Montafon Advanced Skiing
Montafon ski pistes are mostly red and blue, with black runs amounting to only 15% of groomed runs, but with 80 peaks over 3000 metres there are some excellent off-piste possibilities including some of the best ski touring in Europe.Hochjoch, has one relatively short black run (3) from Sennigrat to the top of the Kapell chairlift, and although the marked runs are best for intermediates and beginners, there are good opportunities for skiing with a guide off-piste above the tree line including the wide open area to the right of the Sennigrat chairlift and between and around the pistes in the wide-open area between Kreuzjoch (2395m), Grasjoch (1975m) and Hochjoch (2520m). The steep couloirs above Herzsee are used to host extreme ski competitions, but otherwise are out of bounds. The lift company hopes to be allowed to cut some new trails off-piste from Freda to Silbertal which will be seriously steep and for experts only.
Golm has one black run, the Diabolo, which is the steepest groomed black run in Montafon, and an enjoyable balck ski route. On a powder day it seems there’s good skiing to be had off-piste below Sonna Hűsli, but otherwise there’s not much for advanced skiers on Golm.
Silvretta Nova has more to offer advanced skiers including 4 black runs, 5 black ski routes and lots of opportunity to ski off-piste with guides. Best of the black runs is number 20 from the top of the Madrisella chair lift (2200m) to Alpe Nova (1720m). Ski routes 2, 3, 4 and 5 are fun and it’s also worth checking out the red ski routes above Gaschurn. The local Ski School organises ski safaris with authorised mountain guides from Bielerhöhe to Galtűr (not visible on the ski map), then on via Zeinis, Kops and through the Ganifer valley back to Partenen.
The local Ski School organises ski safaris with authorised mountain guides from Bielerhöhe to Galtűr (not visible on the ski map), then on via Zeinis, Kops and through the Ganifer valley back to Partenen. There’s good off-piste skiing on north facing slopes beneath the line marked on the map by the ski touring route between Madrisella (2466m) and Berg (2247m) and more difficult off-piste on steeper slopes beneath the Gampabing drag lifts and ending in the valley between St Gallenkirch and Gargellen.
Alpinschule Montafon offer 1-day and 3-day trips deep snow skiing off-piste in Montafon or further afield in Graubunden and the Arlberg.