List of ski resorts in Switzerland

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The list of ski areas in Switzerland gives an overview of the ski areas in Switzerland .

history

Although skiing was not invented in Switzerland, skiing quickly caught on in Switzerland, mainly due to the large number of winter tourists. St. Moritz describes itself as the birthplace of winter tourism and sports in the Alps (1864/65) and founded the first Swiss ski school in 1929. The world's first modern ski lift ( System Constam ) was built in Davos in 1934 .

Winter is of great importance for Swiss tourism. However, climate change and tough competitive pressure mean that banks and the state are no longer investing in systems for ski areas below 1500  m above sea level. M. are supported. Large ski areas with a starting height of 700  m above sea level. M. such as Kitzbühel in Austria would be unthinkable in Switzerland. The concentration process of the ski areas led to the amalgamation of ski regions in several places, also across national borders. Some of them are marketed together and listed as a ski area for the sake of simplicity.

Many Swiss ski areas are located directly in the Alpine region. Glacier ski areas such as Zermatt (largest year-round ski area in the Alps with 1.41 million skiing days in 2014/2015) offer winter sports opportunities throughout the year. One of the world's largest ski areas, Les Portes du Soleil with 204 lifts and 650 kilometers of slopes, is located in the border region between Switzerland and France. In terms of frequency, Zermatt St. Moritz (with 1.12 million skiing days), Adelboden-Lenk (1.1 million), Les quatre Vallées (1.03 million), Jungfrau region (0.98 million) and Davos-Klosters follow the front-runner (0.94 million). In total, the Swiss ski areas recorded 22.6 million skiing days in the 2014/2015 winter season. Since the 2008/2009 winter season with 28 million skiing days, the ski resorts have had to accept a decline in visitors of around 20 percent, with the cantons of Graubünden and Bern most affected. There were fewer decreases in Valais, while Central and Eastern Switzerland even recorded a slight increase. One main reason is that young people today ski significantly less than previous generations. Nevertheless, around 2.5 million people still ski in Switzerland.

Overview of the most important Swiss ski areas

Divided into regions from west to east, then according to the size of the ski areas.

About the slopes in kilometers: Many ski areas indicate that the slopes are too long. The German cartographer and journalist Christoph Schrahe had already noticed and criticized this in 2013. He has developed a method and a seal of approval to correct this and to indicate correct slope lengths.

Vaud and Valais

Surname Places in the area Altitude
in m 		Lifts 1 Slopes
in km 		Web link
Les portes du soleil Morgins , Champéry , Les Crosets , etc. 1000-2500 114/78/12 426 Les portes du soleil
Verbier - Les quatre vallées Verbier , Nendaz , Veysonnaz u. a. 821-3330 50/32/18 164 Verbier - Les quatre vallées
Matterhorn ski paradise Zermatt , Valtournenche (I), Breuil-Cervinia (I) 1601-3900 103 252 Matterhorn ski paradise
Val d'Anniviers Grimentz , Zinal , Vercorin , St-Luc and Chandolin 1340-3025 37/3/4 230 Val d'Anniviers
Crans-Montana Crans, Barzettes, Montana , Aminona 1500-3000 30/10/7 72 Crans-Montana
Anzère Anzère 1500-2360 13 58 Anzère
Saas-Fee Saas-Fee , Saas Almagell , Saas Grund 1470-3600 21/7/9 145 Saas-Fee
Aletsch Arena Riederalp , Bettmeralp , Fiescheralp 1050-3118 35 104 Aletsch Arena
Leysin Leysin , Les Mosses , La Lécherette 1253-2200 19/7/3 100 Leysin
Les Diablerets Les Diablerets 1200-2971 27/10/8 80 Les Diablerets
Leukerbad Leukerbad 1411-2800 9/1/3 60 Leukerbad
Grächen / St.Niklaus Grächen 1617-2868 3/5/2 40 Grächen / St.Niklaus
Lötschental Wiler (Lötschen) 1375-3111 2/2/1 33 Lötschental

