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Usser Isch at Jakobshorn

Freeride · 2682 m long with 431 m of vertical, averaging 20° and 34° at its steepest, facing W.

34°steepest 50 m
20°average pitch
2682 mlength
431 mvertical
2530 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Usser Isch is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Usser Isch

Lifts that reach the top: Usser Isch-Express (skiing novice terrain to get there); Bräma Jet (skiing easy terrain to get there); Güggel (skiing easy terrain to get there); Jakobshornbahn Sektion 2 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Clavadeler Bubble (skiing easy terrain to get there); Jatz Quattro (skiing easy terrain to get there).

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

  1. Ride Carjöler Rank - Fuxägufer
  2. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
  3. Ski Jakobshorn Standard (easy)
  4. Ride Usser Isch-Express
  5. Ski Jakobshorn Standard (easy)
  6. Ski Usser Isch (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins Traverse, unnamed easy trail, Jakobshorn Standard, unnamed advanced trail, unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Usser Isch-Express (1 min), Bräma Jet (3 min), Jakobshornbahn Sektion 2 (4 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.