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Sonnenhang at Stubaier Gletscher

Intermediate · 629 m long with 111 m of vertical, averaging 10° and 24° at its steepest, facing W.

24°steepest 50 m
10°average pitch
629 mlength
111 mvertical
3056 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: classic.

How to get to Sonnenhang

Lifts that reach the top: Doppelsesselbahn Pfaffengrat (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 32 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Eisgratbahn 1
  2. Ride Eisgratbahn 2
  3. Ride Schaufeljochbahn
  4. Ski Gaiskarferner (intermediate)
  5. Ride Doppelsesselbahn Pfaffengrat
  6. Ski Sonnenhang (intermediate)

Where it ends

Joins Gaiskarferner. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Schlepplift Gaiskarferner (1 min), Doppelsesselbahn Pfaffengrat (1 min).

See Sonnenhang on the 3D mapAll runs at Stubaier Gletscher
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.