| Right Place, Right Time: | This high alpine tour is run when the thermals and valley winds are manageable. |
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| HYPOXIC Altitudes: | Cloud base regularly reaches over 4000m, light winds and dry air-mass allow safe, high XC's. |
| HUGE Terrain: | Launch is at 3250m. All mountains enroute are well over 3000m. |
| 'Flow of the Day': | Route follows sunny slopes the whole way around. Predictable thermic activity. |
| 'BIG PEAK' XC Tour: | After flying the 30km long ridge we'll tour the highest peaks over Mayrhofen, 2700m plus. |
| Safe Out Landings: | Large flat Landing paddocks along the route. Landing below is never a worry. |
| Easy retrieve along chosen routes. | |
| Evening thermaling & soaring on light valley winds on the Ahorn possible. |
glacier XC Courses august & sept
XC routes along the high Alpine mountain chain.
The Zillertal lies extremely close to the main crumple zone of the Alps where 6-700 million years ago there was a clossial upheaval of rock.
This was then sculptured by countless ice ages. After the glaciers receeded they revealed what we know as the Alps today.
The main ridge of the Alps, the back bone if you like, is clearly visible from most of our launch sites. The flying is as close to Big Himalayan flying without leaving Europe, the infrastructure & security it allows.
From late August onwards the snow line has receeded enough to allow flights along the high alpine routes. On one hand the days are shorter but the valleys winds are lighter and the thermals much calmer.
Cloud base regularly reaches 4000m and more in these big mountains, this allows pilots to fly safely in otherwise extreme terrain.
The aim of these weeks is to safely guide pilots over and through the BIG stuff and still be within easy glide of good landing options.
It's surreal to have 2800m+ on the vario and still be climbing next to a huge wall of rock and ice, towering some 3-400m above you.
Back in 2006 the conditions allowed us to first fly TO the Hintertux Glacier in the early afternoon then after starting at 3250m at 1600hrs we climbed up to 4300m. We then conducted a tour of the main chain and then the main peaks around Mayrhofen. It doesn't get any bigger or better than that.
prices
XC Glacier Tour: 560€
This price includes 7 nights bed & breakfast in an alpine chalet, all rooms have ensuite facilities, cable TV.
Plus 6 days air-to-air guidance/coaching around our huge Arena, including access to private sites.
Easy retrieval along route.
Numbers are strictly kept to a maximum of 8 pilots only.
logistics & dates
For this course, like all courses around the Zillertal valley, we will be based in Mayrhofen. We aim to house everyone in Haus Martinus in the center of Mayrhofen.
Please refer to the page 'getting here' for logistics about which flights to use and method of airport transfer.
Pilots wishing to attend will need at least 30hrs plus a good amount of thermalling experience.
This course is aimed at Competent Intermediate to Advanced pilots.
For more info please contact us.
