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West Wing at Kaprun Kitzsteinhorn Maiskogel

Freeride · 1577 m long with 470 m of vertical, averaging 17° and 35° at its steepest, facing NE.

35°steepest 50 m

17°average pitch

1577 mlength

470 mvertical

2443 mtop elevation

NEfaces

Snow and sun

West Wing 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 West Wing

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

From the base area (about 18 minutes, freeride skiing needed):

Ride Gletscherjet I
Ride Gletscherjet II
Ski West Wing (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed connector, Pipeline, Langwiedpiste. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Langwiedbahn (1 min), Gletscherjet II (1 min).

See West Wing on the 3D map All runs at Kaprun Kitzsteinhorn Maiskogel

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.