1882
In 1882, the first Jamtalhütte was built as an unattended summer base for mountaineers by the Swabian section of the German Alpine Club (based in Stuttgart). The hut offers seven sleeping places on wooden bunks for men and three dormitories for women with hay under the roof. The first building plan hangs in the restaurant of the hut, as does the first view of the hut.

1896
The small hut is extended due to increasing visitor numbers.

1907
The small hut is extended again due to increasing visitor numbers.

World War 1 (1914 to 1918) until 1932
The hut was still closed during the First World War. In the following 1920s, there was an increasing demand for ski tours in winter. For this reason, the hut was extensively modernized between 1929 and 1932 (drinking water pipeline, small power plant on the Futschölbach and hot air heating with coke).

World War 2 (1939 to 1945)
From 1939 to 1945, the hut is closed due to the restricted border area with Switzerland and occupied by the customs border guard.

1946
In 1946, a tentative tour operation begins again. However, all German huts in Austria belong to the Allies until 1955.

1955
The state treaty between the Allies and Austria in 1955 allows the huts to be returned to their original owner, the Swabian section of the DAV.

1958
In 1958-1961, a strong increase in visitors led to the construction of a better dormitory with a kitchen area and the expansion of the power plant in its current form. The hut is supplied in summer by pack animals until 1958, then by small tractors or off-road vehicles.

1963
Until 1963, the tenants and porters had to carry all supplies up on their backs on skis in winter. Then the first snow vehicles appeared.

1978
Increased touring activity in summer and winter often led to overcrowding. For this reason, the old part of the hut was demolished in 1978, partly due to its dilapidation, and a new part of the hut, including a new water supply and disposal system and improved access, was built on the old site. From then on, the hut was the permanent training center of the German Alpine Club.

1992/1993
The “Robert-Leicht-Bau” dormitory, which was put into operation in 1961, is modernized.

1995
Gottlieb Lorenz takes over the Jamtalhütte from his father Franz Lorenz.

1999
On February 22, 1999, the hut was severely damaged by two dust avalanches on the east and south-east sides. No people were injured. One day later, 31 people died in the devastating avalanche disaster in Galtür, including the two hut keepers Hildegard and Edith Lorenz.

Thanks to a coordinated action by the owners’ section of the German Alpine Club and the hut owners’ family, the Jamtalhüttte was repaired in the summer of 1999 in just 4 1/2 months according to the plans of master builder Spiß, Kappl/Tyrol, and made avalanche-proof through extensive renovations and extensions in line with the latest guidelines.

2000
Gottlieb and Sabine Lorenz continue the family tradition at the Jamtalhütte.

2002
The Lorenz family, Franz and Gottlieb Lorenz, celebrate 120 years of the Lorenz family at the Jamtalhütte.

2007
The Jamtalhütte celebrates its 125th anniversary.

2024
Reopening under the tenant Gerhard Walter.