Airolo Pesciüm ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Airolo Pesciüm is a ski area in Airlonia, Ticino, Switzerland. Its 31 mapped downhill runs add up to 21 km, which ranks it #53 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 670 m long.

Slopes at Airolo Pesciüm

About 4% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 43% intermediate and 53% advanced or expert, which makes Airolo Pesciüm best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 8 lifts: 2 button lifts, 2 cable cars, 1 t-bar, 1 rope tow, 1 chairlift, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,179 m up to 2,252 m, a vertical drop of 1,073 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Airolo Pesciüm

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), about 61 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 19 min by car; Bern Airport (BRN) is 96 km away. Nearby ski areas include Airolo Lüina (0.5 km), Mogno (1.8 km), Mogno and Cioss Prato (1.6 km), which together add 10 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.