Zug-Buchboden
An out-and-back ski touring route in Vorarlberg, Austria.
Photo: böhringer friedrich, CC BY-SA 2.5 (via Wikimedia Commons)- 20.7 mi
- round trip
- 8,693 ft
- climb
- 7,593 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Zug-Buchboden is an out-and-back ski touring route in Vorarlberg, Austria. It is 10 miles each way, 21 miles there and back. It runs between about 2,930 ft and 7,590 ft above sea level, with roughly 3,250 ft of climbing one way. It is mapped as a hard route. The nearest town is Zug, about 1.9 miles west of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Zuger Horn, Unterer Schafberg and Mehlsack. Wasserfall Zug is within about 3 miles. For camping, Arlberg Camping and Alpencamping Klösterle are within about 6 miles. There are 2 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Ski touring crosses avalanche terrain: read the local avalanche bulletin and carry beacon, shovel and probe.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Zug-Buchboden for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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