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Best ski tours
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Diechterhorn (day 3, h.r. Swiss Glacier) 3389 m
Trifthütte Urner Alps Switzerland
- Length of ascent12 km
- ascent2100 m
- duration10-12 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦♦
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦♦
Hiking on top of fantastic lookout tower. Glacier skitour. At the end, you will reach the summit from the north, to the top of the climbing terrain. Next continue to the Diechterlimi saddle and from there a fantastic downhill run to Gelmerhütte and then to the Gelmersee dam. If the lake is not frozen, the route along the northern bank can be very challenging, depending on the snow conditions. After crossing the dam, is coming downhill, often very complicated, traversing western slope to the Grimselpass road. After that, a bit on the parking lot under the Räterichsboden dam and at first a steep traverse to Bächlihütte - a hut on the top.
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Sustenhorn (day 1, h.r. Swiss Glacier) 3503 m
Tierberglihütte Urner Alps Switzerland
- Length of ascent4,4 km
- ascent1640 m
- duration6-8 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
A very popular tour of glacial terrain. Start at Hotel Steingletscher (Sustenpass road, parking) or Tierbergli hütte. From the parking a large elevation of 1700 m. Technically not very demanding tour, but conditionally yes. Route parameters are listed at the start of the Hotel Steingletscher and from the peak of Sustenhorn leads downhill to Tierbergli.
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Hoher Sonnblick 3105 m
Kolm Saigurn - Sonnblickbasis Goldberg Gruppe - Hohe Tauern Austria
- Length of ascent8 km
- ascent1507 m
- duration5-7 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦◊◊
Hoher Sonnblick (Goldberggruppe - Hohe Tauern) is a popular tour from Kolm Saigurn Hut. At the top you can have a beer at the Zittelhaus cottage. Excellent alpine ski school, downhill slopes of various expositions and snow.
Information about Skitours and Mountain huts
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5 Skitouren in Kärntens Bergen
Bergwelten.com bergwelten.com 12. 01. 2019 German
n den Nordalpen bleibt die Lawinensituation weiterhin angespannt (Lawinenwarnstufe 4 bis 5). Doch südlich des Alpenhhautpkamms, in den Gailtaler-, Lavanttaler und Karnischen Alpen sowie den Karawanken, herrschen momentan gute Tourenbedingungen. Wir stellen euch 5 Skitouren in Kärnten vor.
tags: Kärnten
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New Zealand Ski Touring Experience 2018
wildsnow.com Julia Dubinina 5. 11. 2018 English
Our NZ adventure began with 20+ hours of travel, learning to drive on the wrong side of the road in a giant camper van, consuming delicious meat pies, visiting friends, a bit of sleep, and lots of sheep...
tags: New Zealand
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Coast Mountain Traverse Complete!
backcountryskiingcanada.com Backcountryskiingcanada.com 19. 01. 2018 English
I understand that's it's officially summer today and skiing might be in the summer storage bin on the back burner of your mind but the Coast mountain epic has finally been completed. If you haven't been following this epic saga here's the nitty gritty of what you need to know.
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Vom Gipfel bis zum Fjord: Skitouren in Nordnorwegen
Bergwelten.com Bergwelten.com 1. 12. 2017 German
Unverspurte Pulverschneehänge, Abfahrten vom Gipfel bis zum Fjord und dann mit dem Boot zurück zur Lodge wo der Whirlpool...
tags: skitouring
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Ski Norway
tetongravity.com Robert Pursell 20. 11. 2017 English
The Way It Was Always Meant To Be Skied: By Train