4-day Rauris Valley ski touring

Follow Gernot Lachmaier, an Austrian IFMGA mountain guide, on this 4-day ski tour through the dreamy mountains of the Rauris Valley.

4 Days

Mar, Apr

High

Intermediate

Description

The Rauris Valley lies in the middle of unbelievable mountains. In winter, the area fills up with snow and turns into the perfect place for skiers around the world. Come with me and enjoy a 4-day ski tour in this wonderful valley.

The Rauris Valley is located in SalzburgerLand in Austria, the biggest community inside the High Tauern National Park. It has a very long cultural history involving gold mining, trading and it is considered to be a natural treasure.

During this ski tour, you will enjoy one of the most incredible ski itineraries in the Eastern Alps. The Hocharn, with 3254 meters, is the highest mountain in the Goldberg Group. From the same group, you will also be able to discover the glaciated mountain called Hoher Sonnblick (3106 meters). You will find a more detailed itinerary of this tour at the end of this description.

Please consider that it is important to have a good fitness condition since we must walk on skins for 6 to 8 hours. A safe parallel skiing in all kinds of snow is also required.

So if you are planning to come to the Rauris Valley the next winter, do not hesitate and get in touch with me by clicking on the Request to Book button. It will be a pleasure for me to guide you there.

Price includes

Guiding fee

Price details

Plus own expenses and mountain guide’s expenses.
Rental equipment available if required.

Itinerary

Day 1: Welcome

First, we ascend to the Naturfreundehaus Kolm Saigurn (1,596 m). At 4 pm, we meet in the Gasthaus Bodenhaus (1,230 m). We will go up by car and have brief hike to the hut. There we’ll discuss the programe while we have dinner.

Day 2: Kolmkarspitz 2,529 m

Across the Durchgangwald forest we go to the forest road. We visit the Filzenalm (1,784 m). We hike briefly through the woods and get to the Seekopf (2,413 m). Then we continue until we reach the summit.

Ascent: 930 altitude meters
Walking time: 3 hours

Day 3: Hocharn 3,254 m

On this day, we go up near the Lacheggklamm gorge and we reach the Hocharn summit trough beautiful ski slopes in even acclivity.

Ascent: 1,700 altitude meters
Walking time: 6 hours

Day 4: Hoher Sonnblick 3,105 m

From the Melcherböden to the Naturfreundehaus, we go beyond the Rojacher Hütte (2,718 m). Then, we reach the Zittelhaus summit trough moderately steep slopes. Finally we go downhill via the Ochsenkarkees to the car lot.

Ascent: 1,505 altitude metres
Walking time: 6-7 hours

About the guide

Gernot

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Mountain Leader

I’m from Austria (Europe) and live in the Gastein-Valley next to Salzburg. Since 1996 I’m a UIAGM / IVBV professional mountain guide. In 2000 I graduated as a ski instructor.
My last 20 years I was working as mountain guide in all different parts of the Alps, in all seasons. In winter I work for different ski schools as ski instructor in Austria and Switzerland. Since a couple of years i am guiding as well in New Zealand. Furthermore I`m working in several education teams like the Austrian Mountain Guide Association as a coach, and also in the Austrian Skiing Instructor Association, specialized for alpine courses.
I was member of two Himalaya expeditions in 1997 and 2004. I have been climbing on Cho Oyu and Broad Peak .
My big passion is rock and ice climbing.

Languages

German | English

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