Sattelegg
Vorderthal
Sattelegg is a ski area in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, with access from Vorderthal. It has 1 lift (1 T-bar mapped) and 0.8 km of marked pistes – 0.8 km easy, 0 km intermediate and 0 km difficult. The lifts reach 1’220 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’179 m, a vertical drop of 41 m. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 361 cm of new snow per winter at Bisisthal (1’083 m, 21.4 km away), with 64 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground; typically snow-sure from 11 Jan to 24 Mar. Live webcams are available on the official website.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (1’220 m) and the base (1’179 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 Bisisthal (1’083 m), 21.4 km from the ski area · winters 2009/10–2025/26 (16 seasons). The nearest suitable station is far away – treat the figures as indicative.
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Bisisthal: typical range (10–90 %) and median of the last 16 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 16 winters.
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| Month | New snow (avg) | Snow depth (avg) | Days with new snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 4 cm | 0 cm | 0.4 |
| Nov | 40 cm | 4 cm | 4.5 |
| Dec | 76 cm | 22 cm | 8.2 |
| Jan | 103 cm | 39 cm | 10.4 |
| Feb | 64 cm | 53 cm | 8.1 |
| Mar | 50 cm | 38 cm | 5.8 |
| Apr | 23 cm | 7 cm | 2.8 |
| May | 2 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 280 cm | 39 cm | 8 |
| 2024/25 | 184 cm | 48 cm | 17 |
| 2023/24 | 245 cm | 57 cm | 11 |
| 2022/23 | 166 cm | 30 cm | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 354 cm | 72 cm | 23 |
| 2020/21 | 530 cm | 107 cm | 60 |
| 2019/20 | 153 cm | 26 cm | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 448 cm | 128 cm | 92 |
| 2017/18 | 440 cm | 109 cm | 128 |
| 2016/17 | 338 cm | 76 cm | 66 |
| 2015/16 | 433 cm | 85 cm | 85 |
| 2014/15 | 451 cm | 125 cm | 78 |
| 2013/14 | 267 cm | 66 cm | 94 |
| 2012/13 | 671 cm | 145 cm | 136 |
| 2011/12 | 417 cm | 166 cm | 112 |
| 2009/10 | 401 cm | 105 cm | 114 |
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 · blue0.8 km
- Intermediate · red0 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 Sattelegg | T-bar | 390 m | 1’179 → 1’220 | 41 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Schwyz
- Municipality
- Vorderthal
- Villages
- Vorderthal
- By train
- No railway station at the base – plan by bus & train
- Website
- sattelegg.ch/skilift
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 47.1254, 8.8482
Questions
How many lifts does Sattelegg have?
Sattelegg has 1 lift. Mapped in detail: 1 T-bar.
How high is Sattelegg?
The highest lift station is at 1’220 m and the lowest point at 1’179 m, giving a vertical drop of 41 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Sattelegg have?
0.8 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 0.8 km blue, 0 km red and 0 km black.
How much is a day pass at Sattelegg?
Day prices are published on the official website (https://www.sattelegg.ch/skilift/).
How much snow does Sattelegg get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 361 cm of new snow per winter at Bisisthal (1’083 m, 21.4 km away), with 64 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground; typically snow-sure from 11 Jan to 24 Mar. Record: 166 cm (16 Feb 2011/12).
Is there a live webcam for Sattelegg?
Yes – live cams are available at https://www.sattelegg.ch/webcam/.
How do I get to Sattelegg 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.