HAGAN ski mountaineering workshop in the Silvretta

Your adventure in the blue ice: join us on an exciting high-altitude ski tour through the Silvretta, one of the most impressive ski touring regions in the Eastern Alps. Mountain pro Johannes Pfeiffer will take you on a varied journey through wide glaciers, majestic three-thousand-metre peaks and unforgettable summit panoramas. You will expand your practical knowledge on topics such as assessing the terrain, rope techniques on glaciers and crevasse rescue.

Important information about the ski touring camp

Dates: 27. to 29.12.2024 | 28.02 to 02.03.2025 (Friday to Sunday)

Location: Silvretta Mountains| Overnight stay in the Tuoi Hütte & Silvretta Hütte (only on the second date)

Meeting point: 09:00 a.m. | Vermuntbahn valley station in Partenen

Costs & Booking

Price depends on the number of participants:

  • € 360 p.p. (for 6 persons)
  • € 420 p.p. (for 5 persons)
  • € 510 p.p. (for 4 persons)

Other costs:

  • Overnight stay in a hut with half board CHF 65 (approx. € 69) per night for AV members
  • Lift approx. € 45

Booking by email at: office@deinbergfuehrer.at

What you can look forward to

  • 3-day guided ski tour with the state-certified mountain guide Johannes Pfeifer
  • Exciting & helpful workshop content, such as:
    • Introduction to ski touring
    • Roping up on the glacier
    • Climbing with crampons
    • Assess avalanche danger
    • Crevasse rescue
  • Impressive tour destinations such as the Hintere Jamspitze, the Silvretta Horn or the Piz Buin
  • Possibility to test Hagan touring skis

 

What you should bring with you

Requirements & prerequisites: 

  • Downhill runs on varying terrain and in changing snow conditions up to 35 degrees
  • Already some ski touring experience and ascent in hairpin bends
  • Stamina for walking times of up to 6 hours and approx. 1,200 meters in altitude

Equipment:

  • 30-40 L backpack
  • Complete avalanche transceiver equipment (shovel, probe, beeps) incl. spare battery
  • Hut sleeping bag (can be bought/rented at the hut)
  • High tour harness (or climbing gear) and helmet (can be borrowed)
  • If available: 2-3 screw carabiners, 2 ropes with 2-3 m

Date 28.02 - 02.-03.2025: The program in detail

Day 1

Tour:

  • Meeting point valley station Vermuntbahn
  • Equipment check & touring ski issue
  • Ascent to the Bielerhöhe + LVS device check
  • Ascent to the Sonntagsspitze via the Klostertalhütte
  • Downhill
  • Crossing over to the Ober Silvretta via the Klosterpass
  • Short ascent, then descent to the Silvrettahütte
  • Joint conclusion & planning of day 2

Workshop topics: Material check, assessment of the terrain

Day 2

Tour:

  • Ascent over the Silvretta glacier to the Silvretta Egghorn (3147m)
  • Descent via La Cudera glacier
  • Ascent in the direction of Piz Fliana
  • Descent past the Piz Buin to the Tuoi hut
  • Avalanche exercise and workshop
  • Joint conclusion and planning day 3

Workshop topicsRoping technique on the glacier, avalanche practice, crevasse rescue

Day 3

Tour:

  • Ascent to the highlight of the crossing: Hintere Jamspitze (3155m)
  • Descent towards the Ochsenscharte to the Wiesbadener Hütte
  • Toasting the tour together
  • Ascent to Bielerhöhe, from there by tunnel cab and Vermuntbahn back to the valley
  • Return to the car in the afternoon
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