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Wetterkreuz Couloir at Hochoetz

Advanced · 1478 m long with 334 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 44° at its steepest, facing NW.

44°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
1478 mlength
334 mvertical
2260 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Wetterkreuz Couloir 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 Wetterkreuz Couloir

Lifts that reach the top: Wetterkreuzbahn (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 14 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Acherkogelbahn
  2. Ski unnamed connector
  3. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  4. Ride Zirbenlift
  5. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  6. Ski Ziehweg (easy)
  7. Ride Wetterkreuzbahn
  8. Ski Wetterkreuz Couloir (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, Wetterkreuzbahn, unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Mohrenkopf (1 min), Balbach (1 min), Wetterkreuzbahn (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.