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Snowshoeing at Pass Thurn in the Kitzbühel Alps
You are looking for peace, relaxation, untouched nature and also want to get your body going?
With our offered snowshoe hikes you can experience all this at the same time!
The best way to get there, where the deep snowy nature is most untouched, is on a snowshoe hike. Wonderful insights into the fantastic winter world right where your heart is. All this is best enjoyed together on a guided snowshoe hike.
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Snowshoeing, cross-country skiing or skating in the high moor at Pass Thurn
Snowshoeing, a varied alternative to skiing
Our area of the Kitzbühel Alps and the entire backdrop of the Hohe Tauern National Park offer variety, every level of difficulty and breathtaking views.
Snowshoe hiking, a varied alternative to skiing: Here, the experienced mountain hiker and also the beginner get their money's worth!
On wide soles it goes almost effortlessly through the deep snow, whether powdery or hard. Who hikes on snow shoes by the winter mountain world, learns fast to estimate the large advantage of this locomotion kind: Snowshoes make you independent of cleared hiking trails and let you dive deep into nature even where you would sink into the high snow with normal shoes.
What there is to consider, you learn on a guided tour with one of our guides!
Tours specifically designed for beginners who have never stood on snowshoes and benefit from tips on proper walking technique.
Other tours are more suitable for advanced walkers and sometimes lead several hundred meters up the mountain, for example to a hut or to an easy summit.
Since you are often in natural terrain, away from cleared winter hiking trails, typical winter alpine hazards such as avalanches must be considered. The current avalanche report should therefore be studied before each snowshoe tour and taken into account when choosing a tour.
So book one of our guides - not only for this terrific experience, but also for your safety!
Our snowshoe tour offers at Passthurn
Wasenmoos highland moor
Our entry tour for beginners, but also always an experience for advanced!
In between a common stop in the warm and cordial restaurant of the “Hochmoorstüberl”.
The moor experience of a special kind offers an intensive encounter with nature for young and old. On the 2-10 km long paths you will discover many special features and a wonderful scenery.
Start:
Monday from 13.00, but can also be arranged individually
Meeting point
at best directly at the starting point of the tour at the parking lot Tauernblick Pass Thurn
Duration and prices
2h - tour package 160€ for 1-5 persons excl. equipment
3h - tour package 220€ for 1-5 persons excl. equipment
Moonlight hike through the Wasenmoos
Feel the evening mountain air. All around: untouched, glittering snow cover and silence. Strap on your snowshoes and off you go through the enchanted forests. And with every step the feeling of happiness increases. At the latest now you have arrived in the mountain landscape of the Hohe Tauern.
In between a common stop in the warm and cordial restaurant of the Hochmoorstüberl.
Start:
depending on the weather on a day of the week from Tuesday to Friday from 18.00, but can also be arranged individually
Meeting point
at best directly at the starting point of the tour at the parking lot Tauernblick Pass Thurn
Duration and prices
2h - tour package 160€ for 1-5 persons excl. equipment
3h - tour package 220€ for 1-5 persons excl. equipment
Individual Tour
Tailored to your ability and from a large repertoire of possible tours, you are on the road with one of our guides individually.
Search and plan a tour together with us, which corresponds completely to your ideas.
Start:
Depending on request and appointment
Meeting point
Depending on the tour, completely individual
Duration and prices
3h - tour package € 220 for 1-5 persons excl. equipment, excl. shuttle
4h - tour package € 280 for 1-5 persons excl. equipment, excl. shuttle
Questions and answers about snowshoeing
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How exhausting is snowshoeing?
Depending on the tour and duration, this is of course also correspondingly strenuous. Therefore, choose and plan your tour with our guides so that you can also enjoy each tour.
Our beginner tours are generally designed for enjoyment!
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How to walk with snowshoes?
As with any sport: Once you have the technique under control, it's a lot easier! Especially when going uphill you should use the prongs - similar to a crampon. When going downhill, shift your weight to the heel, so you stay stable and have full control.
Our guides will support you in every situation.
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What equipment do I need for snowshoeing?
When it comes to equipment, pay particular attention to the length of the poles. These vary depending on body size. The height depends on whether you are hiking uphill or downhill! Therefore, telescopic poles are ideal for this. These can be adjusted individually depending on the situation.
What belongs in my backpack:
pack enough liquid. Any sport is strenuous and our body needs enough water!
A snack for in between: In case you get a little hungry!
Don't forget a change of clothes and a tour map: Pack dry clothes, and never hike off the official routes without a guide!
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What size snowshoes do I need?
Snowshoes come in different sizes (22 to 30), which have nothing to do with the normal shoe size, because the binding is flexibly adjustable.
The decisive factor is the weight of the hiker including equipment.
Rule of thumb:
Size 22 for up to 70 kilos
Size 25 for 70 to 100 kilo
Size 30 for over 100 kilo
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Which snowshoe suits me?
It is best to strap the snowshoes to mountain or hiking boots with sturdy, torsion-resistant treaded soles.
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The binding of snowshoes?
It should be easy to open and close by means of a quick-release fastener - even when wearing gloves. Bindings that allow a lateral tilting movement reduce the load on the ankles. Adjustable bindings have the advantage that they can be adjusted for different shoes.