Hohsaas – Saas-Grund
About the area
Saas Grund is a red-run mountain: of about 22 km of pistes, 17 km are red, and only around 3 km (13%) are green or blue. That makes it a place for confident intermediates rather than first-timers, and experts will find it thin too — only 2 km counts as black or freeride terrain, with 2 km of that marked as freeride and a maximum vertical on one run of 674 m. Families can make it work, but with caveats: there is one magic carpet for first steps and three short easy runs by a lift base.
Six lifts serve the area, including two gondolas, which means small children can be loaded without a chairlift. The skiing runs from 1,553 m to 3,141 m, so the upper slopes sit high; 12 km of pistes have snowmaking. The longest run measures 2,143 m, and 3 km are floodlit.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 23 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Altitude
- 1553–3141 m
- Vertical
- 1588 m
- Runs
- 45
- Longest run
- 2.1 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 674 m
- Snowmaking
- 12 km
- Night skiing
- 3.4 km
- Magic carpets
- 1
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 2
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 2
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 3
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Pistes by difficulty
- Green0.2 km
- Blue2.8 km
- Red17.6 km
- Freeride2.0 km
- Unclassified0.2 km
Lifts by type
- 2Gondola
- 1J-bar
- 1T-bar
- 1Rope tow
- 1Magic carpet
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
not really
- · 13% of pistes are green/blue (3 km)
- · 9% are black/expert/freeride
- · 1 magic carpet for first steps
- · 3 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
with caveats
- · 1 magic carpet
- · 2 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · 12 km with snowmaking
- · a base right at the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 2 km black/expert/freeride (9%)
- · longest vertical on one run 674 m
- · 2 km marked freeride
Best forintermediateshigh altitudenight skiingfreeride
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.
At the lifts
Cheaper, down the valley
Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.
Included in passes
- Indy+
- Indy