Spielboden at Saas-Balen
Advanced · 1448 m long with 395 m of vertical, averaging 18° and 31° at its steepest, facing NE.
31°steepest 50 m
18°average pitch
1448 mlength
395 mvertical
2465 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Spielboden is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
Grooming: classic.
How to get to Spielboden
Lifts that reach the top: Spielbodenbahm (skiing novice terrain to get there); Längfluh (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Längfluh Sessel (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Panoramalift (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Mittelallalin 4 (skiing advanced terrain to get there); Mittelallalin 5 (skiing advanced terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 3 minutes, advanced skiing needed):
- Ride Spielbodenbahm
- Ski Spielboden (advanced)
Where it ends
Joins Gletschergrotte. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Felskinn (4 min), Spielbodenbahm (4 min), Bifig/Kalbermatten 1 (5 min).
See Spielboden on the 3D mapAll runs at Saas-BalenMeasured 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.