Rother

Obersteiermark Skitourenführer

<p><span class="value">From gentle crests to mighty peaks: The mountains of Upper Styria and neighboring Upper Austria are a ski touring area with numerous possibilities. The Rother ski touring guidebook &raquo;Obersteiermark&laquo; presents 50 selected routes for beginners and advanced skiers.<br><br>From typical powder snow tours for high winter to spring firn tours, the diverse offerings &ndash; allow ski tourers to head for new destinations all winter long. Beginners and connoisseurs will find fantastic routes in the Upper Alps. The limestone massifs in the central touring area, where wide cirques and rugged rock giants characterize the landscape, offer rapid descents for experienced ski mountaineers. The high but gentle elevations of the Niedere Tauern meet all requirements.<br><br>All tour suggestions have precise route descriptions. In addition, there are tour maps with marked routes and exposure symbols that graphically represent the slope orientation. Clear tour information provides details on requirements, differences in altitude, the best time of year, avalanche risk and much more. In addition, GPS tracks are available for download from the Rother Bergverlag website.<br><br>The authors Uwe Grinzinger and Gerald Radinger, both of whom grew up in Upper Austria and are experts on the region, have selected 50 of the most beautiful routes for this book; well-known and popular classics are represented as well as rarely hiked, lonely routes. The area includes the foothills of the Alps, the Tote Gebirge, the Ennstal Alps and the western Hochschwab massif. The southern boundary is formed by the Niedere Tauern with the Seckauer, Rottenmanner and W&ouml;lzer Tauern.</span></p>