Braunwald
Braunwald is a ski area in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. It has 10 lifts (1 gondola, 1 combi lift, 1 chairlift, 3 rope tows mapped) and 15.7 km of marked pistes – 5.1 km easy, 9.7 km intermediate and 0.9 km difficult. The lifts reach 1’904 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’235 m, a vertical drop of 669 m. Linthal Braunwaldbahn railway station is 1.3 km from the valley lift.
Conditions & snow forecast
Ski pass & live cams
Day-pass prices have not been published or checked for this area yet. See the official website.
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue5.1 km
- Intermediate · red9.7 km
- Difficult · black0.9 km
- Ski routes0 km
- Sledging runs1.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gumenbahn | Combi lift | 1’956 m | 1’314 → 1’904 | 590 m |
| Sessellift Grotzenbüel - Seblengrat | Chairlift | 1’112 m | 1’558 → 1’892 | 334 m |
| Gondelbahn Hüttenberg - Grotzenbüel | Gondola | 1’129 m | 1’304 → 1’556 | 252 m |
| Kinderland Hüttenberg | Rope tow | 54 m | 1’288 → 1’308 | 20 m |
| Kinderland Hüttenberg | Rope tow | 59 m | 1’301 → 1’305 | 4 m |
| Kinderland Hüttenberg | Rope tow | 89 m | 1’277 → 1’287 | 10 m |
10 lift installations are listed for this area; 6 are currently mapped in OpenStreetMap and shown here.
Practical information
- Canton
- Glarus
- Municipality
- Glarus Süd
- Villages
- Braunwald
- By train
- Linthal Braunwaldbahn station · 1.3 km from the valley lift
- Website
- braunwald.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.9434, 8.9905
Questions
How many lifts does Braunwald have?
Braunwald has 10 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 gondola, 1 combi lift, 1 chairlift, 3 rope tows.
How high is Braunwald?
The highest lift station is at 1’904 m and the lowest point at 1’235 m, giving a vertical drop of 669 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Braunwald have?
15.7 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 5.1 km blue, 9.7 km red and 0.9 km black.
How much is a day pass at Braunwald?
Prices are published on the official website (https://www.braunwald.ch).
Is there a live webcam for Braunwald?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to Braunwald by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Linthal Braunwaldbahn, 1.3 km from the valley lift.
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.