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Eastern Ortles Alps – Ulten Valley

A comfortable accommodation as well as a wide range of tours from simple and comfortable to racy and steep offers the South Tyrolean Ultental.

6 Days
Region: South-Tirol
Teilnehmer 8

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Tour Description

In my search for a ski tour location, which offers both comfortable accommodation and a wide range of tours from simple and comfortable to racy and steep, I have once again found what you are looking for in South Tyrol: the Ulten Valley, which joins the Etsch Valley at the famous spa town of Merano. If the vines there seem a bit strange to the snow-seeking ski-alpinist, then he is taught at the end of Ulten Valley: Magnificent ski tours in all directions, excellent South Tyrolean food and lodging offer a well-rounded weekly program that is equal to the better known locations Ahrntal or Glieshof …

Tour Character

Mostly long ski tours in partly glaciated terrain.

Required Skill and Fitness Level

Technisch

Your stem turns are reliable in any snow conditions. You don’t mind narrow turns.

Konditionell

Ascents between 4 and 6 hours, downhills between 2 and 3 hours per day.

Details

Number of participants: 6 max per guide.
Services included: tour organization, reservations, guiding by a state approved mountain and ski guide including his expenses.
Services excluded: 5 x hotel accommodations, food, drinks and transfers.
Accommodations: Ultne r Hof.
Misc: Insurances (accident, travel cancellation) at customer’s responsibility. Please refer to general terms and conditions.

Impressions

At a glance

from Euro 560.- up

RegionSouth-Tirol
Duration6 Days
Teilnehmer8
Fitness

Du bist ein Genießer, du liebst es gemütlich. 2 bis 3 Stunden Gesamtzeit sind kein Problem für dich.

Du magst gemütliche Touren, kannst auch etwas drüber hinausgehen. Bis zu 5 Stunden Gesamtzeit schaffst du gut.

Du bist schon etwas ambitionierter und es macht dir nichts aus, dich 6 bis 7 Stunden auf Tour zu bewegen.

Deine Ausdauer ist sehr gut, du bist nach einer 8- bis 9-stündigen Tour noch nicht ausgepowert.

Deine Kondition ist überdurchschnittlich gut und du kannst nach 9 bis 10 Stunden auf Tour immer noch entspannt dein Bier genießen.

Beachte bitte auch, dass für diese konditionelle Bewertung eine Leistung von mindestens 300 Höhenmetern in der Stunde Voraussetzung ist. Ab der vierten Stufe mindestens 400, ab der fünften mindestens 500.

You enjoy walks and like it unhurried. 2 to 3 hours are no issue.

You like unhurried walks, but 5 hours are fine.

6 to 7 hours of walking are no problem.

8 to 9 hours are not your limit.

Even after 9 to 10 hours you still enjoy your beer.
Technic

Grenze zwischen Piste und freiem Skiraum. Einstieg über Schnupperskitouren möglich.

Sicherer Stemmschwung bis etwas über 30°. Kaum Spitzkehren.

Stemmschwung in 30–35°. Spitzkehrentechnik nötig.

Parallel in mäßigem Gelände, Stemmschwung um 35°, Tragepassagen bis 40°, leichte Kletterstellen UIAA I–II.

Sehr sicheres Skifahren bei 35–40°, exponierte Spitzkehren, häufige Tragepassagen, UIAA II.

Border between piste and off-piste.

Safe stem turn up to a little over 30°.

30–35° and switchbacks.

Parallel skiing, 35° passages, crampons to 40°, UIAA I–II.

35–40°, exposed switchbacks, UIAA II.

Trittsicherheit, keine Spezialtechnik.

Steigeisen in gelegentlichen 30–35°-Passagen.

Häufig 30–35°, Frontalzacken, UIAA I–II.

Durchschnittlich 35°, teils 40°, UIAA II–III.

Sichere Frontalzacken, bis 45–50°, UIAA III–IV.

Sure-footedness, no special technique.

Crampons on 30–35° glacier passages.

Frequent 35°, front points, UIAA I–II.

35–40°, UIAA II–III.

Front points obligatory, up to 50°, UIAA III–IV.

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Treffpunkt

S. Gertrude, 114, 39016 Santa Gertrude BZ, Italien

Appointments

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Programmablauf / Tourenverlauf

Day 1

Our journey, which we plan as far as possible in the form of carpooling. Our meeting point is at about 6 pm in the hotel Ultner Hof.

Day 2

The Walscher Berg, 2636 m, is the ideal start for our tour week. We reach it directly from St. Gertrude via the Kirchbergtal. Our route leads us from the latter over forest and beautiful stepped terrain to the summit.

1230 m

6 hours

Day 3

Today the Hasenöhrl, 3257 m, will be our goal. The Obermoarjochhof, which we reach with a short drive is our starting point. Through beautiful Flatschbergtal, at the end by climbing steep southwest slopes we reach the highest point. We will leave early for this tour to enjoy ideal corn snow on the descent.

1540 m

7-8 hours

Day 4

Today we change from corn snow to powder snow: we climb the Gleck, 2957 m, with its wide northern slopes directly from the Weißbrunnsee. The huge cirque that opens to the north of the mountain offers enough space for countless, enjoyable turns.

1040 m

5 hours

Day 5

Once again we are looking for the challenge: we want to tackle the demanding Zufrittspitze, 3439 m, today. Again we start at Weissbrunnsee. We reach highest point of the mountain over steep southern slopes and finally with the help of a short via ferrata. After "done work" we enjoy the corn snow on the way back to the valley.

1540 m

6-7 hours

Day 6

A few turns in powder snow are to be concluded: the short tour on "In den Wänden", 2763 m, opens a sheltered, northwest-side cirque, which offers us a lot of open terrain for our last downhill. At the end of the tour we will start our journey home.

870 m

4 hours