Ski touring around Füssen

Fighting for the ascent to the summit on skis through the snow and then scurrying down the mountain away from the slopes over untracked terrain - this is pure skiing fun and conveys a feeling of unlimited freedom. Ski touring is a fascinating natural sport, which is fully in trend and finds more and more followers. Around Füssen in the Allgäu you will find very good opportunities for this. It is essential, however, to adhere to the necessary safeguards.

Ski touring dates back to the early days of alpinism and has enjoyed growing popularity in recent years. Ski touring, also known as ski mountaineering, refers to climbing a mountain on special touring skis and the subsequent downhill in untracked terrain far away from the groomed ski slopes. The fascination of this trend sport assumes that you work your way up the mountain yourself and then experience a feeling of unlimited closeness to nature when you race down the mountain through the fresh powder snow. An undoubtedly attractive sport that promises pure winter fun, but also requires a lot of skill and knowledge. Whoever If you want to climb a mountain on your own with the touring skis, you need good technical skills to cope safely with the subsequent downhill. It makes a difference whether you go down the mountain on groomed slopes or over untracked terrain. In addition, if you want to ski touring outside the ski resorts, you need avalanche equipment and should have taken a course to use it correctly if necessary. The German Alpine Association and various mountain schools organize such courses.

Ski touring is now also enjoying growing popularity among slope riders. They are concerned about the sporty charm of the climb before they then go down the mountain with the touring skis on common downhill slopes, in the secured area of the ski regions. The risk of avalanche accidents is thus minimized, but even this form of ski touring is not harmless. Since the climb is usually on the edge of groomed slopes, there can be dangerous situations with oncoming alpine skiers or the lift operators who groom the slopes with their vehicles after closure of operation. To address the security risk Downsizing, there are signposted ascent routes in the ski areas around Füssen. In addition, the German Alpine Association has set some safety rules, which should be adhered to absolutely. The ascent to the mountain should only be on the edge of the slopes one after the other, not next to each other. It is important to always keep a close eye on runway operations. Closed runways should not be used. The local advice in the ski areas and special route specifications must be strictly observed. When working on pistes, the greatest care and consideration is required. These and other rules, which can be read on the homepage of the German Alpine Association, ensure a relatively harmless ski touring, so that nothing stands in the way of the carefree fun in the snow. By the way, many cozy mountain huts around Füssen have recognized the trend of ski touring and organize special ski touring evenings in cooperation with the lift operators. On such evenings, the mountain huts are open longer and the lift operators prepare the slopes only when the huts close. This prevents collisions with track tracks. After a comfortable stay in the huts with food and drink, then follows the descent in the light cone of the headlamps. This is a nice way to enjoy the winter and ski touring.

A very popular touring mountain is the Tegelberg in Füssen's neighboring community Schwangau. Special rules have been laid down here that make ski touring a harmless pleasure and avoid conflicts with Alpine skiers. So the main departure of the Tegelberg is throughout the week from 8.00 up to 17.30 walkable on a special, signposted route. On Thursday there will be a ski touring evening and the descent is until night 2 Open clock. At all other times, the Tegelberg main descent is closed to both slopers and skiers, as it is then prepared. The Tegelberg in Schwangau offers winter sports enthusiasts everything their heart desires. The 4,2 Kilometer long downhill is the classic here on the mountain; In addition, due to a floodlight system, you can also look forward to evening skiing pleasure and waiting for cross-country skiers is the illuminated Neuschwanstein trail, which runs directly below the fairytale dream castle. Ski courses for young and old, a ski rental and après ski offers in rustic mountain huts round off the winter fun here perfectly.

Very good opportunities for ski touring can also be found in the other ski areas around Füssen, for example on Buchenberg in Buching, on Breitenberg, on the Alpspitze in Nesselwang or on the Hahnenkamm in Reutte / Tyrol. The information of the respective lift operators should be strictly observed so that the ski touring becomes a harmless winter fun. Then you can look forward to unlimited snow pleasure in the midst of dreamlike picturesque winter landscapes, which you will not soon forget. Ski touring is a great trend sport that combines a lot of fun with natural enjoyment.