3D ski touring map Austria

What the map shows

Forest, roads, tracks and paths

Forest (green), roads, farm and forest tracks and paths from OpenStreetMap (via OpenFreeMap). The forest areas show the mapped extent, not the density of the stand. Paths and tracks appear from a medium zoom level. The lines show the mapped course, not whether a path is tracked, cleared or passable in winter.

Lifts and car parks

Cable cars, gondolas, chairlifts and drag lifts from OpenStreetMap (via OpenFreeMap) from a medium zoom level, with names when zoomed in. The map only shows their position, not whether a lift is running. 53,727 car parks in Austria (blue “P”, from a medium zoom level). Car parks: publicly accessible entries from OpenStreetMap (private, customer and residents' car parks and garages left out) – incomplete and not official. Check access, fees, parking rules and winter clearing on site.

Huts and bivouacs

2,422 huts and 666 bivouacs or self-catering huts within the map (including the border areas), with names when zoomed in. Huts and bivouacs: entries from OpenStreetMap – incomplete, not official. Check with the operator or the Alpine club in advance whether a hut is open or has an open winter room.

Wildlife feeding sites

2,712 feeding sites recorded in OpenStreetMap (visible from a medium zoom level). Wildlife feeding sites: entries by volunteer OpenStreetMap contributors – incomplete. Land Tirol does not publish locations; missing points do not mean there is no feeding site. According to the Tyrolean Hunting Act, designated wildlife rest areas lie around red deer feeding sites.

Summit names

5,818 named summits from 1,000 m with the elevation recorded in OpenStreetMap. When zooming out, the main summits remain – those that stand out most in their surroundings; smaller summits are added when zooming in. Subsidiary and fore-summits without their own significance are hidden.

Slope angle and north-facing slopes

Yellow marks slopes of 30 to 34°, orange 35 to 39° and red 40° and more. Slope angle calculated from a public terrain model (Austria: official 10 m model, shown in tiles with about 6–25 m pixels depending on zoom). Small steep steps, gullies and cornices can be missing or look flatter. Outside Austria – including the areas right at the borders of this map – only a coarser model of about 30 m is available: steep steps and gullies are missing more often there, and the slope tends to be underestimated. No clearance and no assessment of avalanche danger. Blue: north-facing slopes (N, NE, NW) of 30° and more, calculated from the terrain model. The aspects particularly affected on a given day are stated in the respective avalanche bulletin.

Measure distance and elevation profile

With “Measure distance” you tap points along your planned line on the map. Below it the elevation profile appears with length, ascent and descent in metres, highest point and the steepest calculated terrain slope. Elevations come straight from the terrain model, without the map's 3D exaggeration. The profile is coloured by the slope of the terrain at each point (30–34°, 35–39°, 40° and more), not by the gradient of the line – a flat traverse through a steep slope therefore shows as steep. Slopes above and beside the line are not assessed. There is deliberately no walking time, because it depends on the conditions, no download and no saving. The values are guidance for preparation, not a clearance.

Forest and wildlife protection zones, wildlife rest areas in Tyrol

270 forest and wildlife protection zones and 48 designated wildlife rest areas of Land Tirol (as of 21 Oct 2026). Both only apply during certain periods. The Land's data contains no periods for the wildlife rest areas; we took them from the ordinances of the district authorities and link the ordinance in the area's window. For 16 areas we did not find the ordinance online; no period is shown there.

• Forest and wildlife protection zone (Tyrol): Voluntary – recommendation of Land Tirol, no ban. Valid in the winter season from 1 Dec to 15 Apr.
• Designated wildlife rest area (Tyrol): Mandatory – statutory entry ban (§ 45 Tyrolean Hunting Act), each within the period of its own ordinance (for example 16 November to 15 May or 1 January to 30 April); most ordinances are limited to a few years. The Land's official wording appears in German in the area's window on the map.

Wildlife rest zones and closed areas in Vorarlberg

52 areas from the dataset “Wildruhezonen Vorarlberg” of Land Vorarlberg (retrieved 9 Nov 2026), 7 of them designated as closed areas. Under § 33 of the Vorarlberg Hunting Act, persons not engaged in hunting may not enter either; exempt are roads, hiking trails, ski runs and cross-country trails intended for general use. Period and decision appear as they are in the Land's data when you tap the area. Many periods begin in autumn and end in spring, some apply all year. Where the Land gives no clear period (for example “during the feeding period”), the map shows “not determinable” instead of an estimated date. The areas appear red like the Tyrolean wildlife rest areas.

Protection zone data is only available for Tyrol and Vorarlberg. In the other Austrian states the map shows no zones – that does not mean there are no protected areas. Protection zones in our 3D maps: Austria only Tyrol and Vorarlberg, Germany the DAV forest and wildlife protection areas in Bavaria (without the statutory wildlife protection areas of the district offices), Switzerland the wildlife rest zones of the cantons with freely usable data. For Italy, France and the other Austrian states we have not found open data we may show.

Ski touring routes (optional)

Two separate layers, both switched off when the map opens and only visible when zoomed in: 10,696 ski touring routes from swisstopo, created with the Swiss Alpine Club SAC, in Switzerland and the neighbouring border areas (turquoise) – according to swisstopo checked for wildlife compatibility by the cantonal hunting authorities and updated every year; according to the dataset, some border routes come from DAV, ÖAV and AVS, the Petzl Foundation / Skitourenguru or topo.verlag. Plus 1,797 ski touring routes from OpenStreetMap in the Alpine area (pink) – entries by volunteers, unchecked and incomplete. Tap a route for name, destination, source and disclaimer; “Analyse in elevation profile & slope check” hands the line to the elevation profile with calculated terrain slope. No walking times and no GPX download.

All route lines serve solely as a digital frame of orientation while preparing at home. They are neither an official route clearance nor a recommendation by BACKLINE. In high mountains in winter there are no fixed paths – avalanche conditions, snowpack and visibility on site decide where the track actually goes. Missing lines do not mean a tour is impossible or not allowed there; existing lines do not mean a route is passable or allowed.

Avalanche conditions

The map shows no danger levels. You find the current official bulletins on our avalanche bulletin map (page in German, bulletins available in English). Read the complete original bulletin of the warning service before every tour.

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