Rigi
Ski resort · Lucerne, Switzerland
Rigi is a ski resort in Lucerne (Switzerland) with 7.3 km of runs and 6 lifts. You can ski between 1,315 m and 1,641 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 326 m. Its longest run is First-Klösterli (1.8 km) and the steepest, Wölfertschen, reaches 48% on its toughest stretch.
See Rigi on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 7.3 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Elevation
- 1,315–1,641 m
- Vertical drop
- 326 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.2 km
- Blue3.3 km
- Red3.8 km
The steepest runs at Rigi
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Wölfertschen Red48% · 26°
- Ständli Blue48% · 26°
- Rotstock Red47% · 25°
- First-Klösterli Red38% · 21°
- Ständli Standart Blue30% · 17°
The longest runs
- First-Klösterli Red1.8 km
- Ständli Standart Blue1.3 km
- Wölfertschen Red1.2 km
- Ständli Blue0.9 km
- Gratalp Blue0.6 km
Lifts
4 T-bar lifts · 1 platter lift · 1 cable car.
When to go to Rigi
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,514 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,478 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Rigi
- Klewenalp - Stockhütte12 km · 18 km of runs
- Sattel-Hochstuckli14 km · 10 km of runs
- Stoos16 km · 19 km of runs
- Biberegg17 km · 5.1 km of runs
- Brunni-Haggenegg17 km · 8.7 km of runs
- Ibergeregg-Handgruobi19 km · 9.6 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rigi?
- In Lucerne, Switzerland. The nearest resort is Klewenalp - Stockhütte, 12 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Rigi have?
- 7.3 km: 0.2 km of green runs, 3.3 km of blue runs, 3.8 km of red runs.
- What is the elevation of Rigi?
- You can ski between 1,315 m and 1,641 m: a vertical drop of 326 m.
- How many lifts does Rigi have?
- 6: 4 T-bar lifts, 1 platter lift, 1 cable car.
- What is the steepest run at Rigi?
- Wölfertschen (red), at 48% (26°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Rigi?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Rigi?
- 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.