Haxenbrecher at Hintertux Glacier
Intermediate · 1019 m long with 382 m of vertical, averaging 21° and 39° at its steepest, facing N.
39°steepest 50 m
21°average pitch
1019 mlength
382 mvertical
2750 mtop elevation
Nfaces
Snow and sun
Haxenbrecher 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 Haxenbrecher
Lifts that reach the top: Lärmstange 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Gefrorene Wand (skiing easy terrain to get there); Lärmstange 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Olperer 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Olperer 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Kaserer 1 (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 21 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride 8er Sommerberg
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ride Fernerhaus
- Ride Gefrorene Wand
- Ski Eissattel (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Haxenbrecher (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Unterm Eisbruch, Gletscherzunge. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Sommerberg (4 min).
See Haxenbrecher on the 3D mapAll runs at Hintertux GlacierMeasured 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.