Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann
Ski resort · Saint Gallen, Switzerland
Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann is a ski resort in Saint Gallen (Switzerland) with 33 km of runs and 23 lifts. You can ski between 880 m and 2,260 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,380 m. Its longest run is Letzi-Chueweid (2.2 km) and the steepest, Espel West, reaches 54% on its toughest stretch.
See Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 33 km
- Lifts
- 23
- Elevation
- 880–2,260 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,380 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue7.2 km
- Red25 km
- Black1.5 km
The steepest runs at Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Espel West Red54% · 28°
- Surenboden Black53% · 28°
- Chäserrugg-Gamsalp;Chäserrugg Ostabfahrt Red51% · 27°
- Letzi-Chueweid Red49% · 26°
- Espel Ost Red47% · 25°
The longest runs
- Letzi-Chueweid Red2.2 km
- Chäserrugg Red2.2 km
- Chäserrugg Ostabfahrt Red2.2 km
- Gamserrugg-Iltios;Chäserrugg Ostabfahrt Red2.0 km
- Freienalp-Unterwasser;Schwendi Blue1.8 km
Lifts
15 funiculars · 3 gondolas · 2 T-bar lifts · 1 platter lift · 1 cable car · 1 chairlift.
When to go to Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,528 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,570 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann
- Wildhaus7 km · 31 km of runs
- Amden Arvenbüel9 km · 6.8 km of runs
- Flumserberg10 km · 59 km of runs
- Amden Mattstock11 km · 5.9 km of runs
- Wolzenalp11 km · 8.5 km of runs
- Ebenalp-Horn16 km · 9.5 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann?
- In Saint Gallen, Switzerland. The nearest resort is Wildhaus, 7 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann have?
- 33 km: 7.2 km of blue runs, 25 km of red runs, 1.5 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann?
- You can ski between 880 m and 2,260 m: a vertical drop of 1,380 m.
- How many lifts does Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann have?
- 23: 15 funiculars, 3 gondolas, 2 T-bar lifts, 1 platter lift, 1 cable car, 1 chairlift.
- What is the steepest run at Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann?
- Espel West (red), at 54% (28°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.