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The floodlit toboggan run in the ski resort Planai - Hochwurzen in Rohrmoos near Schladming is 6.3 km long and has a vertical drop of 725m. Very beautiful is the start on the summit of Hochwurzen (1.850m) in the Dachstein Tauern Region. With 11.5% average slope and 20 bends, the sled Hochwurzen is very interesting and varied. But not so steep that it would be too dangerous for children.
With the cable car you reach very easily the start at the top station on the Hochwurzen Summit (opening hours and prices). Right next to the mountain station are the huts Hochwurzenhütte and 200 after starting the Hochwurzenalm. Ideal for those who enjoy sledding in front of the still outstanding views, or want to warm up a bit. Other cabins are for 2 km - Seiteralm with Celtic bar - and at the base station the Tauernalm. Thus, the ski slope on Hochwurzen does not cross with the toboggan run was a tunnel built by the carriage drivers simply pass under the ski slope.
The Hochwurzen toboggan run is also the night tobogganing 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. very well attended, and so you stay on the four huts and mountain pastures not alone. The après ski just belongs to the super-event night sledding.
Whoever has no sled can lend one in the shop "Schi Lenz" or in the Tauernalm (both rental near the ski station). In the area of the base station and on the top by the Hochwurzenhütte are two webcams the supply before the sledding important information about the weather in Rohrmoos Schladming.
Safety Tips for Sledding / Toboggan Rohrmoos - Schladming:
- Who's going sledding in the afternoon or night has to take for secureness head lamps, since it gets dark early in winter. So you can stay longer and enjoy the comfortable huts near the night toboggan run.
- Do sledding always in control.
- With good hiking shoes you can brake and steer on slippery toboggan runs.
- Children they may toboggan alone, should put on a ski helmet and ski goggles in any case.
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