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The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in Hintertux

Explore Backcountry Skiing Routes

Hintertux Gletscher is part of the Gletscherwelt Zillertal 3000 and is situated on a high altitude glacier.

Top 10 backcountry skiing routes in Hintertux

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Black Pan 1

2.08 km·
49 m
You reach the line using the four man chairlift up to Tuxerjoch and then follow the flat slope Tuxerjoch until it turns to the right at the Tuxerjoch Haus. You need to pass the restaurant on the left side and follow the road leading into this wide valley in front of you....
2

Black Pan 2

1.97 km·
19 m
You reach the line using the four man chairlift up to Tuxerjoch and then follow the flat blue slope Tuxerjoch until it turns to the right at the Tuxerjoch Haus. You need to pass the restaurant on the left side and follow the road leading into the wide valley in front of you....
3

Tuxerjoch

0.66 km·
57 m
Take the four man chairlift at Sommerberg up to the Tuxerjoch. While riding the lift you can already see your face and check it - you'll see it in the left side above the button lift....
4

Fernerhaus

1.28 km
This is a really easily accessible route here in Hintertux, but it's only possible with good weather conditions and a safe avalanche report. You also need a lot snow to avoid slipping into crevasses....
5

Kaserer

0.53 km
This line is short but you have a easy entry and are near the six man chairlift, so you can do a lot runs in a short time. You can already watch the face from the chairlift and choose your favourite line....
6

Olperer 1

1.84 km·
33 m
This route is only possible with an huge amount of snow over the winter, because at the beginning you need to go over the glacier and the risk of falling into a crevasse exists....
7

Olperer 2

1.29 km
This route is only possible with an huge amount of snow over the winter, because at the beginning you need to go over the glacier and the risk of falling into a crevasse exists....
8

Schlegeis

1.22 km
The route is easy accessible and you can choose your line when riding the Schlegeis chairlift. When you exit the Gletscherbus 3 at the highest point of the glacier you need to follow the slope number 5 and before it gets steep you need to pass the metal gates on the left side of the slope....
9

Gefrorene Wand

0.72 km·
2 m
This route is not that spectacular, but on bad days on top of the glacier, this is the best spot you can find. When you get to the top with the Gletscherbus 3 you will see the race pistes in front of you....
10

Kleegrube

3.47 km·
11 m
This is a really spectacular route here in Hintertux, but it's only possible with really good weather conditions and a safe avalanche report. You also need a lot snow, to avoid slipping into crevasses at the beginning, where you go over a glacier....
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