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The 10 most beautiful long distance ski tours in Austria
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Oetztal Alps
Ötztal ice giants: Stage 3
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 3
closed
16.9 km
6:30 h
900 m
1,900 m
The steep descent from the Hintere Ölgrubenspitze on the third day is the key section of the entire multi-day ski tour.
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Oetztal Alps
Ötztal ice giants: Stage 2
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 2
10.4 km
5:00 h
850 m
870 m
On day two of this Ötzal glacier ski tour, you will set foot on Austria's second largest glacier, the mighty Gepatschferner.
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Oetztal Alps
Ötztal ice giants: Stage 1
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 1
11 km
6:00 h
600 m
1,100 m
The first stage of this three-day Ötzal glacier ski tour is made easier at the beginning by using the Mittelberg cable car
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Oetztal Alps
Ötztal's ice giants
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
38.7 km
17:30 h
2,350 m
3,800 m
You can combine the Taschach, Vernagt, Guslar and Gepatsch glaciers on a fantastic ski tour and climb three three-thousand metre peaks at the same time.
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Tux Alps
Tuxer ski crossing: from Navis to Hochfügen in 4 days
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Multi-stage route
48.5 km
21:30 h
5,078 m
4,937 m
From Navis, the route leads via the Lizumerhütte, the Weidener Hütte and the Rastkogelhütte to Hochfügen in the Zillertal.
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Nock Mountains
Crossing the Nockberge with snowshoes
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
77.8 km
26:00 h
4,541 m
4,585 m
The Nockberge-Trail has been around for several years - initially as a summer version. Resourceful ski tourers have turned it into a winter version - and we have modified it for snowshoe hikers...
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Stubai Alps
Skiing through the Sellrain
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-stage route
45.5 km
26:30 h
5,720 m
5,760 m
The ski touring options in Sellrain are legendary and correspondingly popular. The surprising thing is that with a little local knowledge, you can even find secluded variants on the classics. In combination with the huts scattered throughout the area, this results in extremely varied crossings.
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Hochschwab Group
Stage 3 Voisthalerhütte - Hochschwab - Rauchtal - Bodenbauer
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Open
12 km
5:00 h
702 m
1,471 m
On the third day, we climb back up to the Hochschwab summit as early as possible and then continue to Rauchtal. We then descend via this and take the summer trail, which leads us back to the Bodenbauer.
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Hochschwab Group
Stage 2 Sonnschienhütte - Hochschwab - Voisthalerhütte
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Open
16.3 km
6:00 h
1,135 m
999 m
On the second day, the route leads from the Sonnschienhütte over the Hochschwab to the Voisthalerhütte. A great crossing that requires good orientation and visibility.
Long Distance Ski Touring
· Hochschwab Group
Stage 1 From Bodenbauer to Sonnschienhütte
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Open
7.1 km
3:00 h
800 m
167 m
The first stage leads from the Bodenbauer to the Sonnschienhütte via the Häuslalm.
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Tuxer ski crossing: from Navis to Hochfügen in 4 days by Alexander
February 10, 2023
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Tuxer ski crossing: from Navis to Hochfügen in 4 days by Georg
February 07, 2023
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January 04, 2023
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