Kleine Seehorn
Skinning in the Silvretta Alps
The crescendo just kept going and we couldn’t have asked for more on our last day. It is only a short trip from the hut to the top of the Kleine Seehorn, a magnificent summit with views back across the ground we had covered over the last few days. There were only 4 off us on the mountain that day, so we could have our choice of line in the unmarked snow. The highlight for us was probably seeing one of the others cross his tips, somersault and land perfectly on a 40 degree slope. I think he was surprised as we were!
From here it was homeward bound. The fresh tracks didn’t stop until we hit the rat track down to Oberpermuntverk. Our luck was truly in, as we did our last turn a bus pulled round the corner bound for Bielerhohe. It would have been a long walk without it. From Bielerhohe you can ski (skate and walk!) back to Galtur, but we opted for the piste machine!
Alison Culshaw, Chamonix, April 2007
