day out. Melchsee Frutt is a busy ski resort, and queues in the morning can be long, but the village itself with its lakes, mountain views and traditional atmosphere show the reason why. Once you start the tour though, the crowds are soon left behind. The route itself is not too steep, with just one tricky section on the uphill reaching the col before the summit. The north facing descent is steep at first, often with excellent powder, then very enjoyable. Depending on snow conditions it has some narrow, icy, and stony parts just before you reach the village of Stockalp after 1500m of exhilarating downhill.
From Luzern drive to Kerns and follow the road to Stockalp. Take the Gondola that leads to Melchsee Frutt.
From the top of the gondola, descend to the lake, and instead of taking the tow bar that takes you across, follow the cross country track towards Tannalp. Before reaching Tannalp though turn off left and climb steadily towards the col below the summit. Tannalp itself is a lovely little mountain restaurant, well worth a visit if you have the energy or an overnight stop if you want to make a weekend of it. It takes a couple of hours of climbing to reach the col. The last few metres onto it are quite steep and require care. From the col it is a short distance to the summit. Return to the col and either ski back down to Melchsee, or much better if there is snow in Stockalp, and the conditions are good, take the steep gully from the col, and keeping left, follow the posts that lead you safely down to the bottom.
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