Snow shoe hiking in the national park

With falling of the first snow the landscape suddenly changes and gets a new and different quality: fields are sparkling in the winter sun with their frost cover, snow covered trees looking like fairytale figures looking at us in their cozy white coats, the peaks of the national park Hohe Tauern are lightened by the sun and erect themselves into the blue winter sky.

We invite you to hike through areas and landscapes that are normally not reachable during winter. Moreover, you can go on and search for the traces of deer, lynx and eagles.

Snow shoe hiking in the Angertal

Our tip! – Follow the trace of the snowshoe rabbit

Everybody who wants less action but still unforgettable impressions should follow the trace of the snowshoe rabbit. The best way to do so is by following the snowshoe guide Hans Naglmayr. The native Gasteiner is a ranger in the national park Hohe Tauern during the summer and knows the terrain like nobody else.

Of course he knows which trace belongs to the weasel, marten, fox or rabbit.

“Because of their big pads the snow rabbit and the fox are perfectly prepared to move in the deep snow. For that reason they are our models for the snowshoes. That’s way the snow rabbit is also called snowshoe rabbit.”

During the tour guided by your national park ranger you get to see the amazing landscape, and learn about its history and other interesting things.

During winter season every Tuesday, 1:00pm
Meeting point: Ski center Angertal – ski school office
min. participants: 3 persons, duration: app. 2 h

Registration: Cure administration Bad Hofgastein
Tel. +43 6432 3393 260

Snowshoe hiking in Bad Gastein

with the  cross-country skiing school Gastein

Snowshoe hiking – courses for interested people!
Every Wednesday: 3:00 – 4:30 pm
Costs: € 6,- per person with Gastein Card, regular price: € 8,-
Pre-registration by phone before 11.00 am under: +43 664 45 71 250

 

Snowshoe hiking Dorfgastein

During winter season every Wednesday, 1:00 pm
Meeting point: Alpine- and Skischool Angerer in Dorfgastein
Min. number of participants: 3 persons

Registration until Tuesday 5.00 pm
Tourism office Dorfgastein:  Tel. +43 6432 3393 460

Costs incl. rental equipment:
€ 5,- per person with Gastein Card, regular price: € 7,- per person