Hoher Dachstein : N, Hallstätter GletscherSaturday 27 February 2016

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Route_description

Cable car up to Krippenstein, down to Gjaid Alm, W of Schöberl, and up to the ski depot.

Didn't climb the last part (after the ski depot) as it was crowded (~20 people climbing) and getting late.

Down to the Oberer-eissee, back up to Simonyhütte and down to Wiesberghaus

Weather

Sun then clouds in the evening, wind from the S getting stronger as the day went by

Conditions

Powder below 2000m, above everything blown by the wind, so mix of hard ice/snow and hardened powder.

Didn't see any crevasses along the way.

Timing

11:00 Krippenstein
15:30 Ski depot (~2910m)
16:30 Simonyhütte
17:00 Wiesberghaus

Access_comment

Train to Obertraun, then bus to the start of the Obertraun cable car. Cable car to the top of Krippenstein.

Hut_comment

Simonyhütte was full, so I went to Wiesberghaus. The people there are very friendly and the food is good. Just careful of the Labrador trying to steal from the plates...

Commentaires personnels

Very nice landscape, but very long. Lots of ups and down that make it quite tiring, probably nicer to come hiking in summer than for skiing.

Didn't climb to the summit, as the climb route was already crowded, with lots of snow/ice falling from the people at the top...

The snow looked nice in the morning, but sadly the wind blew it away...