Corn snow tours in Tauferer Ahrntal Valley
Wonderful corn snow tours in spring
The right season for doing alpine touring isn’t winter but spring. Now the really fit and sporty alpine ski mountaineers are in demand, because instead of short ski-hikings from hut to hut, now the peaks of 3000 m high mountains await the alpine skiers.While down in valley crocus and Co. are already in flower, above the tree limit rule perfect alpine touring conditions: overnight the snow cover is freezing but with the first rays of sun comes out finest corn snow: perfect for free riding, also for beginners.
But every alpine skier has to consider the 5-6 hours of walk to the peak of the mountains and that avalange risk increases during the day. Because of that corn snow tours have to begin early in the morning, the descent not later than about 11 a.m. Don’t forget enough to drink and to eat and - of course – the avalanche rescue equipment!
The most popular corn snow tours are the ones to Magerstein, Schneebiger Nock and Möseler. You have to be experienced with alpine tours and avalanche risks when you want to undertake a tour to one of this peaks.
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