A fantastic route to an amazing summit with a bit of everything; a bowl, couloir, face and even some trees.
From steep couloirs to mellow trees runs - these 25 adventures showcase what ski touring in Tirol is all about!
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With no 4000 metre peaks and countless small ski areas but no 3 Vallees-style monster resorts, Tirol doesn't quite get the recognition it deserves as a destination for adventurous skiers. That's bad news for the local hotels and restaurants, but it's fabulous for the tourers who do visit and don't have to share the mountains with too many other skiers!
The so-called "big 3" of Tirolian ski touring are a trio of legendary hut to hut trips, in the Stubai (https://fatmap.com/guidebooks/37/big-mountains-big-views:-the-stubai-alps-ski-traverse), Ötztal (https://fatmap.com/guidebooks/38/climb-tirol's-highest-peak-on-the-otztal-ski-traverse) and Silvretta (https://fatmap.com/guidebooks/36/bagging-big-peaks-on-the-silvretta-traverse) ranges, but there are literally thousands of day tours to be enjoyed all over the region. 23 of the tours listed here are single day adventures, leaving you plenty of time to enjoy the legendary Tirolian cuisine every evening. It's hearty stuff but by doing these tours you'll have earned the vast number of calories you'll consume in the average Austrian restaurant...just!
The only multi day trip in here is a 2 day crossing of the truly wild Karwendel National Park - a trip which should be high on any adventurous skier's to-do list. The Karwendel is said to be the largest area of the Alps which is not inhabited year round and the only way to cross it in winter is to tour on day 1 to an unmanned hut and then over the highest peak in the range on day 2. It might just be the biggest non-glaciated ski adventure in the Alps, but don't take our word for it - go and check it out for yourself!
So if you've got a free winter and want to "tick" the Tirol then get your skis waxed and get started!
A fantastic route to an amazing summit with a bit of everything; a bowl, couloir, face and even some trees.
An exciting ski line which is visible from virtually all of Innsbruck city centre.
The spectacular Rohnenspitze (1990m) ski-tour from Zöblen
An incredible, long circuit around some of the Tirol's most wild peaks.
A truly wild tour through a series of stunning valleys.
An exciting and varied tour from the Seefeld lift system
A very popular ski tour to the summit of a relatively easy 3000er.
The first half of a magnificent 2 day ski journey
Crossing the Karwendel via its highest peak, this is an epic ski touring adventure by any standards.
A classic ski-tour up to the impressive Gaishorn summit (2247m).
A fun little mini adventure which feels remote despite its proximity to civilisation.
Lift access helps to make this a short tour with big rewards
A classic steep couloir which has the added draw of being visible from Innsbruck city centre!
A wonderful, varied and scenic tour to the highest peak in the Stubai range.
An awe inspiring journey around the Kalkogel range, home to some of Tirol's most dramatic peaks.
An aesthetic, atmospheric and exciting line off Innsbruck's most famous peak.
An exciting and varied route up the peak which dominates the Innsbruck skyline.
A long tour which takes you onto one of the Tirol's most famous peaks.
A stunning tour and a fabulous ski descent through some of the finest terrain in Tirol.
The classic of classics in the Navis valley!
A trip into the wild and untamed Karwendel range - the largest uninhabited area in the Alps - followed by an exciting ski back to the Inn Valley.
A roundtrip from a great ski area to a great mountain hut!
A wild peak in a stunning position.
A fun tour to a mountain hut and a spectacular view.
A serious but fun and varied half day journey through the Seefeld mountains.