Haute Route Bernoise conditions

Last updated . Satellite imagery from 30 October 2026 to 4 November 2026.

Haute Route Bernoise: 67% snow-free as of 4 November 2026; snow on Col des Audannes and Col du Rawil.

  • 67% of the line snow-free
  • 17.2 km still under snow
  • Snow line: 1,950 m
  • +1 points on last week.

The Haute Route Bernoise usually opens early July, once the high cols melt out and the huts open.

This year the line was first 95% snow-free on 12 July 2026, and autumn snow returned by 22 October 2026.

The latest satellite reading, from 4 November 2026, shows 67% snow-free.

Sentinel-2 satellite imagery from 30 October – 4 November 2026 shows 67% of the Haute Route Bernoise line clear of snow, with about 17 km still under snow.

That is little change from the week before.

The snow line sits at about 1,950 m.

Snow remains on stages 1, 2 and 3; the rest of the route is clear or nearly clear.

Less snow than the same week in 2025, when the route was 34% snow-free.

What it means: Expect continuous snow from about 1,950 m. Micro-spikes and poles are recommended above that height, and an ice axe on steep north-facing traverses.

Cols

ColHeightStageSnow
Col des Audannes2,886 m1Under snow
Col du Rawil2,429 m2Under snow

Stage by stage

StageSnow-freeUnder snowLowest snow
1. Sanetsch to Cabane des Audannes18%7.4 km2,250 m
2. Audannes to Iffigenalp37%7.2 km2,350 m
3. Iffigenalp to Geltenhütte85%2 km2,200 m
4. Geltenhütte to Sanetsch97%0.6 km2,200 m

Season by season

YearFirst 95% snow-freeAutumn snow backBest reading
202612 July22 October100% snow-free
202529 June27 September100% snow-free

Update log

  1. : 67% snow-free, snow line about 1,950 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  2. : 66% snow-free, snow line about 1,900 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  3. : 1% snow-free, snow line about 1,500 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  4. : 100% snow-free.
  5. : 100% snow-free.
  6. : 100% snow-free.
  7. : 100% snow-free.
  8. : 100% snow-free.
  9. : 100% snow-free.
  10. : 100% snow-free.
  11. : 100% snow-free.
  12. : 100% snow-free.
  13. : 100% snow-free.
  14. : 100% snow-free.
  15. : 100% snow-free.
  16. : 100% snow-free.
  17. : 97% snow-free.
  18. : 96% snow-free.
  19. : 93% snow-free, snow line about 2,650 m.
  20. : 83% snow-free, snow line about 2,350 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  21. : 61% snow-free, snow line about 1,850 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  22. : 61% snow-free, snow line about 1,850 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  23. : 55% snow-free, snow line about 1,650 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  24. : 47% snow-free, snow line about 1,400 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  25. : 37% snow-free, snow line about 1,400 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  26. : 19% snow-free, snow line about 1,400 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  27. : 16% snow-free, snow line about 1,450 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  28. : 17% snow-free, snow line about 1,400 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  29. : 34% snow-free, snow line about 1,400 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  30. : 14% snow-free, snow line about 1,400 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  31. : 98% snow-free.
  32. : 98% snow-free.
  33. : 62% snow-free, snow line about 1,850 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  34. : 87% snow-free, snow line about 2,550 m. Snow on Col des Audannes.
  35. : 69% snow-free, snow line about 2,050 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  36. : 100% snow-free.
  37. : 100% snow-free.
  38. : 100% snow-free.
  39. : 100% snow-free.
  40. : 100% snow-free.
  41. : 100% snow-free.
  42. : 100% snow-free.
  43. : 100% snow-free.
  44. : 100% snow-free.
  45. : 92% snow-free, snow line about 2,650 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  46. : 96% snow-free.
  47. : 96% snow-free.
  48. : 87% snow-free, snow line about 2,450 m. Snow on Col des Audannes.
  49. : 66% snow-free, snow line about 1,900 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  50. : 52% snow-free, snow line about 1,550 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  51. : 50% snow-free, snow line about 1,400 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  52. : 39% snow-free, snow line about 1,400 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  53. : 39% snow-free, snow line about 1,400 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.
  54. : 32% snow-free, snow line about 1,400 m. Snow on Col des Audannes, Col du Rawil.

How this is measured

The route is sampled every 200 m along the classic stages. Each point uses its most recent cloud-free satellite view from the 10 days before the update.

A point counts as snow when Sentinel-2 classifies it as snow or its snow index (NDSI) is high. Cloud, shadow and no-data pixels are left out.

Imagery: Copernicus Sentinel-2 L2A (Earth Search STAC), 20 m. Elevation: Mapbox Terrain-DEM v1 (zoom 12).

Satellite snow cover is a planning aid, not a safety verdict. It cannot see snow under trees or thin new snow, and it says nothing about avalanche danger, cornices or ice. Check with huts, guides and local bulletins before you go.

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