Gletscher Hohkraut at Saas-Grund
Intermediate · 2827 m long with 565 m of vertical, averaging 11° and 22° at its steepest, facing W.
22°steepest 50 m
11°average pitch
2827 mlength
565 mvertical
3110 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Gletscher Hohkraut is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Gletscher Hohkraut
Lifts that reach the top: Gondelbahn Kreuzboden - Hohsaas (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 21 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Gondelbahn Saas-Grund - Kreuzboden
- Ski unnamed connector
- Ride Gondelbahn Kreuzboden - Hohsaas
- Ski Weissmiespiste (intermediate)
- Ski Gletscher rot (intermediate)
- Ski Gletscher Hohkraut (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Gletscher rot, Kreuzboden. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Kreuzboden (2 min), Gondelbahn Kreuzboden - Hohsaas (2 min), Snowland (2 min).
See Gletscher Hohkraut on the 3D mapAll runs at Saas-GrundMeasured 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.