The Silvretta tour

on Request only

Photo by Freddy. The view from the Sustenhorn

The Silvretta tour

At the border of Austria and Switzerland you can enjoy some great ski touring. Moderate terrain with long ski descents between the two countries. An excellent experience you won't forget. Enjoy the Austrian hospitality and there great huts. This tour is not as strenuous as others and is a great start to interduction to ski touring in the Alps. Great ski terrain in an alpine set up.

Itinerary

Day 1
Schuls up by ski lift Piz Champatsch to Piz Tasna overnight at the Heidelberger hut.

Day 2
Heidelberger hut to Zahnjoch, Fluchthorn overnight at the Jamatal hut.

Day 3
Jamtal hut to Dreiländerspitz overnight at the Wiesbadener hut.

Day 4
Wiesbadener hut to Silvrettahorn or Piz Buin Grond overnight at the Silvretta hut.

Day 5
Silvretta hut to Piz Filana overnight at the Chamanna Tuoi hut.

Day 6
Chamanna Tuoi to Jamspitz ski out to Guard.

Cost:

on Request only

Cost: CHF5.131.00 (1 person)

Group of 2, CHF 2.790.00 (per person with 2 person)

Group of 3, CHF 2.185.00 (per person with 3 person)

Group of 4, CHF 1.855.00 (per person with 4 person)

Includes hut fees, 5 breakfasts and 5 dinners, 1 liter of tee for free, 6 days guiding.

Not included: Travel expenses to and from the meeting place, no travel expenses like tram/train/taxi costs during the tour, lunches, drinks, dinners in towns, rental equipment and souvenirs.

Skills Required

Participants must be strong skiers, PSIA level 8, able to perform dynamic parallel turns with ski randonne equipment while carrying a pack in all snow conditions: powder, hard packed and crud.

I strongly recommend alpine randonne equipment for a trip in Europe. My past experience tells me that even an expert telemark skier will struggle and have difficulty skiing with a backpack and dealing with the always-changing snow conditions. The telemark skier is usually slower in downhill skiing, takes more falls and therefore gets tired more quickly.

Advanced uphill skiing techniques, experience with ski crampons as well as basic Euro-uphill kicks turn in all conditions are a necessity.

Basic mountaineering skills are helpful; we may use a rope, ice axe and crampons. Bring only gear you are used to (brand new, unknown gear not ideal), broken-in in ski randonne boots, and the correct full skins.

If you have any concerns about your level of skiing, mountaineering skills, please feel free to contact Swiss Guides.

All of the above skills have to be solid and will be applied on the trip.

Click below for information on equipment and training plan for ski mountaineering in the Alps.

Ski Mountaineering Equipment List