Riniken village lift
Riniken
Riniken village lift is a ski area in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland, with access from Riniken. It has 1 lift (1 drag lift mapped). The lifts reach 475 m above sea level; the lowest point is 475 m, a vertical drop of 0 m. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 32 cm of new snow per winter at Buchs / Aarau (387 m, 14 km away), with 0 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 (475 m) and the base (475 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 Buchs / Aarau (387 m), 14 km from the ski area · winters 1996/97–2025/26 (30 seasons).
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Buchs / Aarau: typical range (10–90 %) and median of the last 30 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 30 winters.
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| Month | New snow (avg) | Snow depth (avg) | Days with new snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 |
| Nov | 3 cm | 0 cm | 0.8 |
| Dec | 9 cm | 1 cm | 2.4 |
| Jan | 9 cm | 1 cm | 3 |
| Feb | 7 cm | 1 cm | 2 |
| Mar | 3 cm | 0 cm | 0.8 |
| Apr | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 |
| May | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 8 cm | 6 cm | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 25 cm | 22 cm | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 31 cm | 10 cm | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 10 cm | 4 cm | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 5 cm | 3 cm | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 68 cm | 31 cm | 1 |
| 2019/20 | 1 cm | 1 cm | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 10 cm | 3 cm | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 16 cm | 4 cm | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 25 cm | 13 cm | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 13 cm | 10 cm | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 42 cm | 10 cm | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 6 cm | 3 cm | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 108 cm | 37 cm | 2 |
| 2011/12 | 20 cm | 8 cm | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 68 cm | 24 cm | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 59 cm | 11 cm | 0 |
| 2008/09 | 60 cm | 10 cm | 0 |
| 2007/08 | 5 cm | 2 cm | 0 |
| 2006/07 | 6 cm | 3 cm | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 79 cm | 28 cm | 0 |
| 2004/05 | 52 cm | 11 cm | 0 |
| 2003/04 | 35 cm | 16 cm | 0 |
| 2002/03 | 24 cm | 10 cm | 0 |
| 2001/02 | 7 cm | 4 cm | 0 |
| 2000/01 | 11 cm | 5 cm | 0 |
| 1999/00 | 21 cm | 7 cm | 0 |
| 1998/99 | 95 cm | 27 cm | 0 |
| 1997/98 | 20 cm | 4 cm | 0 |
| 1996/97 | 26 cm | 10 cm | 0 |
| 1995/96 | 31 cm | 12 cm | 0 |
| 1994/95 | 25 cm | 15 cm | 0 |
| 1993/94 | 19 cm | 3 cm | 0 |
| 1992/93 | 10 cm | 3 cm | 0 |
| 1991/92 | 16 cm | 10 cm | 0 |
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
No pistes are mapped for this area yet. Help map them on OpenStreetMap.
Lifts
1 mapped lift, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Drag lift | 15 m | 475 → 475 | 0 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Aargau
- Municipality
- Riniken
- Villages
- Riniken
- By train
- No railway station at the base – plan by bus & train
- Website
- Not known yet
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 47.4940, 8.1699
Questions
How many lifts does Riniken village lift have?
Riniken village lift has 1 lift. Mapped in detail: 1 drag lift.
How high is Riniken village lift?
The highest lift station is at 475 m and the lowest point at 475 m, giving a vertical drop of 0 m.
How much is a day pass at Riniken village lift?
Day prices are published on the official website.
How much snow does Riniken village lift get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 32 cm of new snow per winter at Buchs / Aarau (387 m, 14 km away), with 0 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Record: 37 cm (8 Dec 2012/13).
Is there a live webcam for Riniken village lift?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to Riniken village lift 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.