Brandnertal Advanced Skiing
Brandnertal has much more for beginners and intermediates than advanced and expert skiers, but it isn’t without challenges, by any means. There’s easy off-piste skiing between the pistes and more difficult off-piste for experts beyond the main ski area.
Brandnertal’s ski area is best for intermediates and beginners. There are just 3 km of piste designated black including the top section of Brandnertal’s longest run – the 5km run from Loischkopf in Burserberg to the base of the Einhornbahn (with a vertical drop of almost 1,000m).
There are also several off-piste options, including the black ski route 16 in the Lorenzital section of Brand which is a favourite of Brand’s free riders. Still on the Brand side, red routes 14 and 15 from the Glattjoch chairlift down to Palud lift in the valley offer more off-piste options, and over on the Burserberg side, the unpisted red route 17 starts at the Fuchsbau restaurant and leaving the main routes, drops down to Tschengla.
Advanced skiers will also find plenty of opportunity to ski deeper snow between the pistes and there are some interesting off-piste opportunities through the trees and beneath some chair lifts.
There are limited but challenging opportunities for more adventurous experts including a steep off-piste descent which is visible to the right as you approach the top of the 6-person Glattjochbahn chairlift, but it can only be reached by booting up from the top of the lift and should not be attempted without a local guide.
Similarly, good off-piste skiing can be seen beyond the main ski area and hence it’s not lift served, so you’ll need ski touring equipment as well as a guide to reach it, but the rewards are there for those willing and able to ski the back country.