Skitour Buchensteinwand Route 1 Panorama Ascent

St. Ulrich am Pillersee / Lofer Stone Mountains
Route length: 4.5 km
Duration: 2:00 h

Ascent for piste tourers on a pleasant gradient and with a great panorama via ski slope 1. The destination of the ascent route is at Jakobskreuz, Buchensteinwand mountain station.

Tour information

  • Length: 4.5 km
  • Duration: 2:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:590 hm
  • Elevation downhill:590 hm
Highest point1,450 m

Starting point

Pillersee cable car valley station

Finishing point

Jakobskreuz Buchensteinwand
  • Fitness level 2 / 6
  • Technique 1 / 6

Best time of year

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Equipment

Functional touring clothing, touring skis, climbing skins, telescopic ski poles, first aid kit, ski helmet for the descent, ski goggles, sunglasses for the ascent, possibly a rucksack with snacks and sufficient liquids, fully charged mobile phone with stored emergency numbers, possibly an avalanche transceiver / avalanche shovel and probe / ABS avalanche airbag.
Source: Kitzbüheler Alpen Management GmbH

Description

The start of the ascent route is directly behind the Intersport building in the area of the Buchensteinwand lifts valley station.
After a flat start, the gradient of the route increases steadily in the lower third, but remains pleasant throughout. After a narrow section, which is bypassed at the edge of the piste (signposted), the route runs along the ridge after a short steep section to the mountain station of the Hochfilzen II lift. From here straight along the ski trail of ski slope 1 in a few metres of altitude to the Buchensteinwand mountain station at Jakobskreuz.

The DAY SKITOUR CARDS2021/2022 entitle you to use all the infrastructure facilities of Bergbahn Pillersee (such as signposted routes, free use of the car parks, WC facilities, ski slopes, etc.)!
Day ticket adults € 5,00
Day ticket children/youth € 5.00
 

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    By bus: free bus service from Ellmau / Kitzbühel / St. Johann i.T. / Lofer and within the PillerseeTal region. St. Ulrich a.P. Bergbahn bus stop. Free of charge with guest card.

  • Parking

    Cable car Bergbahn Pillersee Buchensteinwand

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