Oberwangen
Fischingen
Oberwangen is a ski area in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland, with access from Fischingen. It has 1 lift (1 drag lift mapped) and 1.3 km of marked pistes – 0.8 km easy, 0.5 km intermediate and 0 km difficult. The lifts reach 764 m above sea level; the lowest point is 624 m, a vertical drop of 140 m. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 137 cm of new snow per winter at Bauma (667 m, 8.6 km away), with 8 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (764 m) and the base (624 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 Bauma (667 m), 8.6 km from the ski area · winters 2008/09–2025/26 (17 seasons).
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Bauma: typical range (10–90 %) and median of the last 17 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 17 winters.
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| Month | New snow (avg) | Snow depth (avg) | Days with new snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 2 cm | 1 cm | 0.2 |
| Nov | 15 cm | 1 cm | 3 |
| Dec | 33 cm | 6 cm | 5.1 |
| Jan | 41 cm | 9 cm | 7.5 |
| Feb | 24 cm | 11 cm | 5.9 |
| Mar | 14 cm | 3 cm | 3.7 |
| Apr | 6 cm | 0 cm | 1.3 |
| May | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 104 cm | 30 cm | 1 |
| 2024/25 | 72 cm | 28 cm | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 78 cm | 20 cm | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 41 cm | 11 cm | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 151 cm | 32 cm | 1 |
| 2020/21 | 218 cm | 58 cm | 15 |
| 2019/20 | 25 cm | 8 cm | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 149 cm | 47 cm | 15 |
| 2017/18 | 153 cm | 33 cm | 2 |
| 2016/17 | 112 cm | 35 cm | 4 |
| 2015/16 | 150 cm | 23 cm | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 208 cm | 51 cm | 27 |
| 2013/14 | 88 cm | 20 cm | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 367 cm | 56 cm | 24 |
| 2011/12 | 149 cm | 38 cm | 2 |
| 2009/10 | 184 cm | 47 cm | 15 |
| 2008/09 | 78 cm | 65 cm | 22 |
Ski pass & season
Day-pass prices have not been published or checked for this area yet.
Live cams
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue0.8 km
- Intermediate · red0.5 km
- Difficult · black0 km
- Ski routes0 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 Oberwangen | Drag lift | 686 m | 624 → 764 | 140 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Thurgau
- Municipality
- Fischingen
- Villages
- Fischingen
- By train
- No railway station at the base – plan by bus & train
- Website
- Not known yet
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 47.4201, 8.9849
Questions
How many lifts does Oberwangen have?
Oberwangen has 1 lift. Mapped in detail: 1 drag lift.
How high is Oberwangen?
The highest lift station is at 764 m and the lowest point at 624 m, giving a vertical drop of 140 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Oberwangen have?
1.3 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 0.8 km blue, 0.5 km red and 0 km black.
How much is a day pass at Oberwangen?
Day prices are published on the official website.
How much snow does Oberwangen get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 137 cm of new snow per winter at Bauma (667 m, 8.6 km away), with 8 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Record: 65 cm (21 Feb 2008/09).
Is there a live webcam for Oberwangen?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to Oberwangen 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.
Nearby ski areas
Straight-line distance.