Unterbäch – Brandalp
Unterbäch · Ginals
Unterbäch – Brandalp is a ski area in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, with access from Unterbäch, Ginals. It has 7 lifts (1 cable car, 2 chairlifts, 2 T-bars, 1 platter, 1 magic carpet mapped) and 22.9 km of marked pistes – 14.2 km easy, 5.4 km intermediate and 3.3 km difficult. The lifts reach 2’443 m above sea level; the lowest point is 640 m, a vertical drop of 1’803 m. The area is included in the Magic Pass season pass. Live webcams are available on the official website. Raron railway station is 0.3 km from the valley lift.
Conditions & snow forecast
Ski pass & live cams
Day-pass prices have not been checked for this area yet. See the official website.
Magic Pass Included in the Magic Pass season pass 2026/27.
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Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue14.2 km
- Intermediate · red5.4 km
- Difficult · black3.3 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
7 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilift Unners Senntum - Seefeld | T-bar | 1’853 m | 2’000 → 2’443 | 443 m |
| Skilift Breitensteg - Unners Senntum | T-bar | 1’470 m | 1’700 → 1’999 | 299 m |
| Sesselbahn Brandalp - Breitensteg | Chairlift | 1’527 m | 1’594 → 1’749 | 155 m |
| Sesselbahn Unterbäch - Brandalp | Chairlift | 1’064 m | 1’232 → 1’597 | 365 m |
| Übungslift Dorf | Platter | 204 m | 1’230 → 1’266 | 36 m |
| Swiss Snow Kids Village | Magic carpet | 32 m | 1’232 → 1’237 | 5 m |
| Luftseilbahn Raron - Unterbäch | Cable car | 2’049 m | 640 → 1’228 | 588 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Valais
- Municipality
- Raron
- Villages
- Unterbäch, Ginals
- By train
- Raron station · 0.3 km from the valley lift
- Website
- unterbaech.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.2736, 7.7921
Questions
How many lifts does Unterbäch – Brandalp have?
Unterbäch – Brandalp has 7 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 cable car, 2 chairlifts, 2 T-bars, 1 platter, 1 magic carpet.
How high is Unterbäch – Brandalp?
The highest lift station is at 2’443 m and the lowest point at 640 m, giving a vertical drop of 1’803 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Unterbäch – Brandalp have?
22.9 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 14.2 km blue, 5.4 km red and 3.3 km black.
How much is a day pass at Unterbäch – Brandalp?
Unterbäch – Brandalp is included in the Magic Pass. Single-day prices are published on the official website.
Is there a live webcam for Unterbäch – Brandalp?
Yes – live cams are available at https://unterbaech.ch/live-aktuelles/wetter-webcams/.
How do I get to Unterbäch – Brandalp by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Raron, 0.3 km from the valley lift.
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.