Welcome to the Vignettes hut!
Next opening periods:
(subject to weather conditions)
- 07 March to 06 May 2026
- 17 June to 12 September 2026
Winter accommodation/ Emergency room:
Outside of opening times, the hut has a winter room with a gas stove, cooking utensils, crockery and a wood-burning stove. There should be enough wood to keep you warm. The 12 beds are equipped with duvets. The price of a night in the room is CHF 10.- per person that we ask you to pay in cash in the letterbox at the hut. It is obligatory to make a reservation for the winter room using the reservation system. Our winter room will be closed from March 4th - March 7th 2026!
The Vignettes hut is a Swiss mountain hut, at 3157 meters, and is the point of departure for many mountain tours. The hut is located in the magnificent Val d’Hérens and surrounded by glaciers and peaks.
If you are on the Haute Route, on a mini-raid in the valley, just passing through, or if you simply want to contemplate the magnificent panorama, we welcome you at the Vignettes hut during spring and summer season! With our typical cuisine and warm wooden dormitories, come and spend an unforgettable moment in Swiss Wallis region.
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History
La Cabane des Vignettes, almost 100 years of history! In 1924, according to the idea of the American mountaineer, Stuart Jenkins, a refuge was built below the current hut, which bore his name and which allowed 10 people to shelter. After the construction of the new hut in 1946, the Jenkins refuge was used as a bonfire... For the anecdote, the guide of Jenkins was none other than Jean-Michel Bournissen, the grandfather of the previous guardian of the Vignettes hut, Jean-Michel!
Several renovations, in 1973 and more recently in 2008, have made it possible to accommodate up to 120 visitors nowadays, in all the comfort you could imagine at 3157 meters!
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