Scialpinismo in Tirolo (Ski mountaineering in Tyrol)

With this book a detailed window opens not only onto a vast ski mountaineering potential still little known to the Italian public, but also onto the society, the history and the most unusual features of Austrian Tyrol.

The systematic research, lasting three intense years in the valleys between Innsbruck and the Brenner, has taken shape in a guidebook that is truly lived. Every tour described here has in fact been repeated, photographed and described by the author himself. These pages concentrate a single direct experience, set up with a single yardstick by a single person.

Before any ski mountaineering tour it is useful to know how to read weather and snow bulletins.

For other tours on skis see the guidebook Scialpinismo in Lagorai e Cima d'Asta.

Who this book is for

The guidebook is aimed at ski mountaineers who are already independent and are looking for destinations other than the usual ones, in the valleys between Innsbruck and the Brenner, a short distance from the Italian border. Its strong point is consistency: all the routes have been skied and described by the same person, so the assessments can be compared with one another. The descriptions in Italian and English make it useful for mixed groups too, and the many colour photos help you get an idea of the slopes before setting off.

The volume is published by Versante Sud and came out in 2007: price and availability may have changed, so check them before buying. Every route must in any case be assessed according to the conditions of the moment; to understand the risks better, read what avalanches are and why they form.