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Hohkraut gelb at Saas-Grund

Freeride · 2805 m long with 673 m of vertical, averaging 16° and 31° at its steepest, facing W.

31°steepest 50 m
16°average pitch
2805 mlength
673 mvertical
2934 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

Hohkraut gelb is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Hohkraut gelb

Lifts that reach the top: Gondelbahn Kreuzboden - Hohsaas (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 23 minutes, freeride skiing needed):

  1. Ride Gondelbahn Saas-Grund - Kreuzboden
  2. Ski unnamed connector
  3. Ride Gondelbahn Kreuzboden - Hohsaas
  4. Ski Weissmiespiste (intermediate)
  5. Ski Gletscher rot (intermediate)
  6. Ski Gletscher Hohkraut (intermediate)
  7. Ski Hohkraut gelb (freeride)

Where it ends

Joins Kreuzboden, Funpark, Trift. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Kreuzboden (1 min), Gondelbahn Kreuzboden - Hohsaas (1 min), Snowland (1 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.