Saas-Grund
39 mapped runs, 6 lifts and 22.6 km of pistes — every metre measured from open map data and viewable in 3D in the Bonvo Ski app.
Difficulty mix
On the mountain
- Night skiing — 8 floodlit runs
- 6 snowparks / fun zones
Bonvo Score breakdown
Computed from mapped terrain data — no editorial opinion, no pay-to-rank. How the score works
Slope-by-slope analysis
Every run measured from elevation-aware map geometry: true length, vertical drop, average gradient and a 0–10 slope score that rewards long, sustained descents.
| Run | Difficulty | Length | Vertical | Avg grade | Slope score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gletscherpiste | Intermediate | 3.2 km | 585 m | 18.5% | 6.0 |
| Weissmiespiste | Intermediate | 2.3 km | 549 m | 24.2% | 5.5 |
| Schlittelweg Kreuzboden–Saas-Grund, Heimfahrtpiste Saas-Grund | Intermediate | 1.7 km | 178 m | 10.8% | 2.7 |
| Triftalp | Freeride | 1.6 km | 228 m | 14.4% | 3.1 |
| Trift | Intermediate | 1.4 km | 317 m | 23.4% | 3.8 |
| Schlittelweg Kreuzboden–Saas-Grund, Heimfahrtpiste Saas-Grund | Intermediate | 1.1 km | 89 m | 7.9% | 1.8 |
| Gletscherpiste | Intermediate | 1.1 km | 290 m | 27.6% | 3.8 |
| Weissmiespiste | Easy | 1.0 km | 182 m | 17.5% | 2.7 |
| Gletscherpiste | Intermediate | 954 m | 200 m | 21% | 2.9 |
| Weissmiespiste | Intermediate | 612 m | 72 m | 11.8% | 1.5 |
| Ottiway | Intermediate | 575 m | 140 m | 24.4% | 2.6 |
| Stadion | Intermediate | 426 m | 108 m | 25.4% | 2.4 |
| Schlittelweg Kreuzboden–Saas-Grund, Triftalp | Freeride | 425 m | 32 m | 7.5% | 1.0 |
| Schlittelweg Kreuzboden–Saas-Grund, Heimfahrtpiste Saas-Grund | Intermediate | 383 m | 64 m | 16.7% | 1.7 |
| Heimfahrtpiste Saas-Grund | Intermediate | 345 m | 105 m | 30.5% | 2.7 |
| Schlittelweg Kreuzboden–Saas-Grund, Triftalp | Freeride | 328 m | 14 m | 4.3% | 0.6 |
| Heimfahrtpiste Saas-Grund | Intermediate | 299 m | 25 m | 8.4% | 0.9 |
| Heimfahrtpiste Saas-Balen | Intermediate | 271 m | 33 m | 12.2% | 1.2 |
| Trift | Intermediate | 215 m | 61 m | 28.3% | 2.3 |
| Schlittelweg Kreuzboden–Saas-Grund, Börterstrasse | Intermediate | 128 m | 12 m | 9.4% | 0.8 |
| Weissmiespiste | Easy | 110 m | 19 m | 17.2% | 1.3 |
| Schlittelweg Kreuzboden–Saas-Grund, Trift | Intermediate | 98 m | 10 m | 10.2% | 0.8 |
| Triftalp | Freeride | 77 m | 7 m | 9% | 0.7 |
| Gsponer Höhenweg | Unrated | 67 m | 2 m | 3% | 0.3 |
| Schlittelweg Kreuzboden–Saas-Grund, Heimfahrtpiste Saas-Grund | Intermediate | 52 m | 4 m | 7.7% | 0.6 |
| Heimfahrtpiste Saas-Grund | Intermediate | 51 m | — | — | 0.0 |
| Triftalp | Freeride | 2 m | — | — | 0.0 |
+ 12 more mapped runs and connectors — all of them in the free 3D map in the Bonvo Ski app.
Lift network
6 mapped lifts, moving up to 6,420 skiers per hour.
| Lift | Type | Capacity/h | Ride time | Length | Vertical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gondelbahn Saas-Grund - Kreuzboden(bubble) | Gondola | 1,800 | 9 min | 2.3 km | 839 m |
| Snowland | Magic carpet | 1,500 | 4 min | 138 m | 22 m |
| Gondelbahn Kreuzboden - Hohsaas(bubble) | Gondola | 1,400 | 7 min | 2.1 km | 727 m |
| Kreuzboden | T-bar | 1,000 | 6 min | 890 m | 196 m |
| Sandiger Boden | J-bar | 720 | 6 min | 839 m | 130 m |
| Ziebel | Rope tow | — | — | 160 m | 25 m |
Saas-Grund — quick answers
How many ski runs does Saas-Grund have?
Saas-Grund has 39 mapped downhill runs totalling about 22.6 km of pistes, with the longest single run measuring 3.2 km.
What is the vertical drop at Saas-Grund?
The mapped skiable terrain spans 1571 m of vertical, from 1561 m at the base to 3131 m at the top.
How many lifts does Saas-Grund have?
Saas-Grund operates 6 mapped lifts moving up to 6,420 skiers per hour.
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