9th Austria Ski Touring Festival

Thursday, January 26, 2023

19.00: Meeting point in the village hall of Tristach at the foot of the Lienz Dolomites

- Welcome by chairman Franz Theurl

- Presentation of the program as well as information about the course of the event: presentation of the tour proposals.

19.30:Film premiere

- with Thomas Gaisbacher (freerider and mountain and ski guide) and Luca Tribondeau (professional freestyle skier and photographer) - produced by Sam Strauß and Andreas Gasser

Followed by GET TOGETHER with regional delicacies and musical entertainment

Friday, January 27, 2023

07.30: Meeting point at the ski touring camp Hochstein

- Group allocation with the mountain and ski guides

- Bus shuttle to the respective starting point of the selected tour in the tour area Lienz Dolomites and Villgrater Mountains

14.00: Return to the accommodation by bus shuttle

19.00: Meeting in the village hall of Tristach at the foot of the Lienz Dolomites

- Impressions of the day's tours and preview of the selected tours for Saturday

19.30: Studio talk with livestream via K19

Statements zum Austrian Skitourenfestival

• Franz Theurl, Organisator des „Austria Skitourenfestivals“
• Thomas Gaisbacher (Freerider, Berg- und Skiführer, Mitorganisator)
• Peter Ladstätter, Obmann der Bergrettung Osttirol
• Simon Wurzer (Berg- und Skiführer)

20.00: Lecture "Do freeriders think?" by Nadine Wallner (2-time Freeride World Tour champion)

Saturday, 28 January 2023

07.30: Meeting point at the ski touring camp Hochstein

- Group allocation with the mountain and ski guides

- Bus shuttle to the respective starting point of the chosen tour

14.00: Return to the accommodation by bus shuttle

19.00: Meeting in the village hall of Tristach at the foot of the Lienz Dolomites

- Impressions of the day tours, preview of the selected tours for Sunday

19.30:Lecture "Fascination of ski mountaineering in the Eastern Alps" by Dr. Robert Zink

20.00:Studio talk with livestream via K19

- Discussion partner:

• Clemens Matt, Secretary General of the Austrian Alpine Club
• Dr. Rudi Mair, Avalanche Warning Service Tyrol: Effects of climate change
• Thomas Rohregger (Ex-Radprofi & begeisterter Skitourenläufer)
• Nadine Wallner (2-fache Freeride World Tour Weltmeisterin)
• Dir. Josef Margreiter, GF Lebensraum Tirol Holding GmbH

Sunday, 29 January 2023

07.30: Meeting point at the ski touring camp Hochstein

- Group allocation with the mountain and ski guides

- Bus shuttle to the respective starting point of the selected tour

14.00:Return to the accommodation by bus shuttle, journey home

Alternative program for Sunday, January 29, 2023: Participation in the "Hochstein Ski Touring".

Variant 1:

08.30: Meeting point at the ski touring camp Hochstein

10.30: Start "Hochstein ski touring run" for sporty ambitious skiers - from the valley to the Hochstein hut

OR

Variant 2:

09.00: Ascent to the Moosalm

09.30:Instruction of the mountain rescue on avalanche rescue with exercises

11.00:Start of the "Jedermann-Tourenlauf" from the Moosalm to the Sternalm

- Refreshment and musical entertainment at the finish (Sternalm)

- Afterwards descent on the slope down to the touring camp

- Bus shuttle to the accommodation, journey home

All participants will be picked up from their accommodation in the morning by shuttle bus and brought to the ski touring camp Hochstein, as well as from the accommodation to the evening program.

Dear ski touring friends,

we are looking forward to the "9th Austria Ski Touring Festival", which we will host from January 26th to 29th in Osttirol. We would like to cordially invite you all to this event. The "Austria Ski Touring Festival" was brought to life 10 years ago in order to meet the trend sport, which was already growing strongly at that time, and to prove our competence as a ski touring dorado on the south side of the Alps. The "Austria Ski Touring Festival" is primarily about sharing unforgettable moments with like-minded people. It was and is a great concern for us to put the prevention for a safe mountain experience, in the context of the event program, in the foreground. Experienced mountain and ski guides are a guarantee for this. In addition, we have invited experts to speak about weather and avalanche awareness as well as prevention in ski touring.

The participants can expect an attractive program and unforgettable experiences in Osttirol's unique mountain world at the "Austria Ski Touring Festival". A warm welcome!