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Long distance ski tours in Austria

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The 10 most beautiful long distance ski tours in Austria

Ascent Hintere Ölgrubenspitze
Long Distance Ski Touring · Oetztal Alps
Ötztal ice giants: Stage 3
Toprecommended 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.
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Departure Fluchtkogel
Long Distance Ski Touring · Oetztal Alps
Ötztal ice giants: Stage 2
Toprecommended 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.
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Taschachferner
Long Distance Ski Touring · Oetztal Alps
Ötztal ice giants: Stage 1
Toprecommended 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
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Ascent Taschachferner
Long Distance Ski Touring · Oetztal Alps
Ötztal's ice giants
Toprecommended 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.
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Naviser Reckner, Lizumer Reckner and Geier (from left to right)
Long Distance Ski Touring · Tux Alps
Tuxer ski crossing: from Navis to Hochfügen in 4 days
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate Multi-stage route
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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.
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Long Distance Ski Touring · Nock Mountains
Crossing the Nockberge with snowshoes
Toprecommended 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...
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Winnebachsee hut
Long Distance Ski Touring · Stubai Alps
Skiing through the Sellrain
Toprecommended 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.
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The Voisthaler Hütte with a view to the east
Long Distance Ski Touring · Hochschwab Group
Stage 3 Voisthalerhütte - Hochschwab - Rauchtal - Bodenbauer
Toprecommended 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.
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At the Hochschwab summit
Long Distance Ski Touring · Hochschwab Group
Stage 2 Sonnschienhütte - Hochschwab - Voisthalerhütte
Toprecommended 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.
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The Sonnschienhütte
Long Distance Ski Touring · Hochschwab Group
Stage 1 From Bodenbauer to Sonnschienhütte
Toprecommended 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 · alpenvereinaktiv.com
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Tuxer ski crossing: from Navis to Hochfügen in 4 days by Georg
February 07, 2023 · Community
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Hochtirol by Gabriel
January 04, 2023 · alpenvereinaktiv.com
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