Snow Waldabfahrt at Hintertux Glacier
Intermediate · 4231 m long with 539 m of vertical, averaging 7° and — at its steepest, facing NE.
—steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
4231 mlength
539 mvertical
2035 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Waldabfahrt 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 Waldabfahrt
Lifts that reach the top: 8er Sommerberg (skiing novice terrain to get there); Gletscherbus 1 (skiing novice terrain to get there); Sommerberg (skiing novice terrain to get there); Tuxerjoch (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 7 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride 8er Sommerberg
- Ski Waldabfahrt (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Ramsmoos, Tuxerjoch, unnamed easy trail, Waldabfahrt (manchmal präpariert). Nearest lifts from the bottom: Ramsmoos (1 min), Tuxerjoch (1 min), Gletscherbus 2 (1 min).
See Waldabfahrt 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.