Overview

• Winter rooms meant for emergencies are increasingly used for illicit parties, leaving huts littered with trash, smashed glass and burned furnishings.
• The Alpenvereinssektion München-Oberland filed a complaint after partygoers devastated the Knorrhütte’s winter room, ripping out an oven and scattering tents, bottles and waste.
• Volunteers now face costly repairs—ranging from helicopter flights for replacement doors to fixing water damage after broken windows and defaced trail signs.
• Firewood stocks intended to last six weeks have been consumed in under half the time without payment, straining resources meant for genuine hikers.
• For the first time, a scammer impersonating a warden on the Arnspitzhütte has been collecting unauthorized overnight fees, prompting new warnings to visitors.