Brülisau Leugangen
Schwende-Rüte
Brülisau Leugangen is a ski area in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland, with access from Schwende-Rüte. It has 1 lift (1 T-bar mapped) and 2.8 km of marked pistes – 0 km easy, 2.8 km intermediate and 0 km difficult. The lifts reach 1’072 m above sea level; the lowest point is 905 m, a vertical drop of 167 m. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 253 cm of new snow per winter at Trogen (975 m, 11.6 km away), with 16 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Live webcams are available on the official website. Schwende railway station is 1.5 km from the valley lift.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (1’072 m) and the base (905 m). Model data, MeteoSwiss ICON-CH and others via Open-Meteo.
Snow line
Freezing level (0 °C) for the next 7 days. Precipitation falls as snow up to roughly 300 m below this line – compare it with the top and base of the ski area.
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Snow history
Measured by MeteoSwiss at Trogen (975 m), 11.6 km from the ski area · winters 2009/10–2025/26 (15 seasons).
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Trogen: typical range (10–90 %) and median of the last 15 winters, compared with last winter and this winter so far.
New snow per winter
Total fresh snow, October–May. Last winter highlighted.
Average new snow by month
Average fresh snow per month over 15 winters.
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| Month | New snow (avg) | Snow depth (avg) | Days with new snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 5 cm | 1 cm | 0.5 |
| Nov | 35 cm | 3 cm | 5.1 |
| Dec | 54 cm | 11 cm | 7.3 |
| Jan | 60 cm | 13 cm | 9.4 |
| Feb | 44 cm | 16 cm | 7.1 |
| Mar | 35 cm | 7 cm | 5.7 |
| Apr | 17 cm | 2 cm | 2.5 |
| May | 3 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 221 cm | 38 cm | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 152 cm | 37 cm | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 239 cm | 40 cm | 5 |
| 2022/23 | 115 cm | 15 cm | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 260 cm | 45 cm | 7 |
| 2020/21 | 352 cm | 95 cm | 22 |
| 2019/20 | 116 cm | 14 cm | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 307 cm | 93 cm | 53 |
| 2017/18 | 278 cm | 48 cm | 14 |
| 2015/16 | 312 cm | 47 cm | 10 |
| 2014/15 | 261 cm | 53 cm | 37 |
| 2013/14 | 226 cm | 30 cm | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 503 cm | 65 cm | 45 |
| 2010/11 | 217 cm | 45 cm | 5 |
| 2009/10 | 239 cm | 50 cm | 32 |
Ski pass & season
Day-pass prices have not been published or checked for this area yet. See the official website.
Live cams
Opens the official live cams in a new tab. Images belong to the ski area.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue0 km
- Intermediate · red2.8 km
- Difficult · black0 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
1 mapped lift, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilift Leugangen | T-bar | 722 m | 905 → 1’072 | 167 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Municipality
- Schwende-Rüte
- Villages
- Schwende-Rüte
- By train
- Schwende station · 1.5 km from the valley lift
- Website
- skiliftbruelisau.ch/skilift
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 47.2945, 9.4509
Questions
How many lifts does Brülisau Leugangen have?
Brülisau Leugangen has 1 lift. Mapped in detail: 1 T-bar.
How high is Brülisau Leugangen?
The highest lift station is at 1’072 m and the lowest point at 905 m, giving a vertical drop of 167 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Brülisau Leugangen have?
2.8 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 0 km blue, 2.8 km red and 0 km black.
How much is a day pass at Brülisau Leugangen?
Day prices are published on the official website (https://skiliftbruelisau.ch/skilift/).
How much snow does Brülisau Leugangen get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 253 cm of new snow per winter at Trogen (975 m, 11.6 km away), with 16 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Record: 95 cm (16 Jan 2020/21).
Is there a live webcam for Brülisau Leugangen?
Yes – live cams are available at https://skiliftbruelisau.ch/aktuelles/webcam-wetter/.
How do I get to Brülisau Leugangen by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Schwende, 1.5 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.