Central and Eastern Switzerland Ski Resort Ratings

It is difficult to classify the Swiss Alpine resorts that are not in Romandy, the Bernese Oberland or Graubunden as a unified group of resorts. Some of them belong to loose affiliations of resorts or share common cultural identity or geography, but what most characterises them is that they tend to be little known outside of Switzerland. This may yet change - Andermatt is expanding rapidly, and the mooted lift connections from Engelberg to Hasliberg would certainly create one of the world's best ski areas.

What also characterises these resorts is that, apart from those in Ticino, they are generally easy enough to get to from Zurich, Basel and Lucerne. This means some of them can get busy at weekends, but there are rarely significant queues. One can understand the allure - for a day trip or a weekend break many of these resorts offer outstanding skiing and snowboarding.

Resort	Region	Country	Ski Area	Language	Locality	Level	Altitude m	Bottom m	Top m	Piste km	Snow'n'Rail	Station	Family	Car-free	Spa	Toboggan	Day Price	Currency	Basel	Zurich	Bern	Luzern	Basel	Basel Distance	Zurich	Zurich	Bern	Bern	Geneva	Geneva	Lugano	Lugano	Luzern	Luzern
Airolo	Ticino	CH		Italian	Ticino	2	1150	1700	2250	30	Y	Y					45	SFr	2 hrs 57 mins	1 hr 44 mins	2 hrs 58 mins		2 hrs	183 km	1 hr 29 mins	123 km	2 hrs 10 mins	197 km	3 hrs 44 mins	349 km	59 mins	85 km	1 hr 6 mins	87 km
Alt St Johann	Eastern Switzerland	CH	Toggenburg	Swiss German	St Gallen	2	900	900	2262	50			Y			Y	59	SFr	3 hrs 20 mins	1 hr 55 mins			2 hrs	179 km	1 hr 15 mins	95 km							1 hr 40 mins	119 km
Andermatt	Central Switzerland	CH	Skiarena Andermatt-Sedrun	Swiss German	Uri	2	1444	1444	2963	120	Y	Y				Y	57	SFr	2 hrs 56 mins	1 hr 53 mins	2 hrs 41 mins	1 hr 42 mins	2 hrs	167 km	1 hr 25 mins	109 km	2 hrs 10 mins	184 km	3 hrs 45 mins	347 km	1 hr 16 mins	108 km	52 mins	72 km
Braunwald	Eastern Switzerland	CH		Swiss German	Glarus	2	1300	1300	1905	30	Y	Y	Y	Y		Y	49	SFr	2 hrs 37 mins	1 hr 30 mins	2 hrs 42 mins		2 hrs	172 km	1 hr 15 mins	87 km	2 hrs 30 mins	213 km	4 hrs 15 mins	376 km			1 hr 30 mins	96 km
Elm	Eastern Switzerland	CH		Swiss German	Glarus	2	1000	1000	2100	40						Y	49	SFr	2 hrs 48 mins	1 hr 42 mins			2 hrs 2 mins	174 km	1 hr 10 mins	89 km	2 hrs 26 mins	214 km	3 hrs 56 mins	367 km
Engelberg	Central Switzerland	CH	Engelberg-Titlis	Swiss German	Obwalden	2	1050	1050	3020	82	Y	Y	Y			Y	68	SFr	1 hr 49 mins	1 hr 49 mins	1 hr 53 mins	0 hrs 47 mins	1 hr 40 mins	131 km	1 hr 10 mins	86 km	1 hr 50 mins	147 km	3 hrs 30 mins	310 km			36 mins	35 km
