Hohsaas
Saas-Grund
Hohsaas is a ski area in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, with access from Saas-Grund. It has 8 lifts (2 gondolas, 1 T-bar, 1 drag lift, 1 rope tow, 1 magic carpet mapped) and 17.3 km of marked pistes – 2.1 km easy, 15 km intermediate and 0 km difficult, plus 3.1 km of ski routes. The lifts reach 3’105 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’553 m, a vertical drop of 1’552 m. Live webcams are available on the official website.
Conditions & snow forecast
Ski pass & live cams
Day-pass prices have not been published or checked for this area yet. See the official website.
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Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue2.1 km
- Intermediate · red15 km
- Difficult · black0 km
- Ski routes3.1 km
- Not classified0.2 km
- Sledging runs3.8 km
Measured along the mapped piste lines. Resorts often advertise larger figures because they count both sides of wide slopes or every variant of a run.
Lifts
6 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gondelbahn Kreuzboden - Hohsaas | Gondola | 2’058 m | 2’405 → 3’105 | 700 m |
| Kreuzboden | T-bar | 890 m | 2’410 → 2’621 | 211 m |
| Sandiger Boden | Drag lift | 839 m | 2’390 → 2’531 | 141 m |
| Snowland | Magic carpet | 138 m | 2’410 → 2’435 | 25 m |
| Gondelbahn Saas-Grund - Kreuzboden | Gondola | 2’264 m | 1’560 → 2’405 | 845 m |
| Ziebel | Rope tow | 160 m | 1’565 → 1’588 | 23 m |
8 lift installations are listed for this area; 6 are currently mapped in OpenStreetMap and shown here.
Practical information
- Canton
- Valais
- Municipality
- Saas-Grund
- Villages
- Saas-Grund
- By train
- No railway station at the base – plan by bus & train
- Ski pass / group
- Saastal
- Website
- saas-fee.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.1376, 7.9612
Questions
How many lifts does Hohsaas have?
Hohsaas has 8 lifts. Mapped in detail: 2 gondolas, 1 T-bar, 1 drag lift, 1 rope tow, 1 magic carpet.
How high is Hohsaas?
The highest lift station is at 3’105 m and the lowest point at 1’553 m, giving a vertical drop of 1’552 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Hohsaas have?
17.3 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 2.1 km blue, 15 km red and 0 km black. There are also 3.1 km of ski routes.
How much is a day pass at Hohsaas?
Prices are published on the official website (https://www.saas-fee.ch).
Is there a live webcam for Hohsaas?
Yes – live cams are available at https://www.saas-fee.ch/de/webcam.
How do I get to Hohsaas by public transport?
There is no railway station at the base; use the Swiss public transport planner (bus and train) to the valley station.
Lifts, pistes and the map come from OpenStreetMap, elevations from swisstopo. Last update . Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap – how the figures are calculated.
Nearby ski areas
Straight-line distance.