Furka Pass (Furkapass)
Legendary high alpine pass immortalized in James Bond's Goldfinger, offering dramatic views of the Rhone Glacier and the Furka Steam Railway.
Real-time open/closed reports, winter closure schedules, webcams, and Valais Alpine pass updates across Great St Bernard Pass (2,469 m), Furka Pass (2,429 m), Nufenen Pass (2,478 m), Grimsel Pass, and Simplon Pass (2,005 m). Verified live via TCS Valais & Service des routes.
Legendary high alpine pass immortalized in James Bond's Goldfinger, offering dramatic views of the Rhone Glacier and the Furka Steam Railway.
Dramatic granite gorge pass connecting Goms in Valais with Meiringen in Bern, featuring deep hydroelectric reservoirs and steep serpentines.
Highest paved mountain road pass located entirely within Switzerland, climbing from the Goms valley into the Bedretto valley in Ticino.
Historic Roman & Napoleonic pass home to the 11th-century Great St Bernard Hospice and Saint Bernard dogs. Road open summer; tunnel open year-round.
Major international trans-alpine highway corridor engineered by Napoleon Bonaparte, protected by massive concrete avalanches galleries and snowplows.
Essential year-round mountain highway pass connecting the Rhone Valley at Martigny with the Trient Valley and the Mont-Blanc region near Chamonix, France.
Scenic mountain pass traversing gypsum rock formations and alpine pastures between Villars-sur-Ollon and Les Diablerets ski resort.
Winding mountain pass offering panoramic vistas over the Rhone bend at Martigny and the entrance to the Entremont and Bagnes valleys.
Unpaved/gravel mountain pass gap beneath Pierre Avoi peak, highly popular among adventure cyclists and mountain hikers.
Spectacular dead-end mountain pass road ascending 1,700 vertical meters from Sion vineyards through unlit rock tunnels up to Sanetsch Lake.
High mountain meadow pass offering 360-degree views of Mischabel Range and 4,000 m peaks leading into the Zermatt valley.
High alpine ridge pass separating Val de Bagnes from the Rhone Valley, famous for panoramic views of Combins and Mont Blanc massif.
Year-round international pass connecting Val d'Illiez in Valais with the Portes du Soleil ski area and Abondance Valley in France.
The highest international mountain pass crossing in Europe, linking Zermatt with Breuil-Cervinia across glacier ice and 3S gondolas beneath the Matterhorn.
| Pass Name | Elevation | Highway / Corridor | Region / Border | Status | Authority |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furka Pass | 2,429 m (7,969 ft) | Hauptstrasse 19 | Valais / Uri | Open | TCS & Alpenpässe.ch |
| Grimsel Pass | 2,164 m (7,100 ft) | Hauptstrasse 6 | Valais / Bern | Open | TCS & Canton Valais |
| Nufenen Pass | 2,478 m (8,130 ft) | High Alps Road | Valais / Ticino | Open | TCS Verified |
| Great St Bernard Pass | 2,469 m (8,100 ft) | Route 21 / E27 | CH / Italy Border | Open | TCS & Hospice St-Bernard |
| Simplon Pass | 2,005 m (6,578 ft) | National Road A9 | CH / Italy Border | Open | TCS Verified (Year-Round) |
| Col de la Forclaz | 1,527 m (5,010 ft) | Route 21 | CH / France Link | Open | TCS Sourced (Year-Round) |
| Col de la Croix | 1,778 m (5,833 ft) | Villars-Diablerets | Vaud / Valais Alps | Open | TCS Sourced |
| Col des Planches | 1,411 m (4,629 ft) | Martigny-Sembrancher | Entremont Divide | Open | Canton Valais Sourced |
| Col du Lein | 1,658 m (5,440 ft) | Saxon to Vollèges | Pierre Avoi Crest | Open | TCS Sourced |
| Sanetsch Pass | 2,252 m (7,388 ft) | Route du Sanetsch | Sion Reservoir | Restricted | Canton Valais & TCS |
| Moosalp | 2,048 m (6,719 ft) | Stalden-Törbel Road | Matter Valley Viewpoint | Open | TCS Sourced |
| Croix de Cœur | 2,174 m (7,133 ft) | Verbier-La Tzoumaz | 4 Vallées Ridge | Restricted | Verbier Tourisme & TCS |
| Col de Morgins | 1,371 m (4,498 ft) | Route 21 | CH / France Border | Open | TCS Verified (Year-Round) |
| Matterhorn Crossing | 3,480 m (11,417 ft) | 3S Cableway & Glacier | Zermatt / Cervinia | Open | Zermatt Bergbahnen |
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