OEtwil, Saint Gallen · Switzerland · ski area
Gähwil ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Gähwil is a ski area in OEtwil, Saint Gallen, Switzerland with 1.6 km of mapped downhill runs and 1 lift, between 746 m and 893 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 1.6 km
- Lifts
- 1
- Top elevation
- 893 m
- Vertical drop
- 147 m
- Nearest airport
- ZRH · 35 km
Slopes by difficulty
3 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 1 T-bars
Gähwil is a ski area in OEtwil, Saint Gallen, Switzerland. Its 3 mapped downhill runs add up to 1.6 km, which ranks it #221 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 517 m long.
Slopes at Gähwil
About 100% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 0% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Gähwil a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 1 lift: 1 t-bar. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 746 m up to 893 m, a vertical drop of 147 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Gähwil
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), about 35 km away in a straight line — roughly 46 minutes by car; Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) is 43 km away. Nearby ski areas include Oberwangen (1.3 km), Mosnang (1.6 km), Sternenberg (0.6 km) and Steg (3.2 km), which together add 8 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Gähwil
- 1 ZRH35 kmstraight line
- 2 ACH43 kmstraight line
- 3Bodensee Airport FriedrichshafenFDH49 kmstraight line
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Airports in GermanyTransfers & Meet & Greet → - 4EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgBSL114 kmstraight line
Bâle / Mulhouse, France
Airports in FranceTransfers & Meet & Greet →
Nearby
Ski resorts near Gähwil
- 3 kmOberwangen1.3 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 759 m
- 5 kmMosnang1.6 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 833 m
- 7 kmSternenberg0.6 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 879 m
- 8 kmSteg3.2 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 999 m
- 9 kmKrinau0.6 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 901 m
- 9 kmOberhelfenschwil0.6 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 864 m
- 10 kmFischenthal3.2 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,049 m
- 10 kmGhöch1.3 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,018 m
- 12 kmBaeretswilup to 812 m
- 12 kmBäretswil1.2 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 841 m
- 12 kmAtzmännig8.5 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,193 m
- 12 kmAtzmännig4 lifts · up to 1,193 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.