Leonie and I headed off to Sellrain in Austria. Sellrain is not far from Innsbruck but more importantly it’s not far from the Potsdamer Huette which was our goal for the trip. We had our trusty skis with us and packed our not so small quantities of gear onto our backs and started the slog up to the hut.
It was an extremely sunny and warm day and it looked like the snow wouldn’t be around much longer down below. Still we had a 1000 m climb up to the hut and once we got a little higher it looked less like spring and more like winter.
We arrived at the hut around 3 pm, grabbed a bit to eat and then headed off again on our skis in the evening. The soft snow began to freeze and we had the nasty breakable crusties for our descent, which turned into a bit of a walk/ski.
Potsdamer hut has 24 beds and 32 spaces in the mattress area. They offer “half pension” and you can also buy a bunch of other things on the menu. Good.
Above Left: We set off from the car park above Sellrain just before midday. Above Middle: We were carrying quite a lot of gear. Some might say far too much. Above Right: The route to the hut was flat to begin with along a snow covered road. From the first car park to the second car park we gained around 400 m with the remaining 600 m to the hut coming afterwards.
Above left: It was quite pleasant and very very warm. Above right: We arrived at the hut about 3 pm. The hut is at 2020 m and despite the elevation it was still extremely warm. Perfect weather.
Above left: To make the most of the perfect weather we set off late afternoon for another little cruise on our skis. Above right: The temperature began to drop and the snow began to freeze.
Above: We had great views of the surrounding mountains.
Above left: The frozen snow was near impossible to ski down. We spent quite some time trying to ski in the breakable crust and cursing and swearing and hurting ourselves. Above right: The hut in the evening.
Above left: This is the view looking across the valley towards Wildkopf which we climbed on Sunday. The weather was far better than on Sunday. Above right: And then it was time for dinner.
Above: The view from the hut up towards Wildkopf in the evening.