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Gletscherzunge at Hintertux Glacier

Intermediate · 5081 m long with 873 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 35° at its steepest, facing N.

35°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
5081 mlength
873 mvertical
2994 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Gletscherzunge is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Gletscherzunge

Lifts that reach the top: Lärmstange 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Kaserer 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 30 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride 8er Sommerberg
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ride Fernerhaus
  4. Ride Gefrorene Wand
  5. Ski Eissattel (easy)
  6. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  7. Ride Lärmstange 2
  8. Ski Höllscharte (easy)
  9. Ski Gletscherzunge (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Keesboden, unnamed easy trail, Höllscharte. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Kaserer 2 (1 min), Kaserer 1 (2 min), Sommerberg (3 min).

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Measured 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.