Grächen, Switzerland

The ski resort Grächen is located in the Swiss Alps, in the canton of Valais (or Wallis), and here you will find most of what you need to know about Grächen. The skiing season in Grächen usually starts in mid December to start April.

Grächen is open for skiing right now and the slopes currently have a reported snow depth of 65 centimeters. 77% of slopes are currently open for skiing, and 45% of the lifts are operating.

Grächen has pistes totaling 44 kilometer, of which 9 kilometer are blue easy pistes, 33 kilometer red and slightly more challenging slopes, and 2 kilometer black and more difficult pistes. Here you'll find 11 lifts, with a total capacity of 13520 passengers/hour. The highest point in the ski system is at 2864 meter, which gives a vertical drop of 1245 meter. Other alternatives to skiing or snowboarding on the slopes are to try the fun park and halfpipe facilities in Grächen.

In case some of you feel like doing some Nordic skiing, Grächen holds 65 kilometers of prepared tracks for doing that. In addition to skiing, there is also the possibility of winter hiking here, and even a toboggan run if you want to try it.

If you want to fly to Grächen

For those of you who want to fly to Grächen the nearest airport is Belp, Bern. The distance from this airport to Grächen is 84 kilometers. It is also possible to fly to the airports Lugano Airport, which is 85 kilometers away, and Malpensa, Milan, which has a distance of 93 kilometers from Grächen.

Other ski resorts nearby Grächen

Other ski resorts near Grächen are, for example, Saas-Fee which is 12 kilometers away, Zinal which is 18 kilometers away and Chandolin/Saint Luc which is at 19 kilometers distance from Grächen.