Ski tour Galsterbergalm - Pleschnitzzinken

The Galsterberg has developed from an insider tip to an absolute highlight among ski tourers.

From the start portal, the tour takes you into the forest after a short stretch on the piste. The signposted route now runs alternately on piste sections and forest passages to the gondola mountain station. Finally, the ascent track takes you along the piste, past the Galsterbergalmhütte, to the Vorderkar chairlift mountain station at 1,984m. Do you want to go higher? Then you can also add the Pleschnitzzinken at 2,112 m in open terrain, but only during the day and in good weather. Please note that the ski tour is only possible during the opening hours of the pistes.

Subject to charge - ticket required!

Ticket price: € 11.00 day ticket (also valid on the Hochwurzen and Planai)

Piste Tour Card Winter: € 140.00 (valid Galsterberg, Planai, Hochwurzen, Fageralm, Rittisberg)

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Best season

January

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The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

4,3 km

Route

1:45 h

Time

857 hm

Uphill

1984 m

Highest point

Map & downloads

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More information

Take the Ennstal road (B320) from Radstadt or Liezen to Pruggern and from there follow the signs to the Galsterberg valley station.

Ski touring on the Galsterberg is only allowed during the opening hours of the slopes (8:30 to 17:00)! The ski tour Galsterberg starts at the valley station GUB Galsterberg directly at the start portal and leads after a short stretch on the slope into the forest, where a signposted route continues. Idyllic through snow-covered trees, it continues up towards the GUB mountain station, with partly piste sections and forest passages. From then on, the ascent trail runs along the piste, past the Galsterbergalmhütte to the top station of the Vorderkahr chairlift at 1,984m.

Downhill

During the opening hours of the piste (8:30 to 17:00) you can ski along the piste down to the valley. Skiing as well as entering the closed slopes is not allowed then.

Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. skiable and floodlit

For experienced hikers, the tour can be continued on the Pleschnitzzinken at your own risk.

The free ski bus takes you from Niederöblarn - Gröbming - Michaelaberg-Pruggern to the Galsterberg cable car.

you can find the bus timetable.

There are dedicated tourer parking spaces at the GUB Galsterberg valley station.

Safety information

Safety on the mountainside: changes in the weather, sudden fall in temperature, thunder storms, wind, fog and snow fields are all objective dangers and require the correct behaviour whilst underway. the landlords of the huts are all very knowledgeable about the mountains and can give you good tips about the weather and the routes. Insufficient equipment, exaggerated opinion of ones capabilities, frivolousness, poor health condition and a false evaluation of the situation can lead to a critical situation. In thunder storms: summits, crest-sites and safety rope aids are to be avoided.

If something should happen call following emergency numbers: No. 140 - the number for all Alpine Emergencies in all of Austria No. 112 - European emergency call GSM emergency-call-service