79 at Gstaad - Saanen - Rougemont
Advanced · 1540 m long with 321 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 25° at its steepest, facing W.
25°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1540 mlength
321 mvertical
1667 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
79 is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to 79
Lifts that reach the top: Stand - Eggli (skiing easy terrain to get there); Chalberhöni - Vorders Eggli (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 11 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Saanen - Eggli
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ride Stand - Eggli
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski 80 (easy)
- Ski 79 (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins 81, 82. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Chalberhöni - Vorders Eggli (1 min), Chalberhöni - Les Gouilles (1 min).
See 79 on the 3D mapAll runs at Gstaad - Saanen - RougemontMeasured 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.