Chäserrugg
Unterwasser · Alt St. Johann · Toggenburg
Chäserrugg is a ski area in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, with access from Unterwasser, Alt St. Johann, Toggenburg. It has 12 lifts (1 funicular, 1 cable car, 3 gondolas, 1 chairlift, 2 T-bars, 1 platter mapped) and 33.2 km of marked pistes – 7.2 km easy, 24.5 km intermediate and 1.5 km difficult, plus 2.7 km of ski routes. The lifts reach 2’255 m above sea level; the lowest point is 891 m, a vertical drop of 1’364 m. Live webcams are available on the official website.
Conditions & snow forecast
Ski pass & live cams
Day-pass prices have not been published or checked for this area yet. See the official website.
Opens the official live cams in a new tab. Images belong to the ski area.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue7.2 km
- Intermediate · red24.5 km
- Difficult · black1.5 km
- Ski routes2.7 km
- Sledging runs1.4 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
9 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilift Ruggschopf-Chäserrugg | T-bar | 1’812 m | 1’895 → 2’255 | 360 m |
| Luftseilbahn Iltios-Chäserrugg | Cable car | 3’341 m | 1’358 → 2’255 | 897 m |
| Gondelbahn Stöfeli-Chäserrugg | Gondola | 983 m | 1’683 → 2’068 | 385 m |
| Sesselbahn Zinggen-Ruestel | Chairlift | 1’085 m | 1’435 → 1’722 | 287 m |
| Gondelbahn Espel-Stöfeli | Gondola | 1’440 m | 1’262 → 1’683 | 421 m |
| Skilift Sellamatt-Zinggen | Platter | 570 m | 1’395 → 1’436 | 41 m |
| Skilift Iltios | T-bar | 506 m | 1’330 → 1’423 | 93 m |
| Sesselbahn/Gondelbahn Alt St.Johann-Sellamatt | Gondola | 1’397 m | 891 → 1’395 | 504 m |
| Standseilbahn Unterwasser-Iltios | Funicular | 1’190 m | 910 → 1’358 | 448 m |
12 lift installations are listed for this area; 9 are currently mapped in OpenStreetMap and shown here.
Practical information
- Canton
- St. Gallen
- Municipality
- Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann
- Villages
- Unterwasser, Alt St. Johann, Toggenburg
- By train
- No railway station at the base – plan by bus & train
- Website
- chaeserrugg.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 47.1766, 9.3084
Questions
How many lifts does Chäserrugg have?
Chäserrugg has 12 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 funicular, 1 cable car, 3 gondolas, 1 chairlift, 2 T-bars, 1 platter.
How high is Chäserrugg?
The highest lift station is at 2’255 m and the lowest point at 891 m, giving a vertical drop of 1’364 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Chäserrugg have?
33.2 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 7.2 km blue, 24.5 km red and 1.5 km black. There are also 2.7 km of ski routes.
How much is a day pass at Chäserrugg?
Prices are published on the official website (https://www.chaeserrugg.ch).
Is there a live webcam for Chäserrugg?
Yes – live cams are available at https://www.chaeserrugg.ch/en/webcam/.
How do I get to Chäserrugg by public transport?
There is no railway station at the base; use the Swiss public transport planner (bus and train) to the valley station.
Lifts, pistes and the map come from OpenStreetMap, elevations from swisstopo. Last update . Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap – how the figures are calculated.