Ratikon Massif Attractions
The Rätikon range, of a character very different from that of the neighboring Bregenzer Wald, is a massif with sheer rock walls and bizarrely shaped peaks sandwiched between the Ill valley (Montafon), the Rhine and the Prättigau in Switzerland, on the southern borders of the province of Vorarlberg. The main ridge of the Rätikon forms the Austro-Swiss border; only the Austrian part of the Rätikon is described here.
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Schesaplana
One of the most impressive mountains in the region, the Schesaplana stands at 2,969 m.
Rätikon - Skiing
There is excellent skiing terrain all over the Rätikon range. Particularly popular areas are in the Gargellental, the slopes of the Golmerjoch at Schruns-Tschagguns and the northern outliers of the Schesaplana which flank the beautiful Brandner Tal at Bludenz. The Sulzfluh offers one of the finest descents in the whole of the Alps, with a fall of over 2,100m/6,900ft.
Rätikon Ridge Path
There are numerous mountain huts for the benefit of climbers in the Rätikon, the principal ones being linked by a fine ridge path which runs from the Nenzinger Himmel in the Gamperdona valley by way of the Strassburger Hütte (2,700m/8,860ft), near Brand, to the Schesaplana and then down to the Douglass-Hütte (1,979m/6,493ft) on the charmingly situated Lüner See (1,970m/6,464ft; see Bludenz), on to the Lindauer Hütte (1,764m/5,788ft) and the Tilisuna-Hütte (2,211m/7,254ft) near the little Tilisuna-See (2,102m/6,897ft) - both easily reached from Tschagguns in the Montafon - and down into the Gargellental. Some of the Rätikon peaks can be climbed without great difficulty on relatively easy paths, but there are also some very difficult ascents, which should only be attempted by experienced climbers.
