Loser

Brief info:

• What is the loser? The Loser is a 1837 m above sea level mountain in the municipality of Altaussee on the north bank of the Lake AltausseeIts striking, castle-like summit structure makes it a landmark of the Ausseerland.
• How do you get there? The Loser is accessible via the Loser Panorama Road, opened in 1972, which leads up to 1600 m above sea level.
• Is there a toll on the road? Yes, the Loser Panorama Road is open 24 hours a day between April and October/November, depending on the snow conditions. Toll prices/ Prices in winter.
• What is there to see here? In winter it is a ski area, in summer it is the starting point for numerous hikes.

The Loser in Summer:

The Loser in Altaussee is a good starting point for hiking, climbing, paragliding, cycling and much more. Sisi, Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary, once hiked here with enthusiasm.

After you have paid the 18€ at a machine toll After paying the fee, you first go up the 9km panoramic road. Finally, you come to the Loser-Alm car park, from where you can only continue on foot. We want to Lake Augst visit. It is only about 5 minutes uphill from the car park. When we get to the top, we are honestly a little disappointed, but maybe that is because of the time of year. At the end of October everything is rather brown and muddy. We had imagined the view to be a little nicer, but this is a popular Instagram spot.

Nevertheless, we walk around the lake once, as it only takes about 20 minutes.

Continue along the Augstsee on trail no. 256 or no. 3. Past the famous Loserfenster you reach the Hochanger, which offers a first panoramic view of the mountains of the Inner Salzkammergut. On the west side you go down to the Loserboden. Then the last climb leads to the Loser summit at 1,838 m. The summit is a small plateau with a very beautiful panoramic view of the Salzkammergut, Grimming, Dachstein, Niedere and parts of the Hohe Tauern.

Other famous Instagram spots are the Loserlaunch, the Loserfenster and the Loserthoerl

climber Here you will find the via ferrata “Sophie” and the panoramic via ferrata “Sisi”. There is also a climbing park here.

The mountain is also popular with Mountain bikers and paragliding.

For Paragliding and hang gliding There are 3 launch pads:
Hochanger transmitter (1837 m)
Graskogel (1770 m)
Augstsee (1680 m) East launch site

The Loser in Winter:

The ski resort Loser Bergbahnen Altaussee includes 34 kilometers of fog-free and snow-sure slopes from 800 m to 1800 m above sea level.
Total kilometers of slopes: 34 km, of which 21 km easy (blue) – 12 km medium (red) – 1 km difficult (black). You can find details here.

The Loser is also very popular in the Austrian Freeride scene.

The Loser is also a wonderful place to TobogganingThere is also a Fun Park and a Ski children's landSince the beginning of 2019, all guests without ski or snowboard equipment can use the new, more than one kilometer long High altitude winter hiking trail (No. 14 on the panoramic map) on the wintery Loser.

Cross-country skier The starting point for the 7-kilometer-long Blaa-Alm trail is in the Loser Arena.

For Ski tourers The Loserfenster and the Loser-Alm are worthwhile destinations.