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Knappensee at Sportgastein

Intermediate · 2230 m long with 490 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 23° at its steepest, facing W.

23°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
2230 mlength
490 mvertical
2452 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Knappensee

Lifts that reach the top: Kreuzkogellift (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Goldbergbahn II (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 19 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Goldbergbahn I
  2. Ride Goldbergbahn II
  3. Ski Schideck (easy)
  4. Ski Ödenkar (intermediate)
  5. Ski Knappensee (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Baukar. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Goldbergbahn II (2 min), Goldbergbahn I (4 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.