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Saint Gallen, Switzerland

Wildhaus ski resort

Three skiers on a snowy ridge looking towards the Matterhorn
Skiers with the Matterhorn in view, Switzerland. Photo: Muyu yao / Pexels.

Good for

  • Experts43% of mapped runs are difficult

Stays at a glance

  • 2 stays with a pool
  • 1 stay with a sauna
  • 2 stays dog-friendly
  • 1 stay with childcare
  • 1 stay with a kids’ play area
  • 1 stay with EV charging

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Wildhaus has about 31 km of mapped runs and 9 lifts, with skiing from about 530 m up to 2,070 m (6,791 ft), a vertical drop of 1,540 m. By mapped runs it is number 39 of the 85 Switzerland ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH), about 37 km away in a straight line.

Book your trip to Wildhaus

Private transfer Zurich Airport → Wildhaus, 108 km by road, about 1 h 43 min. You book with the partner (Suntransfers or QEEQ); we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Route details

Where to stay

Hotels in Wildhaus

Hotels, apartments and chalets in and around Wildhaus, with prices for your dates.

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Wildhaus ski holidays with lift pass

2 hotels, apartments and chalets for Wildhaus from SnowTrex, most with the lift pass included, from €204 per person; a week with the lift pass from €424.

  • Reka-Feriendorf Wildhaus, Unterwasser
    Lift pass included

    Apartment★★★

    Reka-Feriendorf Wildhaus

    Wildhaus Thur lift 1.1 km · Ski bus at the door · Centre 3.4 km

    • Dogs allowed
    • Swimming pool
    • Childcare
    • EV charging
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €424 per person7 nights · Self-catering · lift pass included

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  • Hotel Sonne, Unterwasser
    Lift pass included

    Hotel★★★

    Hotel Sonne

    Maierlbahn lift 1 km · Ski bus at the door · In the centre

    • Dogs allowed
    • Swimming pool
    • Kids’ play area
    • Big child discounts
    • Sauna
    • Parking

    from €909 per person7 nights · Half board · lift pass included

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Prices per person from SnowTrex’s partner feed, checked 13 November 2026: the lowest price for that stay length in the 2026/27 season, with the lift pass where stated. That is usually a low-season week with every bed in the room or apartment taken; Christmas, New Year and February half-term weeks cost more, and SnowTrex shows the exact price once you choose dates and the number of people. Distances are from the property description. You book with SnowTrex on its site for your country: snowtrex.co.uk in English, or its German, Dutch, French, Polish or Czech site; we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Wildhaus 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,300 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 20 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 130°-4°0.9 mm
  2. Sat 147°-4°0 mm
  3. Sun 158°-3°0 mm
  4. Mon 166°0°6.2 mm
  5. Tue 175°0°6.8 mm
  6. Wed 183°0°25.3 mm
  7. Thu 193°0°10.7 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.

Wildhaus: runs from 530 m to 2,070 m, a vertical drop of 1,540 m1,0001,5002,000Top of the highest mapped run: 2,070 m (6,791 ft)Top 2,070 m · 6,791 ftBase 530 m · 1,739 ft1,540 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Wildhaus · Switzerland

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Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,070 m6,791 ft
Vertical drop
1,540 m5,052 ft
Mapped runs
31 km35 runs
Lifts
9mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 1% (0.2 km), Easy 15% (4.7 km), Intermediate 41% (12.7 km), Advanced 10% (3 km), Freeride 33% (10.2 km)Novice: 0.2 km, 2 runs (1%)Easy: 4.7 km, 8 runs (15%)15%EasyIntermediate: 12.7 km, 21 runs (41%)41%IntermediateAdvanced: 3 km, 2 runs (10%)10%AdvancedFreeride: 10.2 km, 2 runs (33%)33%Freeride

About 16% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 41% intermediate and 43% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice20.2 km
Easy84.7 km
Intermediate2112.7 km
Advanced23 km
Freeride210.2 km

Lifts

9 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts3
Rope tows2
Magic carpets2
T-bars1
Platter lifts1

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
Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH)St. Gallen37 km
Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH)Friedrichshafen56 km
Zürich (ZRH)Zurich67 km

Ski transfers to Wildhaus

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Wildhaus?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,070 m (6,791 ft) and the lowest ends at about 530 m (1,739 ft), a vertical of 1,540 m (5,052 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Wildhaus have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 31 km of downhill runs and 9 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Wildhaus?

Sankt Gallen Altenrhein (ACH) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 37 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Wildhaus 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.

Zurich → Wildhaus

108 km by road