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Graubunden, Switzerland

Splügen-Tambo ski resort

Skiers on the Davos slopes with snow-covered Alps beyond
The Davos ski slopes, Switzerland. Photo: Valentine Kulikov / Pexels.

The short answer

Splügen-Tambo has about 20 km of mapped runs and 7 lifts, with skiing from about 1,484 m up to 2,211 m (7,254 ft), a vertical drop of 728 m. By mapped runs it is number 58 of the 85 Switzerland ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lugano (LUG), about 67 km away in a straight line.

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Splügen-Tambo 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,848 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 30 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 130°-11°1.3 mm
  2. Sat 14-1°-10°0 mm
  3. Sun 15-1°-6°2.5 mm
  4. Mon 160°-2°7.6 mm
  5. Tue 17-1°-7°4.4 mm
  6. Wed 18-1°-8°11.6 mm
  7. Thu 190°-6°2.2 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Splügen-Tambo: runs from 1,484 m to 2,211 m, a vertical drop of 727 m1,6001,8002,0002,200Top of the highest mapped run: 2,211 m (7,254 ft)Top 2,211 m · 7,254 ftBase 1,484 m · 4,869 ft727 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,211 m7,254 ft
Vertical drop
728 m2,388 ft
Mapped runs
20 km49 runs
Lifts
7mostly gondolas

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 2% (0.4 km), Easy 50% (10 km), Intermediate 34% (6.8 km), Advanced 11% (2.2 km), Freeride 3% (0.7 km)Novice: 0.4 km, 5 runs (2%)Easy: 10 km, 23 runs (50%)50%EasyIntermediate: 6.8 km, 13 runs (34%)34%IntermediateAdvanced: 2.2 km, 7 runs (11%)11%AdvancedFreeride: 0.7 km, 1 runs (3%)

About 52% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 34% intermediate and 14% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice50.4 km
Easy2310 km
Intermediate136.8 km
Advanced72.2 km
Freeride10.7 km

Lifts

7 mapped lifts, most of them gondolas.

Lift typeCount
Gondolas2
Chairlifts2
Magic carpets2
T-bars1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Lugano (LUG)Agno67 km
Il Caravaggio (BGY)Orio al Serio (BG)100 km
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH)St. Gallen108 km
Milan Malpensa (MXP)Ferno (VA)110 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Splügen-Tambo?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,211 m (7,254 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,484 m (4,869 ft), a vertical of 728 m (2,388 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Splügen-Tambo have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 20 km of downhill runs and 7 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Splügen-Tambo?

Lugano (LUG) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 67 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Splügen-Tambo piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.