03.12.2013 to 04.12.2013
Coburger Hut via Ehrwalder Alm
SAC Skitour lvl: WS+ (last part)
Heavy snowfall during the past weekend, 100% sun and free time on weekdays.
Is there a better way to kill time than a skitour? No? So let's go!
Hans grabbed his snowboots and I took my brand new back country skis and we headed immediately to Ehrwald. Our destination was the wonderful Coburger Hütte. In summer it's just an easy 3h hike from the valley. But we have never been there in winter. |
| easy going on cross country slope |
We started at the valley's cable car station at 11.00 am. Since the Ehrwald ski area was still closed, we had to go through some lonely slopes for 45 minutes until we got to the cable car station. At this point we left the skiing slopes and followed the cross country slopes to the Seeben lake (Seebensee).
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| frozen Seeben lake and the hardest part in front of us |
After around 1.5h we passed the Seeben lake. Still on time and craving a yummy dinner in the winter room at the Coburger hut, we didn't expect how horrible the very short way to the hut would be. The snow got deeper and deeper and after a while we lost the path. We decided to do the last 300m through a gully and suddenly got stuck in the deep powder. It went too steep for my back country skis and i lost the grip. The gully was even too small for kick turns, so I had no choice: I had to unfasten my skis and walk. The powder went up to my hips as I continued to trek through the snow. Every 2m walked was followed by 5 minutes of rest. It was already late afternoon and it got darker. We saw the hut so close in front of us, in summer it would take just a couple of minutes, but right now it seemed to be impossible to reach. With our last energy, almost frozen and totally exhausted we finally reached the hut after another hour. 1 Hour for just 100 meter!!!
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| stuck in the powder |
At the Hut, unable to move more than necessary, we lit the chimney and tried to warm ourselves up again. Half an hour later when the chimney warmed up the hut and our bones, we recovered slowly. Hans melted some snow and we prepared our dinner.
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| our lovely chimney - melting snow |
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| dinner deluxe in the middle of nowhere |
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| a real bromance |
Next day: the weather was awesome and the powder was priceless! It was worth all the sweat.
Conclusion: It was an awesome start to the cross country season! To be continued...
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| Dragon Lake - Winter vs |
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| Dragon Lake- Sommer |
