The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in Stubaier Gletscher

This is a great “hybrid day”, where you can make the most of lifts and do a ski touring journey, with the option of a peak too. From the bottom station called Gamsgarten, where you park or get out of the bus, at 1750m, take the lifts Gamsgarten 1 and 2 to 2620m, then the Daunjoch chair to just over 3000m....

This is very much a high mountain ski tour, with all the usual slight risks and huge rewards that come with such a trip. The height gain is not great but much of the climb is quite gradual, so the ascent does take longer than it might initially appear....

Ruderhofspitze - with its altitude of 3473 - is one of the highest summits in the whole Stubaier Alps area. While on the north side it faces the Alpeiner Ferner glacier, towards the south it faces the lower part of Stubaier Gletscher ski resort - and that’s exactly where this route starts from, at the parking lot of the ski area....

Stubai valley is known for its high peaks, which for years have been attracting skiers from all over the country. Wether you are visiting the area for a short period only or you are a local, many different tours up to marvellous peaks (covering all different difficulty grades) are waiting to be discovered in this region and, sometimes, it is even possible to link more of them and push your legs the extra mile....