Westabfahrt at Skicircus Saalbach-Hinterglemm/Leogang

Intermediate · 4494 m long with 1006 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 24° at its steepest, facing W.

Snow and sun

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

How to get to Westabfahrt

Lifts that reach the top: Westgipfelbahn II (skiing novice terrain to get there); Schattberg Sprinter (skiing novice terrain to get there); Westgipfelbahn I (skiing novice terrain to get there); Unterschwarzachbahn (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 54 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

1. Ride Schönleitenbahn I
2. Ride Schönleitenbahn II
3. Ski The Challenge, Saalbach-Runde, Leogang-Runde (easy)
4. Ski The Challenge, Saalbach-Runde, Leogang-Runde, Schönleiten Mittelstation (easy)
5. Ski The Challenge, Leogang-Runde, Schönleiten Mittelstation (easy)
6. Ski The Challenge, Saalbach-Runde, Leogang-Runde, Bergeralmabfahrt (easy)
7. Ski The Challenge, Saalbach-Runde, Leogang-Runde, Kohlmais Mittelstation (easy)
8. Ski Kohlmais Mittelstation (easy)
9. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
10. Ski Ederabfahrt (easy)
11. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
12. Hike Sonnseitpromenade
13. Hike Sonnseitpromenade, Saalbach-Runde, Leogang-Runde (easy)
14. Ski Saalbach-Runde, Leogang-Runde (easy)
15. Ski Saalbach-Runde, Hinterglemm-Runde, Leogang-Runde (easy)
16. Ride Schattberg X-Press I
17. Ride Schattberg X-Press II
18. Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
19. Ski Hinterglemm-Runde
20. Ride Schattberg Sprinter
21. Ski Hinterglemm-Runde (easy)
22. Ski The Challenge, Hinterglemm-Runde (easy)
23. Ski The Challenge (easy)
24. Ski Westabfahrt (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins unnamed easy trail, The Challenge, unnamed novice trail, Breitfussalm, Ellmaualm, unnamed hike path, unnamed intermediate trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Westgipfelbahn I (1 min), Westgipfelbahn II (1 min), Oberschwarzachlift I (1 min).