Rigi Scheidegg
Burggeist · Kräbel
Rigi Scheidegg is a ski area in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, with access from Burggeist, Kräbel. It has 5 lifts (1 cable car, 1 T-bar mapped) and 4.6 km of marked pistes – 1.9 km easy, 2.7 km intermediate and 0 km difficult. The lifts reach 1’646 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’012 m, a vertical drop of 634 m.
Conditions & snow forecast
Ski pass & live cams
Day-pass prices have not been published or checked for this area yet.
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue1.9 km
- Intermediate · red2.7 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
2 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obermatt | T-bar | 1’070 m | 1’320 → 1’646 | 326 m |
| Oberschwend-Rigi Burggeist | Cable car | 1’828 m | 1’012 → 1’561 | 549 m |
5 lift installations are listed for this area; 2 are currently mapped in OpenStreetMap and shown here.
Practical information
- Canton
- Schwyz
- Municipality
- Gersau
- Villages
- Rigi Scheidegg, Burggeist, Kräbel
- By train
- No railway station at the base – plan by bus & train
- Website
- Not known yet
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 47.0206, 8.5268
Questions
How many lifts does Rigi Scheidegg have?
Rigi Scheidegg has 5 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 cable car, 1 T-bar.
How high is Rigi Scheidegg?
The highest lift station is at 1’646 m and the lowest point at 1’012 m, giving a vertical drop of 634 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Rigi Scheidegg have?
4.6 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 1.9 km blue, 2.7 km red and 0 km black.
How much is a day pass at Rigi Scheidegg?
Prices are published on the official website.
Is there a live webcam for Rigi Scheidegg?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to Rigi Scheidegg 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.