Ski tour

Ski tour Rotbühelspitze (2,853 m)

Summit cross Rotbühelspitze
Vergalda Valley
Winter village Gargellen
descent
Vergalda Valley

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Difficulty: schwer
Distance: 17.72 km
Ascent: 1428 m
Descent: 1428 m
Duration: 5 h
Deepest point: 1423 m
Highest point: 2851 m
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  • Höhenprofil

    A very demanding but incredibly beautiful route for ski mountaineers.

    The gently ascending start through the Valzifenztal is very pleasant to get “in the rhythm” before the terrain becomes steeper. Since this mountain is considered a secret tip, often laying your own ascent track is necessary and requires experience in making ascent tracks as well as assessment of alpine dangers. However, you will be rewarded with many meters of untracked deep snow slopes.

    The professionals of the Montafon mountain guides recommend solid basic training, avalanche and risk management. We recommend you do the guided ski tours with our Montafon mountain guides. You can find the program for the tours at www.montafon.at/skitouren

    Presented by: Montafon
    Author: Andreas Marent

  • Difficulty: schwer
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    Altitude: 2851 m 1423 m Best season:
    JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
    JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
    Equipment:

    Tourenski, Felle, ggf. Harscheisen, Skistöcke, Skihelm, Lawinenausrüstung mit LVS-Gerät, Lawinensonde und Lawinenschaufel, Skitouren-Rucksack (ca. 30 Liter) mit Lawinenairbag und Regenhülle, Skitourenstiefel, Skisocken, warme und strapazierfähige 69 Kleidung im Mehrschicht-Prinzip, Skitourenjacke und -hose, leichte Handschuhe für den Aufstieg, warme Handschuhe für die Abfahrt, Mütze/Stirnband, ggf. Skibrille, Sonnen- und Regenschutz, Proviant und Trinkwasser, Thermosflasche mit Heißgetränk, Erste-Hilfe-Set, Taschenmesser, Handy, Stirnlampe und Reflektoren, Kartenmaterial, Biwaksack und Rettungsdecke  

    More info & links:

    Für die Richtigkeit der Angaben kann keinerlei Haftung übernommen werden. Schitourengehen im alpinen Gelände erfolgt stets auf eigene Gefahr.

  • Directions

    From the parking lot, you ascend via the Lower Valzifenzalp (1,693 m). Passing south below the Ritzenspitze, the ascent begins at the alp. At the Upper Valzifenzalp (1,838 m) you head southeast. To the south, the route branches off to the Schlappiner Joch. The valley is called Wintertal, and after about 6 km and 800 m altitude gain, a customs hut (2,221 m) is reached. Now the path splits. To the Rotbühelspitze you continue southeast and at about 2,400 m you turn east into a small valley. This leads hidden all the way near the summit. Finally, there is a steep slope to cross before reaching the summit. The descent is on the same path as the ascent. Under safe conditions, the steep summit slope to the northwest can also be directly descended to the saddle by the customs hut from the Rotbühelspitze.

    Start Gargellen (1.464m)
    Coordinates:
    Geogr. 46.968525 N 9.91907 E
    Destination Gargellen (1.464m)

    Waypoints

  • Public transportation:

    Just leave your car standing

    The Montafonbahn regional buses operate throughout Montafon. The main lines run hourly from Schruns station.

    Arrival by train

    From Bludenz station, the Montafonbahn runs hourly (partly half-hourly). There are also direct connections from Lindau (D) or Bregenz.

    mbs train timetable

    Just leave your car standing

    The regional buses run throughout Montafon. The main lines run every half hour from Schruns station.

    Bus stop for start/finish of the route: Gargellen Schafbergbahn/ Line 670

    Timetable: www.vmobil.at

    Arrival by train to Montafon

    From Bludenz station, the Montafonbahn runs hourly (partly half-hourly). There are also direct connections from Lindau (D) or Bregenz.

    Timetable: www.oebb.at

    Approach:

    Coming from Bludenz, take the Bludenz/Montafon motorway exit and follow the L188 into Montafon up to St. Gallenkirch. There, turn right onto Gargellnerstraße and follow it up to Gargellen. In Gargellen, drive up to the cable car parking lot.


    Route Planner

    Park:

    Free parking directly at the Gargellen cable car