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| Rotwand Reibn - a ski loop   | 
| Page Type: Route Location: Bavaria, Germany, Europe Lat/Lon: 47.65030°N / 11.93470°E Route Type: Skiing Season: Spring, Winter Time Required: Most of a day Difficulty: Easy ski hiking loop with several variations
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Overview  Rotwand south slopes (01-03-2009)
Rotwand Reibn is one of the classic ski hikes in the Bavarian pre-alps (by the way: I don´t like this expression because those Bavarian mountains are real mountains and not some sort of soft hills ...:-).
This ski hike - loop round the summit of Rotwand offers ski slopes of all expositions. It is an easy ski hike, a good one for beginners. Those who are more experienced can do some more challenging variations. You can include or exclude some summits, include or exclude some slopes at your leisure. And you traverse some fine mountain landscape.
Starting point normally is Spitzingsee, the well known winter ski eldorado not far from Munich. The first ascent is to Rotwandhaus (two main routes) and to the summit of Rotwand.
The following descent to Großtiefentalalm can be done on at least four different routes and can include the summit of Auerspitze. The traverse of Miesingsattel to Taubensteinhaus offers as a variation the summit of Hochmiesing and its great southwest slope - if there is enough snow.
Enjoy a beer at Taubensteinhaus before you ski down to Spitzingsee.
 Southwest view from Rotwand summit (01-03-2009) | | 
Near Rotwand summit (01-03-2009) |
| |  Wildfeldalm, view to the west (01-03-2009) | |
Getting There  Rotwand north slopes (01-03-2009)
Check the Rotwand mountain site on SP to learn how to reach Spitzingsee.
Leave your car at the parking area of the Taubenstein cable way - valley station (fee required). This is where you finish the loop.
Take the trail along the Spitzingsee lake in southern direction until you reach a restaurant, called “Wurzhütte”. There is a toll road starting in front of that restaurant, to the south into Valepp valley. This is the trailhead.
Red Tape & Mountain Conditions  Rotwand from Miesingsattel (01-03-2009)
You have to pay parking fees at Spitzingsee parking areas.
The Rotwand region has some restriction areas in winter for the mountain animals (so called “quiet zones”). Those areas are marked and there are signposted ski - routes (for ascent and descent !) guiding you through or round those areas so that mountain animals can stay undisturbed.
The here described routes and variations are not affected by those restrictions. Nevertheless there is such a quiet zone e.g. east of Auerspitze near one of the variation routes. If you enter them please respect the restrictions and the signposted routes within those zones.
Rotwand Reibn can be done in winter and spring - as long as there is enough snow. It is a route for ski hikers and snow shoe hikers.
Full ski hiking gear for one day is required. Don´t forget your avalanche gear.
Check the weather forecast here.
Check the avalanche bulletin here.
Routes & Trails  Rotwand southeast ridge (01-03-2009)
Spitzingsee – Rotwandhaus
Follow the toll road at Wurzhütte (see the Getting There section) for about 100 m. Take the mountain road which leaves the toll road to the left. This mountain road traverses the western and southern slopes of Schwarzenkopf and arrives at a hut of the mountain rescue service.
About 200 m after this hut another mountain roads diverges from the road in the direction of Rotwandhaus.
Most times you have to carry your skis up to this mountain road intersection. In winter the snow is flattened on the mountain road to Rotwandhaus by a snow crawler which is used for supply services. Thus Rotwandhaus can be easily reached by winter hikers, too.
Follow this road through dense woods up to Wildfeldalm. The road traverses then the south slopes of Rotwand above timberline and reaches Rotwandhaus.
Variation
Start your ski hike at Taubenstein cable way, valley station. Follow the ski slopes up to Taubenstein. This is the so called Lochgraben. Look out for skiers, do not disturb them.
At the mountain station of the cableway leave the ski slopes and follow the mountain ridge to the south. You pass the rock of Taubenstein on its east side. After that you traverse the upper west slopes of Lempersberg to Wildalmsattel, a col high up Rotwand. Afterwards the route traverses the south slopes of Rotwand above the supply road to Rotwandhaus.
This variation is longer than the normal route to Rotwandhaus and there is more avalanche danger, so check the avalanche bulletin carefully.
 Rotwand summit ascent (01-03-2009)  Rotwand summit arete (01-03-2009)
Rotwand
From Rotwandhaus follow the ski tracks up the south slope to Rotwand summit. This summit is one of the best vista points of the Bavarian pre-alps. The views are just breathtaking on clear days, don´t miss that !
