Hohe Tauern ski traverse – a true Alpine journey
program info
- Duration: 8 days (6 ski days + 2 travel days)
- Where: Hohe Tauern, Austria (Grossvenediger – Granatspitze – Hocharn area)
- Best period: mid-March to late April
- Level: advanced – experience on glaciers required
- Ascent per day: 900–1300 m
- Group: max 6 people + IFMGA mountain guide
Hohe tauern ski traverse – a true alpine journey
Crossing the wild heart of the Eastern Alps
This ski traverse through the Hohe Tauern is one of the most spectacular and lesser-known alpine routes in Austria. With massive glaciers, well-kept huts, and peaks over 3,000 meters, it combines technical beauty with true remoteness.
Over six days, we’ll tour from hut to hut, skiing iconic peaks such as the Grossvenediger (3,666 m) and Granatspitze, while enjoying broad glacier descents and wild valleys. This is an authentic high alpine journey for fit ski tourers.
Trip Outline
- Day 1 – Meet in Prägraten or Matrei (Austria), gear check and dinner
- Day 2 – Ski up to Essener-Rostocker Hütte, short acclimatization tour
- Day 3 – Traverse to Johannishütte, optional peak: Simonyspitze
- Day 4 – Climb Grossvenediger (3,666 m), ski down to Kürsingerhütte
- Day 5 – Glacier crossing to Rudolfshütte or Amertaler Hütte
- Day 6 – Summit of Granatspitze (3,086 m), overnight in hut or lodge
- Day 7 – Final ski descent and back to the valley
- Day 8 – Travel day
info and materials
Included:
- 6 days with UIAGM mountain guide
- Accommodation in mountain huts with half board
- Logistical assistance and group equipment (rope, rescue kit)
- Briefing and assistance before departure
Not included:
- Return travel
- Drinks and extras in mountain huts
- Use of cable cars (if necessary)
- Personal accident/cancellation insurance
Optional extras (on request):
- Equipment hire (skis, avalanche transceiver, harness)
- Extra night on return to the valley
- GPS track and personalised map
- Private transfer from the airport
