The classic route starts in the east and you ‘work your way to the sea’. When finding the route, I naturally orientated myself on the existing railway network and then added a few ski resorts that I had always wanted to visit for skiing. And of course I didn't want to go to the same places that I had already used as stages on my crossing of the Alps from west to east.
Unfortunately, the east-west route is a little more complicated towards the end than the west-east route. This is because the train connections in France away from the main routes are really not good. You can't get to the big ski resorts like Les 2 Alpes by train at all, ski buses only run once or twice a day and, above all, you can't get away from there. That may change if the ski resorts of Les Sybelles and Alp d'Huez are actually connected by cable car, then I would take a different route.
But at some point the route was finalised and was implemented at the beginning of March 2025:
05.03.2025: Hamburg - Directly from the office to Vienna
20:07 hrs from Hamburg-Dammtor overnight train NJ 491 approx. 09:00 hrs arrival in Vienna,
Semmering - Vienna's first ski resort
Train from Vienna to the Semmering
Skiing on the magic mountain
Bus from Pass Semmering to Spittal am Semmering to Schladming
Schladming Overnight stay there
07.03.2025: Schladming - first big ski circuit
Schladming bus to the Planai
Skiing in Schladming Crossing to Pichl
Bus transfer to Flachau/Wagrain/Alpendorf
Postbus to Großarl crossing to Dorfgastein
Overnight stay in Bad Gastein
08.03.2025: Saalbach-Hinterglemm: A ski region
Train from Gastein to Zell am See crossing and
Skiing in Saalbach Hinterglemm crossing and
Fieberbrunn train to St. Johann i.Tir. Overnight stay there
09.03.2025: Kitzbühel: Hahnenkamm and celebrities
Train to Kitzbühel Skiing crossing Wilder Kaiser
Skiing Kitztour crossing to the Wilder Kaiser
Train from Brixen im Thale to Einsiedeln, overnight stay there
10.03.2025: Mythen region: Hoch Ybrig to Schwyz
Bus from Einsiedeln to Brunni, bus connection 2′ to the gondola or 600m walk
Ski safari Mythenregion Brunni Hoch-Ybrig
11.03.2025: Grindelwald / Wengen: Pioneers and legends
from Interlaken Wilderswill to Grindelwald/Wengen
Skiing there, crossing to from Wengen
to Zweisimmen
Overnight stay there
12.03.2025: Zweisimmen /Gstaad: noble village and pass trail
Descent in Zweisimmen on skis over the Rinderberg
Crossing from Schönried to Gstaad by train
From Gstaad on skis to Rougemont
There take the train to Val-d'Illiez Overnight stay there
13.03.2025: Portes Du Soleil: the gateway to the sun
Skiing Portes Du Soleil with
Crossing to Morzine and on to Les Getz
Visit to the Museum of Mechanical Musical Instruments after the lift closes
Lunch in a pizzeria
Bus from the bus station to Cluses
Overnight stay there
14.03.2025: Megève:14.03.2025: Megève: Haute Volée in Haute-Savoie
Train from Cluses to Saint-Gervais les bains in the morning
Ascent with the new Le Valleen directly from the station to Saint Gervais le Bains and Megeve
Lunchtime bus transfer to Flumet Skiing in Espace Diamant
Ski bus transfer to Albertville
In the evening by train to Grenoble
Overnight stay there
15.03.2025: Alpe d'Huez: longest black piste
earliest ascent by bus (change at ‘Rochetaillée’) to
Oz near Alpe d'Huez skiing there
Ski bus in Huez (!! Maona bus stop) to Bourg d'Oisans Overnight stay there
16.03.2025: Les2Alpes and La Grave: tranquillity and adventure
Ascent by ski bus to Les2 Alpes, skiing there,
Descent to Mont de Lans, from there a 45-minute walk to Freney d'Oisans Village
Afternoon bus via Serre Chevalier to Briancon
Train to Gap
Overnight stay there
17.03.2025: Espace Lumière / Nice: Space of light
Bus to Barcelonette
Ski bus transfer to Pras Loup
Skiing in Espace Lumière with crossing to Val d'Allos
Ski bus Val D'Allos to Thorame Haut
Onward journey by train
to Nice Overnight stay there
18.03.2025: Nice: a break with a sea view
Lunch with pasta frutti di mare on the beach
Afternoon train transfer with the train of wonders
to Limone on the legendary Tenda railway
Overnight stay in Limone
19.03.2025: Limone: Queen of the Maritime Alps
Skiing in Limone. Then the longest train journey of the tour:
Afternoon train from Limone to Fossano,
Onward journey via Turin and to Trento
Overnight stay there
20.03.2025: Madonna di Campiglio: Italy's most popular ski area
From Tirano, take the regional railway to Daolasa and board the gondola directly there
Skiing in Madonna di Campiglio
Bus from Marilleva to Vermiglio Overnight stay there
21.03.2025: Passo Tonale:: I have to go through this hollow lane
Bus to Passo Tonale Skiing there Bus from Temu (8 minutes walk) to Edolo Lunch there Bus to Aprica Skiing there Bus to Tirano from there Train to Pontresina Dinner and overnight stay there
22.03.2025: St. Moritz: Universal winter sports
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Train from Pontresina to St. Moritz - Celerina
Skiing on the Corviglia and Corvatsch
Train to Scuol Change bus to Pfunds Overnight stay there
23.03.2025: Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis: Easily accessible ski area
About 20 minutes to Ladis
Skiing in the Serfaus-Fiss-Ladis ski area
Bus from Ladis to Landeck and Innsbruck, with Nightjet to Hamburg
24.03.2025: Arrival in Hamburg
At around 08:00 in the morning, I head straight to the office in a good mood.
The crossing of the Alps from west to east, which I completed in March 2023 from Nice to Gastein, can be found here.
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The mountain railway operators and the ski resorts themselves are much more advanced than us skiers when it comes to travelling. With the exception of one ski resort, all of the mountain railways that I wrote to for support were fully on board and immediately involved. The mountain railways are ready for a change, it really is up to us skiers to make a contribution to reducing CO2 emissions when travelling. I would like to thank the supporters and sponsors for Alp-X 2025:
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