Gafenbach at Lauchernalp
Advanced · 874 m long with 349 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 32° at its steepest, facing SE.
32°steepest 50 m
22°average pitch
874 mlength
349 mvertical
2450 mtop elevation
SEfaces
Snow and sun
Gafenbach is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Gafenbach
Lifts that reach the top: Stafel-Gandegg (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Märwig-Gandegg (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Gandegg-Hockenhorngrat (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 25 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Luftseilbahn Wiler-Lauchernalp
- Ski Waldärra (easy)
- Ride Lauchernalp - Stafel
- Ski Waldärra (easy)
- Ski Holz (intermediate)
- Ride Stafel-Gandegg
- Ski National (intermediate)
- Ski Gafenbach (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Waldärra, Holz, Waldärra, Kinderland, Holz, Arbä. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Stafel-Gandegg (1 min), unnamed magic carpet (1 min), unnamed magic carpet (1 min).
See Gafenbach on the 3D mapAll runs at LauchernalpMeasured 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.