Wolzenalp
Ski resort · Saint Gallen, Switzerland
Wolzenalp is a ski resort in Saint Gallen (Switzerland) with 8.5 km of runs and 6 lifts. You can ski between 728 m and 1,461 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 733 m. Its longest run is Skipiste (2.9 km) and the steepest, Klösterpiste, reaches 51% on its toughest stretch.
See Wolzenalp on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 8.5 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Elevation
- 728–1,461 m
- Vertical drop
- 733 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue0.2 km
- Red5.5 km
- Black2.8 km
The steepest runs at Wolzenalp
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Klösterpiste Black51% · 27°
- Skipiste Red43% · 23°
The longest runs
- Skipiste Red2.9 km
- Klösterpiste Black1.5 km
Lifts
2 T-bar lifts · 2 rope tows · 1 chairlift · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Wolzenalp
For snow, February: 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 1,080 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,094 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Wolzenalp
- Amden Mattstock7 km · 5.9 km of runs
- Amden Arvenbüel9 km · 6.8 km of runs
- Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann11 km · 33 km of runs
- Atzmännig13 km · 8.5 km of runs
- Degersheim15 km · 5.3 km of runs
- Wildhaus18 km · 31 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Wolzenalp?
- In Saint Gallen, Switzerland. The nearest resort is Amden Mattstock, 7 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Wolzenalp have?
- 8.5 km: 0.2 km of blue runs, 5.5 km of red runs, 2.8 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Wolzenalp?
- You can ski between 728 m and 1,461 m: a vertical drop of 733 m.
- How many lifts does Wolzenalp have?
- 6: 2 T-bar lifts, 2 rope tows, 1 chairlift, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Wolzenalp?
- Klösterpiste (black), at 51% (27°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Wolzenalp?
- For snow, February: 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 Wolzenalp?
- 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.