Vesthenget at Hovden
Advanced · 563 m long with 186 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 30° at its steepest, facing SE.
30°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
563 mlength
186 mvertical
1144 mtop elevation
SEfaces
Snow and sun
Vesthenget is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.
How to get to Vesthenget
Lifts that reach the top: Hovden-expressen (skiing easy terrain to get there); Fjelltrekket (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 10 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Hovden-expressen
- Ski unnamed trail
- Ski Vesthenget (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins unnamed trail, Bratthenget. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Vestheisen (2 min), Støylstrekket (2 min), Hovden-expressen (3 min).
See Vesthenget on the 3D mapAll runs at HovdenMeasured 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.