Skitour Pinscharte (Hohe Gaisl)
An out-and-back ski touring route in Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy.
- 4.4 mi
- round trip
- 2,995 ft
- climb
- 8,425 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Skitour Pinscharte (Hohe Gaisl) is an out-and-back ski touring route in Trentino-South Tyrol, Italy, inside Naturpark Fanes-Sennes-Prags - Parco Naturale Fanes-Sennes-Braies. It is 2.2 miles each way, 4.4 miles there and back. It runs between about 6,420 ft and 8,420 ft above sea level, with roughly 2,450 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is Schmieden - Ferrara, about 5.1 miles southeast of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Knollkopf - Col Rotondo dei Canopi, Große Pyramide am Helltaler Schlechten - Grande Piramide di Valchiara and Zweite Pyramide am Helltaler Schlechten - Piramide Seconda di Valchiara. For camping, Camping Lago di Dobbiaco - Toblacher See and Camping Olympia 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 Skitour Pinscharte (Hohe Gaisl) for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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