Nordhang at Damüls-Mellau
Easy · 954 m long with 171 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 15° at its steepest, facing NE.
15°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
954 mlength
171 mvertical
1798 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Nordhang is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Nordhang
Lifts that reach the top: Uga-Express (skiing easy terrain to get there); Elsenkopf (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 35 minutes, easy skiing needed):
- Ride Mellaubahn
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski unnamed connector
- Ride Roßstelle
- Ski Rossstelle Rechts (easy)
- Ride Gipfelbahn
- Ski Hochalpe (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ride Elsenkopf
- Ski Herzegg (easy)
- Ski Nordhang (easy)
Where it ends
Joins Glaubicht. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Hohe Wacht (1 min), Elsenkopf (1 min).
See Nordhang on the 3D mapAll runs at Damüls-MellauMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.