Achtergraben at Mellau
Easy · 456 m long with 94 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 20° at its steepest, facing E.
20°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
456 mlength
94 mvertical
1515 mtop elevation
Efaces
Snow and sun
Achtergraben is east-facing: morning sun, softens first and shades by early afternoon.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Achtergraben
Lifts that reach the top: Wildgunten (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Suttis (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 20 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Mellaubahn
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski unnamed connector
- Ride Roßstelle
- Ski Rossstelle Rechts (easy)
- Ski Ulfen (easy)
- Ski Schnimösle (easy)
- Ride Wildgunten
- Ski Wildgunten (intermediate)
- Ski Achtergraben (easy)
Where it ends
Joins FIS Rennstrecke Ulfern, Nüggl, Wildgunten, Schnimösle, unnamed easy hike path. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Wildgunten (1 min), Gipfelbahn (1 min), unnamed drag lift (1 min).
See Achtergraben on the 3D mapAll runs at MellauMeasured 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.