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Route overview Overview of the route to Ellmauer Tor. © Markus StadlerPhoto: Markus Stadler, Rother Bergverlag
The Wilde Kaiser – the climbing range par excellence in the Northern Limestone Alps – also has a lot to offer for ski tourers. Beautiful cirques are repeatedly found between the vertical limestone walls, which are excellent for touring; there are also some steep couloirs that attract ambitious ski mountaineers. The rocky mountain range is divided in the middle by the well-known Ellmauer Tor. To the north, this saddle sends out the famous Steinerne Rinne, a rocky gorge with vertical side walls and steep drops that prevent a ski descent. To the south, however, a regularly shaped bowl descends into the valley, which promises a perfect ski tour even from afar: the Kübelkar.
The extremely sunny aspect of the slopes immediately associates the experienced tourer with a very specific type of snow – firn. This is exactly what one should wait for in the Kübelkar, because otherwise there is often crusted snow or slush here, only very early in winter in December or on cold January days can powder snow be enjoyed. Since the protected rocky basin already finds ideal radiation conditions very early in the year, sometimes good firn conditions prevail during an extended high-pressure period in February. The relatively high starting point at the Wochenbrunner Alm and the exposed windward position of the Kaiser range ensure that in good winters a massive snow cover often remains down to the parking lot even in April.
Not only skiers, but also scenically, the Ellmauer Tor is one of the most impressive ski tours south of Munich. The track winds under the vertical walls of Karlspitze and Bauernpredigtstuhl on the ascent. Upon arrival at the Tor, your gaze falls on the world-famous Fleischbank east face and the tower-like Predigtstuhl. For most tourers, this endpoint is sufficient and they enjoy a sunny rest here with a view of the main Alpine ridge. Ambitious ski mountaineers, however, will not want to miss the summit of the Hintere Goinger Halt, which is usually easy but mostly only accessible on foot in about 30 minutes from here.
AscentFrom the parking lot, a forest road leads upward through a broad forest clearing to the north until it flattens out. Continue to the right over the stream uphill to the Gaudeamushütte (closed during ski touring season). Over open meadows, it goes gently uphill to the left of the forest, becoming increasingly steep. We stay on the right side of the cirque and ascend through pine scrub and often over some avalanche cones heading south. Finally, we reach a cirque floor at around 1600 m with a long ascending traverse to the left. This also soon steepens again and is blocked by a rocky step, which we bypass to the right to reach another flat section. A final short slope brings us right to the Ellmauer Tor.VariantThose who want to reach the Goinger Halt continue with skis a bit to the right up the steep west flank to a rocky step. At the latest here, a ski depot is usually established. Through a short couloir (possibly requiring crampons in very hard snow) and over flatter but often
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