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Best ski tours

Vordere Jamspitze from Jamtalhütte 3154 m

Jamtalhütte Silvretta Austria
- Length of ascent6 km
- ascent1050 m
- duration4,5-6 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦◊◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Jamspitze is a very popular skitour from the Jamtalhütte. It is a light ski tour along the Jamtalferner glacier to the Jamspitze saddle. The saddle is followed by a sharp slope without skis in crampons.
Festkogel 2269 m

Johnsbach - Kölblwirt Gesäuse Austria
- Length of ascent5,5 km
- ascent1430 m
- duration6-8 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦◊
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦◊
Festkogel is a very attractive ski tour between the rocks with a breathtaking view of the whole Gesäuse and the Enns valley. From the parking (of the Hesshütte), nearby the restaurant and Hotel Kölblwirt towards the waterfall along the trail. Continue through a steep narrow rock ditch towards the tower Schneekarturm. Around the tower until the last part of the climb. By frequent crossing of steep slopes, the Festkogel is recommended a ski trip in stable conditions.
Piz Bernina 4048 m

Chamanna Boval / Bovalhütte Bernina Alps Switzerland
- Length of ascent7,5 km
- ascent1695 m
- duration8-10,5 h
- Fitness difficulty ♦♦♦♦
- Technical difficulty ♦♦♦♦
Piz Bernina is the only 4000m peak in the Eastern Alps. The greatest danger are the huge and numerous crevasses on the Morteratsch Glacier and the ridge to the summit. Piz Bernina sets off from Chamanna Boval or Rifugio Marco e Rosa on the plateau below the summit. Bernina is a demanding alpine challenge.

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