Demanding ski mountaineering loop tour across huge glacier fields and partly exposed areas, for example challenging peak ascents to Schalfkogel and Mitterkarjoch. Recommended only in good stable weather and safe avalanche conditions.

Tour information

Length: 78.2 km
Duration: 21:28 h
Elevation uphill:7,362 hm
Elevation downhill:7,376 hm

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Highest point3,764 m

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Best Season

Mid-March to early May

Source: TVB Ötztal Tourismus

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