Hochkönig
Freeride Routes
Sport & lifestyle
Freeriding is more than just a sport, it is a feeling of limitless freedom. More and more skiers and snowboarders are venturing into unprepared terrain, where there are few limits — apart from the terrain and individual ability.
With powder snow and sparkling deep-snow slopes, the Hochkönig ski region also has a lot to offer when it comes to freeriding. Aberg is a particular freeride hotspot and attracts visitors with numerous ski routes. Perfect for sporty winter holidaymakers and adventurers!
All ski routes at a glance
Mühlbach | Dienten | Maria Alm
| Ski route | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Fellersbach ski route |
Mühlbach |
Take the left turn below the mountain station of the 6-seater Fellersbach chairlift in the direction of piste no. 3. Then continue along a flat forest road back to piste no. 3 |
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Dienten ski route |
Dienten |
From the valley station of the Zachhofalm lift, follow the road and cross the fields to the valley station of the Bürglalm lift |
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Knappensteig |
Mühlbach |
About halfway down descent no. 1 of the Rosswies lift, the ski route leads 8 km to Bischofshofen |
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Perme ski route |
Aberg – Maria Alm |
Piste no. 12 | Start: top station of the Abergalmbahn | End: piste no. 23 |
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Grießbachhütte ski route |
Aberg – Maria Alm |
Piste no. 17 | Start: top station of the Abergalmbahn | End: Karllift |
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Schreinerloch ski route |
Aberg – Maria Alm |
Piste no. 20 | Start: top station of the Abergalmbahn | End: piste no. 16 |
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Fasching-Hochmais ski route |
Hinterthal |
Connection from the Fasching lifts to the Hochmaisbahn |
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Sonnleiten-Hochmais ski route |
Hinterthal |
Connection from the Sonnleiten lift to the Hochmaisbahn |
LVS Test & Trainingscenter
Designated avalanche check POIs
Freeride INFO Point – Maria Alm
The Freeride INFO Point provides information about the best-known freeride routes, the current avalanche risk and has an integrated avalanche transceiver checker.
Hochkeil ski touring learning trail – Mühlbach
Learning trail from the Hochkeil lift to the summit of Hochkeil with information boards on avalanches, weather, ski technique and more.
Grünegg ski touring learning trail – Dienten
This learning trail combines theory and practice in a methodically developed concept. Winter sports enthusiasts can learn new and interesting things along the way while on tour. Use of the learning trail is free and useful and interesting for beginners and experts, individuals and groups, and winter sports enthusiasts of all ages. Seven information boards cover topics from planning and risk assessment to emergency management. The starting point is the car park at the Grüneggalm toboggan run in Dienten.
Workshops & courses
Risk'n'Fun Hochkönig | Level 1
Level 1: 4 days off-piste with the risk'n'fun team and other freeriders. Short hikes close to the slopes, numerous decision-making situations and off-piste runs. Welcome to the risk'n'fun training session!
At level 1, the training session, a freeride strategy is developed together with the risk'n'fun team around the content points "perceive - judge - decide". Our guides (state-certified mountain, ski and snowboard guides) are responsible for the hard skills part. This includes the correct use of emergency equipment, the interpretation and application of the avalanche report and everything that has to be considered during the descent.
The risk'n'fun trainers are responsible for teaching soft skills. What is the personal approach to "risk"? What changes when you are travelling with a group? What influences how decisions are made? The aim is that after the session you can make your own decisions, argue your own case, find your own lines and downhill variations that suit the conditions.
Risk'n'Fun LOCALS Hochkönig
The risk’n’fun snowboard and mountain guides will spend a day at your home resort, where you and your crew will show them where you’ve been heading all winter. Building on this, they’ll work with you to fine-tune your runs. Through targeted questions, information and their own experience, they’ll equip you with the tools to make sound decisions out on the terrain. risk’n’fun’s guiding principle – “observe – assess – decide” – will form the basis of this work.