Beckenhalde ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Beckenhalde is a ski area in St. Gallen, Saint Gallen, Switzerland. Its 3 mapped downhill runs add up to 1.0 km, which ranks it #242 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 333 m long.

Slopes at Beckenhalde

About 67% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 0% intermediate and 33% advanced or expert, which makes Beckenhalde a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 3 lifts: 2 funiculars, 1 button lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 759 m up to 818 m, a vertical drop of 59 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Beckenhalde

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), about 16 km away in a straight line — roughly 20 minutes by car; Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) is 30 km away. Nearby ski areas include Speicher (1.4 km), Tannenberg (0.4 km), Gais (1.3 km) and Spitze (0.2 km), which together add 6 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.