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The Challenge at Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm/Leogang

Advanced · 15951 m long with 1278 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 43° at its steepest, facing NE.

43°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
15951 mlength
1278 mvertical
2090 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to The Challenge

Lifts that reach the top: Westgipfelbahn II (skiing novice terrain to get there); 12er NORD (skiing novice terrain to get there); Steinbergbahn II (skiing novice terrain to get there); Muldenbahn 8er (skiing novice terrain to get there); Schattberg Sprinter (skiing novice terrain to get there); Hasenauerbahn (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 16 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Asitzbahn I
  2. Ride Asitzbahn II
  3. Ski The Challenge (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, The Challenge, Hinterglemm-Runde, Familienabfahrt, Hinterglemm-Runde, Familienabfahrt, unnamed intermediate trail, Saalbach-Runde, Leogang-Runde, The Challenge, Saalbach-Runde, Leogang-Runde, The Challenge, Hinterglemm-Runde, Hinterglemm-Runde, Verbindung Reiterkogelbahn Hasenaurbahn. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Spieleck 6er (1 min), Steinbergbahn I (1 min), Westgipfelbahn I (1 min).

See The Challenge on the 3D mapAll runs at Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm/Leogang
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.