Bernese Oberland

Surname Places in the area Altitude
in m 		Lifts 1 Slopes
in km 		Web link
Gstaad and the surrounding area Gstaad 1200-2971 69 250 Gstaad and the surrounding area
Jungfrau region Mürren, Wengen , Grindelwald 943-2970 19/14/6 213 Jungfrau region
Adelboden-Lenk Adelboden , Lenk, Frutigen 1068-2330 36/7/8 205 Adelboden-Lenk
Meiringen-Hasliberg Meiringen , Hasliberg 602-2433 6/4/6 60 Meiringen-Hasliberg mountain railways
Axalp Axalp 1400-2000 3 15th Axalp above Brienz

Central Switzerland

Surname Places in the area Altitude
in m 		Lifts 1 Slopes
in km 		Web link
Gotthard Oberalp Arena Andermatt , Sedrun (Graubünden) 1400-2963 11/7/2 125 Gotthard Oberalp Arena
Engelberg Titlis Engelberg 1050-3020 24 42 Engelberg
Sörenberg Sörenberg , Flühli 1166-2350 17/2/3 50 Sörenberg
Hoch-Ybrig Oberiberg , Unteriberg 900-1938 6/4/1 50 Ybrig
Stoos Stoos 1300-1935 3/3/2 35 Stoos
Melchsee-Frutt Melchsee-Frutt 1200-2255 7/4/2 32 Melchsee-Frutt
Brunni-Alpthal Brunni , Alpthal 1098-1500 5/0/1 20th Brunni-Alpthal

Grisons

Surname Places in the area Altitude
in m 		Lifts 1 Slopes
in km 		Web link
Engadine - St. Moritz St. Moritz , Silvaplana , Sils Maria , Pontresina , Celerina , Zuoz , Maloja 1768-3303 11/29/16 approx. 130 Engadin St. Moritz
Davos Klosters Mountains Davos , Klosters 814-2844 14/6/5 320 Davos Klosters
Arosa Lenzerheide Arosa , Lenzerheide , Valbella , Parpan , Churwalden 1230-2865 16/18/7 225 Arosa Lenzerheide
Laax (ski area) Flims , Laax , Falera 1000-3018 12/7/11 166 Laax
Silvretta Arena Samnaun , Ischgl (Austria) 1700-2900 16/21/5 200 Silvretta Arena
Gotthard Oberalp Arena Sedrun , Andermatt ( Uri ) 1400-2963 11/7/2 125 Gotthard Oberalp Arena
Obersaxen-Mundaun Obersaxen , Surcuolm , Vella GR 1201-2310 8/9/0 120 Obersaxen-Mundaun
Savognin mountain railways Savognin 1207-2713 6/2/1 80 Savognin
Motta Naluns Scuol Scuol 1250-2800 8/5/2 80 Scuol
Brigels-Waltensburg-Andiast Brigels , Waltensburg , Andiast 1100-2418 4/5/0 75 Brigels-Waltensburg-Andiast
Disentis Disentis 1150-2903 5/3/1 60 Disentis
Bivio Bivio 1769-2560 4/0/0 30th Bivio
Grüsch-Danusa Grüsch 1200-1800 3/1/2 30th Grüsch-Danusa
Splügen Tambo Splügen 1480-2215 3/2/2 30th Splügen Tambo
Tschiertschen Tschiertschen , Praden 1350-2400 2/2/0 27 Tschiertschen mountain railways
Darlux Bergün Bergün 1373-2572 3/2/0 25th Dalux Bergün
Minschuns Val Müstair Val Müstair / Münstertal 2000-2700 4/0/0 25th Minschuns Val Müstair
Tschappina Heinzenberg Tschappina , Urmein 1550-2182 6/0/0 25th Tschappina Heinzenberg
Vals Vals GR 1280-2941 3/0/1 25th Vals 3000
Hochwang St. Peter St. Peter GR , Pagig 1480-2280 2/1/0 22nd Hochwang St. Peter
Chur Brambrüesch Chur , Malix 1170-2200 2/1/2 20th Chur Brambrüesch
Sarn Heinzenberg Sarn 1300-2075 2/1/0 20th Sarn Heinzenberg
Fideriser Heuberge Fideris 2000-2350 4/0/0 13 Fideriser Heuberge
Feldis Feldis , Rhäzüns 1500-2000 0/1/1 10 Feldis mountain railways
Obverse Obverse GR 2000-2600 3/0/0 8th Avers ski lifts
Pany Luzein Pany , Luzein 1330-1550 2/0/0 7th Pany ski lift
San Bernardino Pian Cales 2 San Bernardino GR 1620-1782 2/0/0 5 Mountain railways San Bernardino
Tenna Tenna 1654-2104 1/0/0 4th Tenna solar ski lift
St. Antönien St. Antönien 1420-1650 2/0/0 3 Junker St. Antönien ski lift
Mutt Mutten , Obermutten 1700-2000 1/0/0 3 Obermutten ski lift