Flumserberg	Eastern Switzerland	CH		Swiss German	St Gallen	2	1220	1220	2222	65	Y	Y	Y			Y	63	SFr	2 hrs 29 mins	1 hr 4 mins	2 hrs 14 mins		2 hrs	180 km	1 hr 15 mins	96 km	2 hrs 35 mins	221 km	4 hrs 15 mins	384 km			1 hr 30 mins	120 km
Hoch-Ybrig	Central Switzerland	CH	Hoch-Ybrig	Swiss German	Schwyz	2	1465	1050	1831	50						Y	55	SFr	2 hrs 31 mins	1 hr 28 mins	2 hrs 38 mins	1 hr 52 mins	2 hrs	143 km	1 hr 10 mins	59 km	2 hrs 20 mins	184 km	4 hrs 10 mins	347 km			1 hr 10mins	71 km
Klewenalp	Central Switzerland	CH		Swiss German	Nidwalden	2	1600	1279	2001	40	Y			Y		Y	51	SFr	1 hr 53 mins	1 hr 53 mins	1 hr 57 mins	0 hrs 50 mins	1 hr 35 mins	127 km	1 hr 10 mins	83 km	1 hr 50 mins	144 km	3 hrs 30 mins	307 km			19 mins	22 km
Lungern	Central Switzerland	CH		Swiss German	Obwalden	2	703	1550	2205	24						Y		SFr	2 hrs 26 mins			48 mins	1 hr 30 mins	131 km	1 hr	87 km							40 mins	37 km
Malbun	Eastern Switzerland	CH		Swiss German	Liechtenstein	2	1600	1300	2000	23			Y			Y	49	SFr	2 hrs 52 mins				2 hrs 25 mins	202 km	1 hr 35 mins	118 km							1 hr 50 mins	142 km
Melchsee-Frutt	Central Switzerland	CH		Swiss German	Obwalden	2	1920	1080	2255	36	Y					Y	50	SFr	2 hrs 12 mins	2 hrs 12 mins	2 hrs 16 mins	1 hr 5 mins	1 hr 40 mins	137 km	1 hr 20 mins	92 km	1 hr 45 mins	127 km	3 hrs 30 mins	297 km			35 mins	34 km
Mythenregion	Central Switzerland	CH	Swiss Knife Valley	Swiss German	Schwyz	2	1050	1050	1600	50	Y					Y	47	SFr	2 hrs 11 mins	1 hr 12 mins
Pizol	Eastern Switzerland	CH	Pizol	Swiss German	St Gallen	2	1522	1045	2250	43	Y	Y			Y	Y	54	SFr	2 hrs 20 mins	1 hr 18 mins	2 hrs 23 mins		2 hrs 40 mins	205 km	1 hr 50 mins	120 km	3 hrs 10 mins	246 km	4 hrs 45 mins	409 km			1 hr 20 mins	118 km
Sörenberg	Central Switzerland	CH	Sörenberg	Swiss German	Luzern	2	1166	1166	2350	53	Y					Y	52	SFr	2 hrs 32 mins	1 hr 53 mins	1 hr 21 mins	1 hr	1 hr 30 mins	106 km	1 hr 25 mins	100 km	1 hr 21 mins	67 km					49 mins	44 km
Stoos	Central Switzerland	CH	Swiss Knife Valley	Swiss German	Schwyz	2	1300	1300	1935	35	Y			Y		Y	52	SFr	2 hrs 21 mins	1 hr 15 mins	2 hrs 22 mins	1 hr 16 mins	1 hr 55 mins	151 km	1 hr 15 mins	69 km	2 hrs 10 mins	168 km	3 hrs 50 mins	331 km			1 hr	62 km
Unterwasser	Eastern Switzerland	CH	Toggenburg	Swiss German	St Gallen	2	910	900	2262	60			Y			Y	59	SFr	3 hrs 20 mins	1 hr 55 mins			2 hrs 8 mins	181 km	1 hr 18 mins	80 km	2 hrs 33 mins
Wildhaus	Eastern Switzerland	CH	Toggenburg	Swiss German	St Gallen	2	1090	900	2262	60			Y			Y	59	SFr	3 hrs 20 mins	1 hr 55 mins			2 hrs 10 mins	184 km	1 hr 25 mins	100 km							1 hr 40 mins	123 km