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Another Time Trail

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Explore a part of the summit of the Plaine Morte: follow this path marked by cairns (stacked stone structures), place your stone on the edifice in the cairn forest at the end of the route, and immerse yourself in Another Time. A geological, glaciological, historical Another Time awaits you.

  • Difficulty moderate
  • Duration 15 min
  • Distance 513 m
  • 38 m
  • 92 m
Tags
  • Family-friendly
  • Summit route
  • Scenic
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Will the Plaine Morte glacier give way to a lake? In how many years? In a poetic spirit, we call it the "Maybe Lake." It would be the first lake in history to be named before its appearance.

Why this strange idea? The Plaine Morte glacier is unique in the Alps for its plateau shape and its surface, close to that of Zurich airport. But it is melting, and quickly. Given its current known configuration, the high Plaine Morte valley, today hidden under millions of cubic meters of ice, could one day host a new mountain lake. Maybe.

  • Approach

    To reach Crans-Montana by car, take the A9 motorway (Rhône motorway) exit named "Sierre Est". At the motorway exit, continue straight ahead. At the roundabout, follow the signs indicating "Sierre/Crans-Montana", then pass through the villages of Venthône, Mollens, Randogne, and Bluche. Once you arrive in Crans-Montana, follow the signs to reach the Violettes cable car parking.

    The journey time is about 20 minutes from Sierre "East".

  • The Crans-Montana resort is accessible from the Sierre train station via SMC bus company or the funicular, as well as from the Sion train station with postal buses.

    The free shuttles of the SMC bus company serve the entire Crans-Montana resort.

    Then take the cable cars up to the summit of the Violettes and change to the funitel to reach the Plaine Morte.

  • Barzettes-Violettes Parking

    Address: Barzettes-Violettes Parking, Route des Barzettes, 3963 Crans-Montana

    Paid outdoor parking: 110 spaces

    Paid indoor parking: 411 spaces

  • Safety Instructions

    Follow the marked trails. Please respect the fauna, flora: nature.

    Check the weather conditions before your departure.

    Crans-Montana Tourism & Congress declines all responsibility in case of accident.

  • More information: www.crans-montana.ch/autre_temps

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Maximum altitude 2921 M
Minimum altitude 2829 M