Austria Oetztal Piburger See Winter
The winter landscape at Lake Piburg is completely different from the impressions you have here in summer. We start our hike again in the village of Ötz and hike from here on the well-signposted path up to Lake Piburg.
It snowed about 20 cm last night. The path is still easy to walk on. We are greeted by a winter fairytale landscape. Not a soul is to be seen far and wide.
Only traces of the deer crossing can be made out in the deep snow. Huge boulders, covered in white snow on our heads, line our path. The trees from the last felling are covered with the white splendour. Huge spruce and fir trees rise into the blue morning sky.
With their white crowns, they look like figures from prehistoric times. Then the Piburger See welcomes us in its full winter glory. Large parts of the lake are completely frozen. The signs are still covered in white from the nightly snowstorm. View of the snowy and frozen Lake Piburg.
As easy as the circular hiking trail around Lake Piburg is in summer, the steeper passages are now difficult. Caution is advised, as a slip into the lake becomes dangerous at temperatures far below the freezing point. At this time of year, you have the lake to yourself. No visitors are to be seen far and wide. So we can enjoy the winter landscape to the fullest with a wonderful view of the wintry snow-covered Lake Piburg.
