Ski tour Rotbühelspitze ​(​2​-​853 m​)​

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.

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.

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

Free parking directly at the Gargellen cable car

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.

EMERGENCY CALL: 144
European emergency number: 112 (works with any mobile phone/network)

www.vorarlberg.travel/sicherheitstipps

Avalanche report:

https://warnung.vorarlberg.at/vtgdb/dist/index.html#//lwd_lagebericht_de.html

The ski tours are in open terrain. Participation is at your own risk.

Ski touring skis, skins, possibly crampons, ski poles, ski helmet, avalanche equipment with transceiver, probe and shovel, ski touring backpack (approx. 30 liters) with avalanche airbag and rain cover, ski touring boots, ski socks, warm and durable clothing in multi-layer principle, ski touring jacket and pants, light gloves for ascent, warm gloves for descent, hat/headband, possibly ski goggles, sun and rain protection, provisions and drinking water, thermos flask with hot drink, first aid kit, pocket knife, mobile phone, headlamp and reflectors, map material, bivy sack and rescue blanket

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

Gargellen (1,464 m)

Gargellen (1,464 m)