Waldkirch village lift
Waldkirch
Waldkirch village lift is a ski area in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, with access from Waldkirch. It has 1 lift (1 rope tow mapped) and 0.4 km of marked pistes – 0.4 km easy, 0 km intermediate and 0 km difficult. The lifts reach 847 m above sea level; the lowest point is 788 m, a vertical drop of 59 m. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 172 cm of new snow per winter at St. Gallen (776 m, 7.9 km away), with 9 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 (847 m) and the base (788 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 St. Gallen (776 m), 7.9 km from the ski area · winters 1996/97–2025/26 (30 seasons).
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at St. Gallen: 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 | 2 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 |
| Nov | 21 cm | 2 cm | 3.6 |
| Dec | 37 cm | 6 cm | 5.8 |
| Jan | 37 cm | 7 cm | 6.9 |
| Feb | 40 cm | 10 cm | 6 |
| Mar | 25 cm | 4 cm | 4.5 |
| Apr | 10 cm | 1 cm | 1.6 |
| May | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 134 cm | 26 cm | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 103 cm | 32 cm | 1 |
| 2023/24 | 142 cm | 40 cm | 5 |
| 2022/23 | 57 cm | 14 cm | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 170 cm | 32 cm | 3 |
| 2020/21 | 216 cm | 75 cm | 11 |
| 2019/20 | 34 cm | 7 cm | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 229 cm | 64 cm | 31 |
| 2017/18 | 128 cm | 18 cm | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 118 cm | 26 cm | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 133 cm | 20 cm | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 206 cm | 56 cm | 20 |
| 2013/14 | 82 cm | 12 cm | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 400 cm | 52 cm | 29 |
| 2011/12 | 175 cm | 39 cm | 6 |
| 2010/11 | 204 cm | 36 cm | 2 |
| 2009/10 | 233 cm | 39 cm | 14 |
| 2008/09 | 243 cm | 50 cm | 16 |
| 2007/08 | 145 cm | 36 cm | 2 |
| 2006/07 | 95 cm | 40 cm | 4 |
| 2005/06 | 220 cm | 68 cm | 9 |
| 2004/05 | 276 cm | 48 cm | 28 |
| 2003/04 | 286 cm | 72 cm | 12 |
| 2002/03 | 133 cm | 72 cm | 23 |
| 2001/02 | 117 cm | 37 cm | 1 |
| 2000/01 | 103 cm | 25 cm | 0 |
| 1999/00 | 282 cm | 62 cm | 17 |
| 1998/99 | 290 cm | 58 cm | 17 |
| 1997/98 | 102 cm | 19 cm | 0 |
| 1996/97 | 117 cm | 38 cm | 6 |
| 1995/96 | 220 cm | 45 cm | 18 |
| 1994/95 | 209 cm | 36 cm | 4 |
| 1993/94 | 164 cm | 24 cm | 0 |
| 1992/93 | 100 cm | 26 cm | 0 |
| 1991/92 | 118 cm | 30 cm | 1 |
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 · blue0.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Rope tow | 338 m | 788 → 847 | 59 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- St. Gallen
- Municipality
- Waldkirch
- Villages
- Waldkirch
- By train
- No railway station at the base – plan by bus & train
- Website
- Not known yet
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 47.4536, 9.3020
Questions
How many lifts does Waldkirch village lift have?
Waldkirch village lift has 1 lift. Mapped in detail: 1 rope tow.
How high is Waldkirch village lift?
The highest lift station is at 847 m and the lowest point at 788 m, giving a vertical drop of 59 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Waldkirch village lift have?
0.4 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 0.4 km blue, 0 km red and 0 km black.
How much is a day pass at Waldkirch village lift?
Day prices are published on the official website.
How much snow does Waldkirch village lift get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 172 cm of new snow per winter at St. Gallen (776 m, 7.9 km away), with 9 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Record: 75 cm (18 Jan 2020/21).
Is there a live webcam for Waldkirch village lift?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to Waldkirch 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.