Snow shoe hike from the Mendel pass up to the Roen

Am 21. December it has with the Schneeschuhwanderung of the Mendelpass to the Roen not work out. Today we want to do that, She should from today Funicular on the Mendel , run again aboard the Mendel railway.

Schneeschuhwanderung Mendola pass - Roen

A huge crowd pushing themselves before the ride card switch Mendel railway . Whether all of these people will have place? We hope the best and wait for the funicular. The inlet is Scrum to a "unbelievable", but finally, also the last passenger finds his place. 75 + 1 The railway can persons maximum of Kaltern carry on up the Mendola pass. Seems as if this time really the full transport volume is reached.

The trip on the inside stair-shaped Mendel railway is quite interesting. Initially we are on the stairs diagonally tilted to the mountain, We tend the last third of the travel ourselves more to the side of the Valley, da die Steigung hier ziemlich größer ist als am Anfang.

After 12 We come on min ride at the mountain station of the Mendel railway on the Mendola pass 1360 m.

Snow shoes , Snowshoeing = ciaspole, ciaspolata

Snow shoes strapped on and on it goes in the direction of Roen. Here in Trento (the Mendola pass is one of the South Tyrol province Trento) There are quite many well marked Snow shoe trails. The Italian has even a custom name for a Schneeschuhwanderung , er nennt sie „ciaspolata“. It is called snow-shoes ciaspole and snowshoeing just ciaspolata.

We trudge from the Mendola pass with our snow gehhilfen to the Genziana hut into. The Genziana hut run neighbours the Paul by our Traminer, but now in winter. The white track continues us now up to the Half-way house , at the same time that the Bergstation of the only Ski lifts the Mendel is.

Here there was Snow route relatively wide, nun wandern wir auf einem schmaleren Hiking trail further. You can see the altitude not all too much, es ist angenehm, nicht beschwerlich. We walk together with Touring skis walkers and from time to Cross-country skiers by the pitiful, Sun-drenched spruce forest.

After approximately 2 We reach the hours ALM Roen (Malga Romeno). Now begins the arduous part of the hike. We need up to the highest point of the Mendel mountain range, up to the Roen .

We fight us step by step the summits opposed to. The forest is reduced more and more of small pine trees until only the peaks of mountain pines are visible. The Roen presents itself from the rear side, in contrast to the front, quite spread out. In the summer here has a mountain meadow with mountain pine crops before the eyes. Now begins, as is so often at a Summit, an icy wind to blow. Es ist kalt, aber wolkenlos und kristallklar.

A few steps and we have reached the Summit. Huhuhhh, Finally after about almost 3 Arrived hours. I do not trust my eyes almost. More people than in the summer romp here at the Summit.

I unpack my gear and start with photography, While to keep warm the best friend of all attempts.

The Summit of Roen in winter

360° Photo of the Roen in winter

It's icy here. Most Ski touring und Snowshoe walkers not remain. A quick look at the magnificent Summit panorama towards the East to South Tyrol and in the direction of West to From Trento must meet the.

After 20 Minutes taking photographs are my hands two icicles. Wir versuchen sie mit heißem Tee aufzuwärmen, but unfortunately the tea here is extremely fast cold despite thermos.

It keeps us not long, fast pace we trudge down the mountain. The best friend of all begins to run almost, Thus the toes warm up. Unfortunately, it seems not to close.

Past the Malga Romeno (ALM Roen ), continue up to the Half way cottage and also on the Mendola pass up to the mountain station of the Mendel railway, We create the way back in 2 Hours .

Now more quickly down with the Mendel railway and then a hot bath. Oh Schreck! How many people stand before the inlet to the railway? Hundred and fifty, two hundred?

Now it says that patience practice. That Bahnl comes, the crowds begin to slide. It is stressful, the people are all slightly nervous. A woman begins wildly screaming: meine Tochter, My daughter! You get total panic, is afraid, that her daughter will be crushed. Before we pass the input valve, join the barriers. The funicular is full. Now it is again in the icy cold with sweat through clothes to wait.

At last , is the next Bahnl. This time we manage to get it I hope still in. It succeeds. We are in it and thus, our snow-shoe hiking tour draws to a close contrary to.

Which Schneeschuhwanderung from Mendel to the Roen outward is in three hours and 2 Schaffbar-hour return journey. It is rewarded with a wonderful view of the Südtiroler Unterland und Überetsch as well as on the Trientner Nonstal.