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A piste on the Hintertux Glacier (the Tuxerfernerhang)

The Hintertux Glacier (German: Hintertuxer Gletscher) is the tourist name for the glaciers of the Gefrorene-Wand-Kees, also called the Tuxer Ferner, and the nearby Riepenkees at the top of the Tuxertal, a side valley of the Zillertal in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Both glaciers are accessed by gondola and chair lifts and is one of only two ski resorts in the world offering skiing 365 days a year (the other being Zermatt in Switzerland). At its highest point the ski region reaches a height of 3,250 m (10,660 ft) in the saddle between the peaks of the Gefrorene-Wand-Spitzen. Hintertux glacier is one of the most popular glaciers in Austria. It is open all year round with skiing in the winter, and hiking activities in the summer.

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Hintertux Glacier

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The Hintertux Glacier (German: Hintertuxer Gletscher) is the tourist name for the glaciers of the Gefrorene-Wand-Kees, also called the Tuxer Ferner, and...

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Tuxertal

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difference of about 850 m. The valley ends at Hintertux and the Hintertux Glacier. The Tuxbach, which rises near Hintertux, flows as far as Mayrhofen where it empties...

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Mayrhofen

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mountain biking and paragliding. Mayrhofen is situated near the Hintertux glacier, which, at 3,250 metres (10,660 feet) above sea level, is above the...

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Zillertal

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Mayrhofen Mainstreet in Mayrhofen Hintertux Glacier Pfitscherjochhaus and the Jochsee Wasserkraftwerke im Zillertal "Glacier Express and the Ziller Valley...

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Olperer

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Jackl. On its north flank is the ski region known as Hintertux Glacier on the Gefrorene-Wand-Kees glacier (also called the Tuxer Ferner). The Olperer, with...

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List of glaciers in Europe

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list of glaciers in Europe. Eiskar Pasterze Glacier Schlatenkees Glacier Kitzsteinhorn Glacier Hintertux Glacier Stubai Glacier Pitztal Glacier Rettenbach...

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Snowpiercer

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Austria during mid-March for one day to shoot some snowy scenery on the Hintertux Glacier, which made for excellent conditions and perfect weather. On 3 April...

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Ifrah Wali

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met the tragedy while doing training as she slipped from a slope of Hintertux glacier [in Austria], from where she was airlifted to a hospital. She is being...

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Lizumer Reckner

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the Reckner can be ascended from the 1,984 m high Junsbergalm or from Hintertux. The most important base in the Wattener Lizum is the hut Lizumer Hütte...

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List of ski areas in Austria

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cross-country trails, toboggan runs or thermal spas. There are also some glacier ski resorts in Austria, which essentially offer year-round winter sports...

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List of skiing deaths

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Whiteface Mountain, New York United States 1979-03-03 Sara Mustonen 16 Hintertux, Tyrol Austria 1979-09-12 Josef Walcher 29 Schladming, Styria Austria...

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Spannagel Cave

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The Spannagel Cave (German: Spannagelhöhle) is a show cave near Hintertux, in the Zillertal Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Currently about 10 kilometres...

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Tux Alps

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In the south the Tuxertal valley outlines the range from Mayrhofen to Hintertux. From there the boundary continues up to the saddle of the Tuxer Joch...

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