Schwarzsee
Ski resort · Fribourg, Switzerland
Schwarzsee is a ski resort in Fribourg (Switzerland) with 13 km of runs and 5 lifts. You can ski between 1,049 m and 1,748 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 699 m. Its longest run is Bodenlift-Piste (1.3 km) and the steepest, Kaiseregg rot, reaches 56% on its toughest stretch.
See Schwarzsee on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 13 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Elevation
- 1,049–1,748 m
- Vertical drop
- 699 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue8.1 km
- Red4.4 km
The steepest runs at Schwarzsee
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Kaiseregg rot Red56% · 29°
- Riggisalp rot Red48% · 26°
- Riggisalp FIS-Piste Red47% · 25°
- Hürlisboden Red46% · 25°
- Kaiseregg blau Red42% · 23°
The longest runs
- Bodenlift-Piste Blue1.3 km
- Riggisalp rot Red1.2 km
- Oberweg-Piste Blue1.2 km
- Riggisalp Blue1.0 km
- Kaiseregg rot Red0.9 km
Lifts
2 T-bar lifts · 2 chairlifts · 1 drag lift.
When to go to Schwarzsee
For snow, February: 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 1,412 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,398 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Schwarzsee
- Jaun-Gastlosen Bergbahnen6 km · 13 km of runs
- Charmey9 km · 13 km of runs
- La Berra10 km · 9.4 km of runs
- Gantrisch - Gurnigel14 km · 5.9 km of runs
- Gantrisch - Rueschegg14 km · 11 km of runs
- Schönried - Saanenmöser - Zweisimmen - St. Stephan17 km · 59 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Schwarzsee?
- In Fribourg, Switzerland. The nearest resort is Jaun-Gastlosen Bergbahnen, 6 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Schwarzsee have?
- 13 km: 8.1 km of blue runs, 4.4 km of red runs.
- What is the elevation of Schwarzsee?
- You can ski between 1,049 m and 1,748 m: a vertical drop of 699 m.
- How many lifts does Schwarzsee have?
- 5: 2 T-bar lifts, 2 chairlifts, 1 drag lift.
- What is the steepest run at Schwarzsee?
- Kaiseregg rot (red), at 56% (29°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Schwarzsee?
- For snow, February: 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 Schwarzsee?
- 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.