For me, a ski touring day usually starts very early. This is mainly due to the expected traffic, to avoid getting stuck in a jam. There had been some fresh snow during the week, the avalanche risk was moderate to low, and sunshine was forecast – perfect conditions! – so I wasn’t the only one who wanted to head to the mountains. As the Easter holidays were also starting, there was already heavy traffic on the route from Munich towards Rosenheim and the Brenner motorway. A colleague joined me at Irschenberg (which is why there are pictures of me this time), and we managed to reach our destination, Hochfügen, without getting stuck in traffic. That’s where Sonntagsköpfl is located, a ski touring mountain with an ascent of around 780 m to an altitude of 2,244 m, ideal for beginners like me. Read more