Vartiante Vorderes Hochmad at Hoch-Imst
Freeride · 294 m long with 121 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 30° at its steepest, facing NE.
30°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
294 mlength
121 mvertical
1678 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Vartiante Vorderes Hochmad 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 Vartiante Vorderes Hochmad
Lifts that reach the top: Alpjochbahn (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 11 minutes, freeride skiing needed):
- Ride UAlm-Bahn
- Ride Alpjochbahn
- Ski Alpjochabfahrt (intermediate)
- Ski Pratz Bäume-Abfahrt (advanced)
- Ski Vartiante Vorderes Hochmad (freeride)
Where it ends
Joins Malchbachabfahrt. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Malchbachlift (2 min), Alpjochbahn (3 min), UAlm-Bahn (7 min).
See Vartiante Vorderes Hochmad on the 3D mapAll runs at Hoch-ImstMeasured 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.