Furkelhütte, 2153 m

The box seat with the most beautiful view of the OrtlerThe Furkelhütte offers its visitors what is probably the most beautiful view of the Ortler. From here you can best admire the glaciated summit structure, over which the normal ascent leads in summer. The Ortler is adjoined by the Trafoi ice walls, a fascinatingly wild, eerily beautiful glacier landscape. From Trafoi, a somewhat old-fashioned chairlift takes you up to the great view, followed by a small, family-friendly ski area. The pace here is quite leisurely, as the crowds are drawn to Sulden for the big ski runs. So it"s no problem if ski tourers, snowshoe hikers and winter hikers climb up to the hut at the edge of the piste. And as the piste is covered in snow, we have guaranteed snow until well into spring. In good snow conditions, however, there is a much nicer snowshoe route away from the piste: through dense forest to a wonderful viewpoint above the Prader Alm and from there on a wide path quite comfortably over to the Furkelhütte.(Automatically translated by DeepL)