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Direttissima at Leukerbad - Gemmipass

Freeride · 492 m long with 163 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 30° at its steepest, facing NW.

30°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
492 mlength
163 mvertical
2288 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Direttissima 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 Direttissima

Lifts that reach the top: Leukerbad - Rinderhütte (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Torrentalp - Rinderhütte (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); unnamed rope tow (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); unnamed magic carpet (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Rinderhalde (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Schwalbennest (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 6 minutes, freeride skiing needed):

  1. Ride Leukerbad - Rinderhütte
  2. Ski Torrentalp (intermediate)
  3. Ski Direttissima (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins Feuillerette, Gonenstein, Waldpiste FIS, Gonenstein. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Rinderhalde (1 min), Flaschen - Torrentalp (5 min), Leukerbad - Rinderhütte (11 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.