Eastern Switzerland

Surname Places in the area Altitude
in m 		Lifts 1 Slopes
in km 		Web link
Flumserberg Flumserberg , Unterterzen 1000-2222 5/8/4 65 Flumserberg
Chäserrugg Unterwasser , Alt St. Johann , Toggenburg 900-2262 14/6/3 50 Chäserrugg
Pizol Bad Ragaz , Wangs 900-2226 5/3/4 40 Pizol
Kerenzerberg Kerenzerberg , Filzbach 740-1280 2 3 Kerenzerberg

Ticino

Surname Places in the area Altitude
in m 		Lifts 1 Slopes
in km 		Web link
Airolo - Pesciüm Airolo , Nante TI 1175-2255 5/1/2 30th Airolo
Bosco Gurin Bosco Gurin, Cevio 1480-2400 4/2/0 30th Bosco Gurin
Carì Carì, Faido 1650-2000 2/2/0 20th Carì
Nara Acquarossa , Cancorì , Leontica 875-2153 5/2/0 30th Nara
Cardada - Cimetta Locarno , Orselina 1340-1670 3/1/1 5.4 Cardada

1 drag lifts / chair lifts / gondolas; if only one number is given: total

2 Reduced offer: The regular San Bernardino Alpe Confin ski area with 5 lifts and 40 km of slopes has been closed since 2012 until further notice.

Closed ski areas

Numerous small ski areas have had to cease operations in recent years. The financial means for artificial snow-making and for the renewal of the railway systems were lacking. The closed ski areas include a.

Web links

Commons : Ski areas in Switzerland  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Reto E. Wild: Ski paradise Switzerland . Migros Magazin January 25, 2016, pages 20–21
  2. ↑ Daniel Benz: Who skates over the slopes. Observer, December 11, 2015, pages 46-47
  3. ^ Reto E. Wild: Ski paradise Switzerland . Migros Magazin January 25, 2016, pages 20–21
  4. ↑ Stefan Herbke: Ski area cheat in the Alps: Piste lengths put to the test. Spiegel, Hamburg October 22, 2015
  5. ↑ Kerem S. Maurer: Do ski areas cheat on the length of the slopes? Free skiing over hundreds of kilometers: How do these numbers come about? A German journalist measured it. Tagesanzeiger, Zurich January 12, 2016
  6. ↑ Seal of approval for slope lengths by Christoph Schrahe
  7. ↑ http://www.snowmagazine.com/features/1208-top-tens/the-world-s-ten-biggest-ski-areas
  8. ↑ http://www.blick.ch/news/wirtschaft/kuerzer-als-behauptet-skigebiete-bluffen-mit-den-pisten-kilometern-id2185478.html
  9. ↑ http://info.sonntagszeitung.ch/archiv/detail/?newsid=267873
  10. ↑ http://www.blick.ch/news/wirtschaft/kuerzer-als-behauptet-skigebiete-bluffen-mit-den-pisten-kilometern-id2185478.html
  11. ↑ http://www.blick.ch/news/wirtschaft/kuerzer-als-behauptet-skigebiete-bluffen-mit-den-pisten-kilometern-id2185478.html
  12. ↑ http://info.sonntagszeitung.ch/archiv/detail/?newsid=267873
  13. ↑ Former Ebnat-Kappel ski area // Eastern Switzerland ski area
  14. ↑ Erich Aschwanden: Winter tourism: decay and ruins in the mountains In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung of September 29, 2016