Elm
Ski resort · Glarus, Switzerland
Elm is a ski resort in Glarus (Switzerland) with 28 km of runs and 8 lifts. You can ski between 1,016 m and 2,100 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,084 m. Its longest run is Talabfahrt Steinibach (4.3 km) and the steepest, Piste Blistock, reaches 65% on its toughest stretch.
See Elm on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 28 km
- Lifts
- 8
- Elevation
- 1,016–2,100 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,084 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.4 km
- Blue13 km
- Red8.8 km
- Black4.7 km
- Itinerary / freeride0.8 km
The steepest runs at Elm
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Piste Blistock Red65% · 33°
- Talabfahrt Steinibach Black58% · 30°
- Vreni Schneider Piste Red58% · 30°
- Brustplangge Blue52% · 27°
- Piste Pleus Red51% · 27°
The longest runs
- Talabfahrt Steinibach Black4.3 km
- Talabfahrt Berg Blue1.5 km
- Piste Bischof Blue1.3 km
- Piste Rietboden Blue1.3 km
- Talabfahrt Stalden Red1.1 km
Lifts
3 magic carpets · 2 T-bar lifts · 2 chairlifts · 1 gondola.
When to go to Elm
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,548 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,558 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Elm
- Laax11 km · 152 km of runs
- Braunwald12 km · 15 km of runs
- Brigels-Waltensburg-Andiast16 km · 31 km of runs
- Flumserberg21 km · 59 km of runs
- Obersaxen22 km · 92 km of runs
- Pizol24 km · 40 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Elm?
- In Glarus, Switzerland. The nearest resort is Laax, 11 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Elm have?
- 28 km: 0.4 km of green runs, 13 km of blue runs, 8.8 km of red runs, 4.7 km of black runs, 0.8 km of itineraries and freeride.
- What is the elevation of Elm?
- You can ski between 1,016 m and 2,100 m: a vertical drop of 1,084 m.
- How many lifts does Elm have?
- 8: 3 magic carpets, 2 T-bar lifts, 2 chairlifts, 1 gondola.
- What is the steepest run at Elm?
- Piste Blistock (red), at 65% (33°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Elm?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Elm?
- 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.