Ski Otztal

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Saturday to Saturday, 6 full days skiing

Introduction

The Ötztal Valley is in the Austrian Tyrol. It is easily reached from Innsbruck/Igls in less than 2 hours. There is a superb network of huts and suitable 3,000m peaks to ski. The tour is perfect for those with previous ski touring experience, who would like an enjoyable week of touring in a fabulous part of Austria. We head straight into the mountains from the village of Vent, giving you a six day hut-to-hut tour.

Course start point: Igls/Innsbruck, Austria

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Outline Programme

Day 1:	Arrive at the hotel in Igls (just south of Innsbruck and easily reached by bus or taxi from the airport or train station). We have a team briefing at 7 pm, followed by dinner.
Day 2:	Leaving the hotel after a very good breakfast, we go by road to the small mountain village of Vent (1,896m). From the village, we ascend on skis through the long, deep valley of the Nierdertal to the Martin Busch Hut (2,501m). In the afternoon, we practise avalanche rescue, beacon searches and, hopefully, enjoy some freshly-baked Strudel.
Day 3:	We leave the hut in the early morning and traverse onto the Marzelferner Glacier. This ascends gently to final, steeper slopes before a rocky ridge takes us to the top of the Hintere Schwartze (3,624m). We ski down north facing slopes and return to the Martin Busch Hut for the evening.
Day 4:	This morning, we skin directly up the valley, trending leftwards to ascend the even-angled glaciated slopes of the Similaun (3,806m). We leave our skis just below the summit ridge, where we change to crampons for the final section of the climb. We ski back to the Martin Busch Hut.
Day 5:	This morning, we say goodbye to the Martin Bush Hut and ascend on skis to the Hauslabjoch 3279m. We stop at the famous Tisenjoch along the way. This is where the remains of Otzi the Ice Man (3,200 BCE) were discovered. From the Hauslabjoch, we descend NW facing slopes before putting skins back on and ascending the last hour to the Bella Vista Hut. The hut is Italian, so we can expect a warm welcome and good coffee. For those of a mind, it has an outdoor hot tub and sauna in which we can ease our aches from the long mountain days that have carried us to this point.
Day 6:	Today, we climb the Weisskugel (3,738m). We leave the hut and skin upwards to a ridge-line. Dropping over this, we are then onto the Hintereis Glacier which we follow upwards to the Hintereisjoch (3460m). Here, we turn right to ascend the final south-facing slopes which bring us to a ski depot below the summit. The final section to the top follows an exposed ridge. Therefore, many parties are content to stop at the ski depot which has magnificent views before skiing down. Confident parties can go to the summit. Returning from the summit to the ski depot, we re-trace our steps back to the glacier and make a long ski descent to the Hochjoch Hospiz (2,413m).
Day 7:	Starting out directly behind the hut, we ascend and traverse steep ground to approach the glacial slopes leading to the Fluchtkogel (3,497m). Our descent, after the summit, may be made back via our tracks to the Hospiz, or by traversing over the Guslarjoch and skiing down via the Vernagthut. Both descents lead us to a narrow river gorge with a few sections on rocky tracks where we carry our skis. The gorge leads us back to our starting point in Vent and onwards by road to Innsbruck and our hotel in Igls.
Day 8:	Dispersal. Breakfast will be provided on the last morning before skiers leave the course. Overnight hotel.

Pre-Course Skiing Ability

Grade: 10C [ Ski Grading ]
For successful participation on this course you should be a competent off piste skier/ski tourer. A foundation week such as our Ski Touring Introduction or Ski Silvretta would be ideal preparation.

Additional Information

If you wish to discuss any aspect of the ski or your suitability for it, please phone +44 (0)114 276 3322 or contact us.

Dates & Prices

Date	Meeting in		Availability
Sat 13 Mar – Sat 20 Mar 2027	Innsbruck		Available Book now »
2 places left with £75 early booking offer	£1,695 £1,620

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Group size: 3 – 6 people.

For comparison, this course starts from £242 (GBP) per day (price Without Flights).

What the price includes

• 6 days ski guiding (including all the IFMGA Guide's fees and expenses). Ratio 1:6 maximum
• 2 nights' hotel accommodation in Innsbruck/Igls on a twin-sharing, half-board basis
• 5 nights' mountain hut accommodation in a shared dormitory bunk, half-board basis
• Loan of Avalanche Safety Gear (digital transceiver, metal shovel, 240cm + avalanche probe)
• Loan of ice axe, crampons, harness

What the price does not include

• Travel to Innsbruck/Igls
• Ski passes/uplift
• Lunches and drinks
• Skis, skins, ski crampons (harscheisen), boots
• Travel Insurance
• Tips
• Tourist taxes collected locally by the hotel / accommodation provider

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Travel & Venue

The best option is to fly to Innsbruck www.innsbruck-airport.com/en/ or to Munich, where you can easily get a train to Innsbruck. From Innsbruck Airport or train station, it is a short taxi transfer to our hotel (cost not included).

Alternatively, using public transport you need to get to Innsbruck Station via bus line F: www.ischgl.com.

Hotel accommodation in Innsbruck is in the 4-star Sporthotel-Iglis. The hotel is located in Igls/Innsbruck and has a pool and sauna. The accommodation is provided on a twin-share, half-board basis. A single room supplement is payable should you want to have a room to yourself.