Skitourenführer Silvretta & Samnaunberge

Overview

This is a focused ski-touring guide to the Silvretta and adjoining Samnaun mountains, a compact high-alpine playground straddling Vorarlberg, Tyrol, and Graubünden. It captures both the hut-centered Silvretta classics—Piz Buin, Silvrettahorn, Dreiländerspitze—and the quieter eastern reaches around Motta Naluns/Scuol. Expect a broad spread of outings: mellow half-day tours above well-situated huts, big glaciated 3000ers, and multi-day traverses linking valleys and countries.

Scope and Destinations

Chapters are organized by logical tour bases, including:

• Gaschurn (Tübinger Hütte), Partenen (Saarbrücker Hütte), Bielerhöhe
• Wiesbadener Hütte and the Ochsentaler Gletscher basin
• Galtür with the long, wild Laraintal
• Jamtalhütte and Heidelberger Hütte
• Silvrettahütte and Tuoi Hütte on the Swiss side
• Motta Naluns/Scuol for lift-assisted day tours

A dedicated section on weekenders and traverses encourages linking areas—ideal for late-winter snowpack and stable weather windows.

Structure and Usability

The book’s strength is its consistent, planning-friendly layout. Each area opens with:

• Clear access notes (public transport and parking are detailed for both Austrian and Swiss trailheads).
• A crisp overview map with traced routes and logical color coding.
• Photo topos and occasional annotated aerials that make glacier passages and key cols easy to visualize.

Individual tours come with at-a-glance tables listing start altitude, vertical gain, distance, slope aspect, time, and difficulty using the standard Alpine ski-touring scale (L to SS). Narrative route descriptions balance line choice, terrain character, and sensible variants—e.g., safe-angled options like the Tiroler Scharte near Wiesbadener Hütte or linkups such as Rauher Kopf with Haag Spitze.

Evaluation

For ski tourers, the curation is excellent: variety across gradients and aspects, meaningful hut bases, and a good mix of spring snow summits and midwinter objectives. Glacier terrain is treated responsibly; the text and images convey crevasse zones and steeper couloirs without glamorizing them. The inclusion of Motta Naluns broadens conditions and weather options, and the traverses chapter adds real trip-building value. As usual for Panico, cartography and photography are strong, and cross-references to AV map 26 (Silvrettagruppe) aid on-snow navigation.

Recommendation

A top-tier Silvretta companion for competent intermediate to expert ski tourers planning anything from hut-based day tours to multi-day crossings. If you’re eyeing the Piz Buin, hunting spring corn above Bielerhöhe, or stitching a cross-border traverse, this guide is the one to carry.

Details

Weight

510g

Pages

264

Publisher

Panico Alpinverlag