My steep skiing descents around Innsbruck. I didn't plan to document them. So I didn't take many pictures or made notes. I'm also not familiar with any grading system. So take this as a collection of doable skiing descents and a help how to access them. The needed experience and skill varies widely.
Steep skiing descents are not commonly shared with the public. When I started skiing couloirs it helped me tremendously to read reports of others. Just for the peace of my mind to know what to expect, what gear to bring and how to access the couloirs. So here is my contribution to make your life a tiny bit easier.
More info available upon request. Most of the GPX files are available on my website.. It's a pain to search for them though.
Kalkkögel
Nockspitze
I've done most of my first descents on Nockspitze in skimo gear except the N (only skied once) and NW (skied in skimo gear multiple times) couloir.
North East Couloir
Visible from Innsbruck, you have to traverse and get up a few meters to the pre-peak. Dropping in is the hardest part Then it's a very beautiful and not too difficult couloir.
Nockspitz NE couloir on strava
North Couloir
Barely skied, needs very safe conditions to get to the entrance, very steep and narrow beginning,
North West Couloir
Between summit and pre-peak, regularly skied, entrance is sketchy, steep and often icy, either step down on skiers right or if you know what you're doing you can try to ride skiers left. Traverse to the right and from there on it's beautiful.
Nockspitz NE couloir on strava
Direct North Descent
Drop in directly from the summit, needs quite a lot of snow, very steep and narrow parts, stay to the skiers right, everything is skiable, no jumps or climbing needed with enough snow. There should be a variant possible to the skiers left at the bottom which seems to require a jump.
There should be another possibility to the west and I skied a short one right next to Mairrinne.
Lizumer Kar
Ampferstein
Ampferstein East
Widdersberg
Senderstal
Schlicker Seespitze and Riepenwand Open in AlpineMaps
Gamskogel
Karwendel
Around Reither Spitze
Erlspitze
Freiungen
Stubai
Kesselspitze and Serles North Couloirs
Linking two classic couloirs in the Stubaier alps resulting in 2.5k elevation gain of which I had to track ~1.5k. I did most of the tour solo. And I don't think these couloirs are often linked. For the downhill of the second couloir a friend joined. We got rewarded with unexpected perfect pow in the couloirs.
60m rope is needed.
You'll find further information on the links below.
Kesselspitze Couloir description by bergsteigen.com
Serles Couloir description by bergsteigen.com
Großer Trögler North Couloir
Very nice tour if you don't walk wrong even though you have a GPX track... The top of the couloir is amazing, at the bottom it gets more technical.
Großer Trögler Couloir description by bergsteigen.com
Habicht North
It's considered a steep descent in Freeski Tirol. The glacier retreated far back and I think by 2025 it's way easier than a few decades back.
Lüsenstal
Summit descents
Schöntalspitze, Zischgeles and Lisenser Fernerkogel are very popular skitours with steep descents possible from (almost) the summit when the conditions are right.
Lisenser Ferner West Face
Col between Lisenser Fernerkogel and Lisenser Spitze
Two rappels with 60m ropes. First anchor green rope on skiers right a bit below the col. Second anchor either in the middle with two small accessory cords or, preferably, a few meters lower on skiers left three pitons connected with orange accessory cord.
Col between Lisenser Spitze and Vorderer Brunnenkogel
Ascent: Normal route to Lisenser Spitze up to the ferner. Instead of going right go left and hug the rocks. Until you see the col. Last 30vm is a boot pack. Skiable from the top. Very enjoyable and on the easier side.
Col between Vorderer and Hinterer Brunnenkogel
Ascent: Normal route to Lisenser Ferner and go to the col between Vorderer and Hinterer Brunnenkogel. Few meters of easy down scrambling in ski boots.
Hinterer Brunnenkogel
Short couloir to the east (2 options, second one requires a short scramble on the ridge). They need quite a lot of snow. On the other side is longer couloir to the west.
The couloirs in both expositions are very steep and narrow.
Wildes Hinterbergl
Access: Normal route to Lisenser Ferner and go a bit south of the col to the spot where the ridge starts to ascent. Last few meters are a boot pack. I rappeled 12m into the couloir. I left an old sling as an anchor. So bring a back up sling. Other accesses without a rope might be possible. I didn't want to risk a down climb as I was solo.
The top is a bit tight, then pleasant terrain until a short narrow and rocky section at the bottom that can be sidestepped.
As a small addition: You can also do the summit of Wildes Hinterbergl and ski down the north face which is ~100vm and up to 45°
Mieminger Kette
Schwärzrinne
Classic couloir in Ehrwald and my first rappel with skis. Thanks, Dani!