Ski tour to Hochwurzen

The Hochwurzen ski tour is a popular ski tour along a groomed and preset route.

On this popular tour you follow the ascent track along piste no. 33 and then continue to climb to the left (east) of the piste towards Hochwurzen. Past the mountain station of the Obertalbahn and the Seiterhütte, you reach the summit at 1,850 m - including the popular Hochwurzenhütte.

Fee for ski touring

You can find the prices HERE. You can get your ticket at the ticket machine directly at the start of the ascent track or at the ticket office of the Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen. There is also a touring combined season ticket available for Planai, Hochwurzen, Galsterberg, Rittisberg and Fageralm. Holders of a valid ski pass do not need a separate ticket. The ticket machine only accepts ATM & credit cards with NFC function as well as coins and does not give return money! The ticket must be carried on the ascent, as checks are carried out on the slopes.

Characteristics

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Fitness

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The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

6,0 km

Route

1:30 h

Time

720 hm

Uphill

720 hm

Downhill

1852 m

Highest point

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More information

From Schladming towards Rohrmoos via the L722 "Rohrmoosstraße" road. At the roundabout after about 2.5 kms you keep going straigt on through the village center of Rohrmoos. After 2 more kms you reach the valley station of the Hochwurzen cable-car.

The ascent route runs along the eastern edge of piste n° 33. From the valley station of Hochwurzen cable-car you follow a separate route on the left (East) border along the slope until you reach the mountain terminal of Obertalbahn. From there, the route leads you across the small plateau to the edge of the forest, and once in a while at the edge of piste n° 33 until you reach the summit of Hochwurzen. Up through the forest a couple of hairpins are waiting for you, which lets you train your ski touring technique.

Descent route

During the day, you can use every open ski piste. In case of evening operation at Hochwurzen, you can you piste n° 33 for getting back down to the valley in the evening. If you are skiing down between 5 and 7 pm, you have to use the route via pistes nr. 31/35/36 without any exception. Please adhere to these rules. On days without evening operation ALL pistes are closed from 5 pm until 8.30 am the next morning. Trespassing or skiing the pistes during this time is prohibited.

Ski buses of the Planai-Hochwurzen lifts from Schladming to the valley station of the Hochwurzen summit lift.

www.planaibus.at

Parking is available at the valley station of the cable-car.

General tourism information: www.schladming-dachstein.at

Info about buses and ski lifts: www.planai.at

Lift pass - in case you are holding a valid lift pass, otherwise you will have to buy a ticket on-site.

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