Franz Senn Hut

Roadblock: Alpine Club counters with expert opinion

Hut owner Thomas Fankhauser and the Franz Senn Hut are facing an uncertain future.(Bild: Fankhauser)

The summer season at the Franz Senn Hut in the Stubai Alps is hanging in the balance. This is because a political pose has meant that there is no way of supplying the important refuge. As the owner, the Alpine Association has now commissioned an expert opinion - and has one last ace up its sleeve.

Storms partially destroyed the road to Oberbergtal near Neustift in 2022. In the previous year, suppliers were still allowed to use the emergency route to the materials cable car in Oberiss. Because - as previously reported - the agreement between the municipality and landowners for this has expired and no agreement is in sight, the hut would have to be supplied by helicopter this year. However, as hut manager Thomas Fankhauser emphasizes, this would not be economically viable.