Once the lifts in Zuers open again, take the gondola Trittkopf I/II. From here, it will take about 45 minutes with skins to the Trittkopf peak. Sometimes it is easiest to first put the skis on the pack and hike straight up, following an often broken trail along the ridge to Noerdlicher Trittkopf. Reaching the peak, or slightly before, the terrain gets less steep. Put your skins on and turn lookers right along the ridge towards the main peak of Trittkopf. Be careful. Don’t go too far left since the ridge often has a huge cornice which can collapse. The last meters to the cross can be slightly funny depending on conditions, you essentially turn left from the ridge, crampons can come handy at times. The peak has a beautiful cross on the top.
There is two obvious runs: TRITTKOPF to PAZIELTAL & TRITTKOPF WEST COULOIR
One starts right from the cross north facing down into Pazieltal. Conditions can be amazing even two weeks after a storm, the face has only been getting skied more regularly in the recent years. To get back follow the shallow valley to the resort. If you go with you snowboard, consider a split otherwise the return can be painful with a board.
The other one is west facing through an obvious couloir. Depending on conditions, you need to navigate rocks on the top, skiers right is often best, nice place to jump in good conditions. You will reach the slopes if you turn right on the bottom. You can also keep left and ski down to Stuben ending up on the bunny hill, few bunnies compared to St. Anton.
The EAST FACE is actually also skiable, but it does require navigating some rocks and staying clear of the south face. You get rewarded with a run which hardly ever sees any tracks leading into Pazieltal and merging with the tracks coming from Valluga west. If you love the Arlberg, worth ticking the box.
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