Then ski down the summit slope back to Rotwandhaus, this mostly is pure fun.
Rotwandhaus is open the whole year round. Take a break, they have good stuff to eat and on the south side a sun terrace!
Rotwandhaus – Großtiefentalalm
Directly east of Rotwandhaus there is a steep snow chute leading down to a col named Kümpflscharte. This chute can be tricky when there is a snow cornice at the beginning or bad snow.
At Kümpflscharte there are three possibilities:
1. Immediately turn north and ascend another col directly east of Rotwand. On the northern side are several good slopes to ski down into Großtiefental.
2. Ascend the slope with light wood east of Kümpflscharte. This one is leading up to the summit ridge of Auerspitze, a neighbouring summit to Rotwand. You reach a flat part of the summit ridge and you are directly in front of the impressing rocks of Ruchenköpfe. Ski down the slopes west of Ruchenköpfe to Großtiefentalalm. This slope mostly has good powder snow.
3.From the flat of the summit ridge follow the ridge to Auerspitze summit. From Auerspitze you can ski down west of Ruchenköpfe, thus gaining the downhill slope of possibility 2, or east of Ruchenköpfe (another good slope) down to Soinsee, a mountain lake, in winter and spring buried below snow and ice. At Soinsee follow the valley to the west up to Großtiefentalalm.
Rotwand – Großtiefentalalm direct chute
If there is enough snow and secure avalanche conditions and if you are a good skier you can ski down the Rotwand chute, southeast of the summit, leading direcly into Großtiefental. The chute starts at a flat part of the southeast ridge near the summit. Normally there are huge snow cornices at the upper end of the chute.
Großtiefentalalm – Taubenstein – Spitzingsee
From Großtiefental the ski tracks are heading for Miesingsattel, the next ascent. Use the northern parts of this east slope to avoid the north slopes of Rotwand and their avalanches.
At Miesingsattel there again are some possibilities to go on.
1. Simply start your descent to Kleintiefentalalm on the west side of Miesingsattel.
2. Turn north at Miesingsattel and ascend Hochmiesing, the northern neighbour of Rotwand, a huge plateau-like summit. The ascent and the summit plateau is heavily overgrown with dwarf pines (Latschen). They should be UNDER the snow otherwise Hochmiesing is no fun with skies.
 Powder snow fun (01-03-2009)
Use the west slopes of Hochmiesing for downhill. From the summit cross gain a sort of shoulder on the west side of the plateau. Turn left at this shoulder, there is a clearing in the dense dwarf pines thus giving access to the steep west slopes of Hochmiesing. You can go straight down into the valley or turn more left and pass near Kleintiefentalalm. It depends on snow quality which part is better.
The last and rather short ascent of this loop leads to Taubensteinhaus, another mountain club hut near the Taubenstein cable way. Take another break at this nice hut for something to drink and to eat. You will have an excellent view to Hochmiesing and Rotwand summit from the terrasse of this hut.
From Taubensteinhaus the cableway is quickly reached and the ski slope down to Spitzingsee waits for your last ski descent of this great loop.
 Rotwand from Kümpflscharte (01-03-2009) | | 
Arriving at Hochmiesing (01-03-2009) |
| |  Rotwand from Taubensteinhaus (01-03-2009) | |
Accomodations  Rotwandhaus and Hinteres Sonnwendjoch (01-03-2009)
At
Schliersee
Bayrischzell
Spitzingsee
you will find all sorts of accomodations.
The mountain huts of
Rotwandhaus
Taubensteinhaus
are open the whole year and offer accomodations, too.
Maps & Guides  Rotwandhaus ascent (01-03-2009)
Topo Maps
Alpenvereinskarte 1 : 25.000, Blatt 7/1,
Tegernsee, Schliersee
Alpenverein.
Topographische Karte 1 : 50.000 von Bayern
Mangfallgebirge
Bayerisches Landesvermessungsamt München
Guide Book
Robert Demmel, Norbert Schneider
Bayerische Alpen zwischen Inn und Lech.
Ski-Führer: Skitouren für Einsteiger und Genießer
Bergverlag Rother, München, 2007
(only available in german)
Markus Stadler
Skitourenführer Bayerische Alpen
Panico Alpinverlag, Köngen 2007
(available only in german)
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