Big Gate-Tour
difficult Ski tour open terrain · Ramsau am Dachstein
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The starting point is at the hikers' car park to the Bachlalm in Hauchau near Filzmoos at approx. 1,100 metres. From here, the tour leads for 5 kilometres directly along the hiking trail towards Bachlalm and on towards Sulzenhals. You follow the Pernerweg trail (no. 617) and reach the "Tor" (2,189 metres), the natural cut between Raucheck and Torstein. It is now a short, steep descent. This is followed by three imposing and impressive kilometres below the mighty Dachstein Südwänd to the Südwandhütte. From there, head towards the valley station of the Dachstein Gletscherbahn cable car.
Turn north-east and climb up to the Edelgrieß. After one kilometre you reach the steep step. Caution: crampons + ice axe may be necessary here. At kilometre 13 you are now at the highest point of the tour (2,527 m). From here, the route continues steadily downhill along hiking trail 618, past the Gruberscharte ridge, with the Guttenberghaus looming on your left. The last kilometre you cycle or walk downhill along a forest road and finally you have reached the end point of the route - the Feisterer car park.
To get back to the starting point, either take the bus or a taxi back to the car park, or take bus no. 960 (stop: Stierer) to the Dachstein valley station/Türlwandhütte and ski down over open terrain to the Bachlalm car park.
From the west:
Tauern Autobahn (A 10) to Knoten Ennstal - turnoff direction Graz/Schladming - stay on the Ennstal-Bundesstraße (B320) for approx. 20 km until Schladming - take the turnoff for Ramsau.
From the north:
Pyhrn Autobahn (A 9) direction Liezen - take the Ennstal-Bundesstraße (B320) to Schladming - turnoff Ramsau.
Take the 962 bus to the "Dachsteinruhe Parkplatz" stop.
Bus schedule of the Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe: www.rvb.at
Trip Planner: www.verbundlinie.at
Parking lot Bachlalm
Mountain sports and the assessment of the situation on site is your own responsibility. Tourism organisations or avalanche warning services do not accept any liability based on the information provided.
- Check the weather and avalanche situation the evening before every ski tour at www.lawine-steiermark.at, avalanche mobile phone: +43 664 8105928
- Don't go on a ski tour alone. It's more fun together anyway!
- Always behave in a risk-aware manner and react to danger signs!
- Observe existing regulations, e.g. hunting and wildlife protection areas, reforestation or young growth areas.
- You should always have a fully charged mobile phone with you. Have you also saved the emergency numbers?Mountain rescue: 140. If you have no signal, take out the SIM card and dial 112.
- Avalanche beacon, probe and shovel are essential in open terrain for this tour glacier equpiment is recommended.
- Ski touring equipment consisting of skis/splitboard, skins, poles and possibly crampons.
- Food, warm drinks, spare clothing and a first aid kit.
- Choose your clothing according to the onion layer principle.
- Maps and/or tour descriptions. GPX tracks on your mobile phone or GPS device are also helpful.
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Rental possibility for touring skis and safety equipment at Ski Willy.
