After a short piste ascent, a marked firn hollow is reached over a steep section, behind the Rogötzlenke mild free slopes lead to the summit.
After the flat piste and alpine path ascent to Bruggeralm, a steep section with shrubs and rocks that is uncomplicated in good snow conditions, otherwise tricky, must be overcome to reach Rogötzalm. Then the moderately steep, well-stepped hollow leads up to the Rogötzlenke. The mild southwest slope leads northwards to the summit without obstacles.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
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Significant avalanche danger in the Ragötzkar.
Tips and suggestions
Brugger Alm
Roadbook
From the valley station of the Brunnalm cable car, we follow the piste, cross the gondola after the long right turn, and continue straight on the flatter piste. We leave it before the indicated left turn to the right onto the service road to Bruggeralm. Almost flat, we walk into the valley floor, cross the Brugger Almbach, and immediately after the bridge turn right over the Rogötzbach into the slopes that lead to the steep section. If you follow the mostly well-visible summer path through the shrub-covered and rocky steep section, it is surprisingly easy to overcome. Soon we approach the Rogötzalm. Now we ascend rather on the left side of the broad, moderately steep hollow over several steps higher. Halfway it is briefly a bit steeper. Above this, we head for Rogötzlenke, the saddle between Gamsburg and Langschneid. Here we turn north. Slightly left of the ridge line, we ascend in pleasant curves over the moderate southwest slopes. We overcome the summit slope in a wide right curve from the west.
Descent follows the ascent route.
Brugger Alm
Ragötzlalm
Die Ragötzellenke
Gipfelkreuz der Langschneid
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
From Lienz by bus 953 to the valley station.
Directions
From the north via Mittersill on the Felbertauernstraße to Huben south of Matrei. From the south from Lienz on the B108 to Huben. Here, turn west into the Defereggen valley and about 1 kilometer before St. Jakob turn right to St. Leonhard. 500 meters further is the large parking lot of the cable cars.
Parking
Parking lot of the cable car valley station.
Coordinates
Author’s map recommendations
Amap
ÖK50 map sheets 177+178 or 3101+3102
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Equipment
Ski touring equipment
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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