Eissee-Tour

The ski tour across the Hallstatt Glacier to the Upper Eissee.

In addition to the Dachstein crossing, the Hallstatt glacier invites you to ski down in open terrain. The most popular descent is via the middle glacier tongue to the Upper Eissee, from where a short ascent leads back to the main route at the Simonyhütte.

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Best season

January

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The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

9,6 km

Route

4:30 h

Time

660 hm

Uphill

660 hm

Downhill

2716 m

Highest point

Map & downloads

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More information

From the west: Tauern Autobahn (A10) to Knoten Ennstal - turnoff direction Graz/Schladming - stay on the Ennstal-Bundesstraße (B320) for approx. 20 km until Schladming - take the turnoff for Ramsau - via the Dachsteinstraße to the Dachstein Gondola Bottom Station

From the north: Pyhrn Autobahn (A 9) direction Liezen - take the Ennstal-Bundesstraße (B320) to Schladming - turnoff Ramsau - via the Dachsteinstraße to the Dachstein Gondola Bottom Station

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The Eissee tour starts at the Dachstein mountain station and first leads a few meters downhill. Then follow the groomed route of the Dachstein crossing. After the Seethalerhütte, turn right and head towards the Eisjoch summit, past the picturesque Eissee lake. The tour continues to the Simonyhütte, from where you return to the Dachstein mountain station via the groomed trail of the Dachstein crossing.

The alpine emergency number in Austria is 140 (Europe 112).

If you have no network reception, please restart your phone. However, before you enter your PIN code for the SIM card, dial the emergency number. You can also make the emergency call in other networks.

Take the 960 bus to the Dachstein Türlwandhütte stop.

Bus schedule of the Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe: Timetable and route, RVB Ramsauer Verkehrsbetriebe

Trip Planner: www.verbundlinie.at

Even though there are parking spaces at the Dachstein Cable Car Station, it is recommended that you take the public bus from Schladming or Ramsau to use the gondola.

In Schladming and in Ramsau/Dachstein you will of course find many providers who will support you at the start of your ski touring career and teach you the right ascent and descent technique, or who will take over your tour planning for more demanding companies and guide you safely through the high alpine terrain.

For more detailed information, please contact a local mountain guide: Mountain and hiking guides | Schladming-Dachstein

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