With your ski touring ticket or a valid Gerlitzen season ski pass, 20-hour season card, the Carinthian Ski Pass, or the Winter Kärnten Card, ski touring along the edge of the Klösterle valley run is permitted. The ski touring ticket can be purchased at the starting point (Klösterle Children’s Area, directly next to the parking lots) as well as at the ticket offices of the Klösterle I valley station. Current ski touring rates:
Piste touring is only permitted on the piste-touring lane of the Klösterle valley run. On ALL OTHER PISTES, piste touring is STRICTLY PROHIBITED!
The Gerlitzen Alpe is one of the few ski resorts where ski tourers are warmly welcomed. In order for this to keep working well for everyone, we urgently ask you, for safety reasons, to use only the official Gerlitzen–Klösterle ascent route on the designated touring lane, and to move onto the far left edge of the piste only where there is truly no other option. Please also make sure to walk in single file and take up as little space as possible, so as not to obstruct ski operations and to ensure everyone's safety.
Please keep in mind that our ski pistes are primarily reserved for users of the cable cars and lifts. Skiers must never be obstructed or endangered by ascending ski tourers.
Our goal is a respectful and safe coexistence between ski tourers and skiers. We trust that you, the touring community, will support this in our shared interest. However, should this not be upheld, we - like many other ski resorts - would be forced to prohibit piste touring in our resort in the future.
Thank you for your understanding and consideration!
Forest trail:
Given sufficient natural snow, a signposted forest trail is also opened by the municipality of Arriach. This trail always ends at the level of the "Huaba Hütte." From there, the ascent is only possible via the touring path running alongside the piste along the Klösterle north run. See graphic:
Rules for ski tourers at the Gerlitzen Alpe
- Ski slopes are primarily reserved for users of cable cars and lifts.
- Skiers must not be obstructed or endangered by tourers ascending the mountain.
- The ascent is permitted exclusively on the Gerlitzen Klösterle ascent route and only along the edge of the slope (FIS Rule No. 7).
- Crossing the slope is strictly prohibited.
- Bringing dogs is strictly prohibited.
- Special caution is required near crests, narrow sections, and steep slopes.
- The prohibition of using a closed slope also applies to tourers ascending the mountain.
- All slopes are closed from 16:30 to 08:30. Entering the slope areas during this time is strictly prohibited — life-threatening danger!
For the descent, please note:
According to §33, skiing in forest areas within the vicinity of lift facilities (e.g., cable cars) is permitted only on marked slopes. The “area of lift facilities” refers to the area reachable from the mountain station of a lift, but in any case to an area extending 500 meters on both sides of the lift, slope, or marked descent. Therefore, descend exclusively on marked slopes. Violations will result in a fine/official report.
