General description
Starting point: Mountain station Grawand (3,212 m a.s.l) or Refuge Bella Vista (2,842 m a.s.l)
Best time: March to May
Degree of difficulty: for good skiers with Alpine experience
Day 1 ascent: 600 m elevation gain, 4 hours
The same ascent route as ski tour to the Ötzi discovery site; the trail then takes you downhill on the Niederhochferner glacier and briefly uphill to the Refuge Similaun (3,019 ma.s.l).
Day 2 ascent: 600 m elevation gain, 2 hours
The ascent goes from the Similaun lodge to Similaun in a south-easterly direction over the Niederjochferner glacier, rising only slightly to begin with but becoming steeper, up to a narrow and often monitored summit ridge.
Descent A: descend back along the ascent route.
Descent B: eastwards to the Similaunjoch pass and then northwards over the Marzellferner glacier to the Mountain hut Martin-Busch and on to Vent (A)
Descent C: eastwards to the Similaunjoch pass and then southwards over the Grafferner glacier and Graftal Valley to Inn Jägerrast (Vorderkaser) in the Pfossental Valley.
Of the 3 options, descent C (down into the Pfossental Valley) is highly recommended but only in good conditions.
Description to arrive at destination
Naturno/Naturns - Schnalstal Valley - Maso Corto/Kurzras
Parking
parking place in front of the village Maso Corto/Kurzras in summer to pay, unguarded; in winter free, unguarded
Public transport
with the SAD bus line no. 261 to Maso Corto/Kurzras