The Best Backcountry Skiing Routes in Sulden am Ortler - Solda al Ortles

Day 1 of a ski tour will often see a bit of kit faff, rusty ski legs and generally getting going for the week. The use of lifts on this day allows a half day of warming up the legs and getting the technique sorted, before a mellow off piste descent to the Zufal Hut, including an optional skin to a col and descent down the other side....

This peak has dominated your horizon all week- now it is time to conquer it! The descent is not to be underestimated and will not be accessible to all. From the Pizzini Hut head N and slightly W, skirting the top of a steep rocky island in the glacier, to reach the obvious couloir descending from the top of the Gran Zebru....