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Steilhangabfahrt at Ski-Area Hochkönig

Intermediate · 1800 m long with 295 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 27° at its steepest, facing NW.

27°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1800 mlength
295 mvertical
1101 mtop elevation
NWfaces

Snow and sun

Steilhangabfahrt is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

How to get to Steilhangabfahrt

Lifts that reach the top: Simmerllift (skiing novice terrain to get there); Natrunbahn (skiing easy terrain to get there); Sonnbergbahn (skiing easy terrain to get there); Sonnleitenlift (skiing easy terrain to get there); Faschinglift 1 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Faschinglift 2 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Simmerllift
  2. Ski Steilhangabfahrt (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Simmerllift Familienabfahrt, Simmerlift Familienabfahrt. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Simmerllift (1 min), Natrunbahn (1 min), Babylift Natrun (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.