Glarus, Glarus · Switzerland · ski area
Glarus ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Glarus is a ski area in Glarus, Glarus, Switzerland with 1.5 km of mapped downhill runs, between 510 m and 668 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 1.5 km
- Lifts
- —
- Top elevation
- 668 m
- Vertical drop
- 158 m
- Nearest airport
- ZRH · 61 km
Slopes by difficulty
3 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Glarus is a ski area in Glarus, Glarus, Switzerland. Its 3 mapped downhill runs add up to 1.5 km, which ranks it #223 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 497 m long.
Slopes at Glarus
About 62% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 0% intermediate and 38% advanced or expert, which makes Glarus a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
Skiing runs from 510 m up to 668 m, a vertical drop of 158 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Glarus
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), about 61 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 20 min by car; Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) is 63 km away. Nearby ski areas include Mugi (0.2 km), Schilt (4.6 km), Hätzingen (0.9 km) and Braunwald (15.1 km), which together add 55 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Glarus
- 1 ZRH61 kmstraight line
- 2 ACH63 kmstraight line
- 3Bodensee Airport FriedrichshafenFDH79 kmstraight line
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Airports in GermanyTransfers & Meet & Greet → - 4 LUG115 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Glarus
- 4 kmMugi0.2 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 536 m
- 5 kmSchilt4.6 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,610 m
- 9 kmHätzingen0.9 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 687 m
- 11 kmBraunwald15 km of slopes · 20 lifts · up to 1,900 m
- 14 kmElm28 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 2,100 m
- 16 kmAmden Arvenbüel6.9 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,365 m
- 16 kmAmden Mattstock5.9 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,635 m
- 16 kmFlumserberg59 km of slopes · 24 lifts · up to 2,218 m
- 17 kmWägital2.3 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,113 m
- 18 kmStudenup to 974 m
- 18 kmKaltbrunn0.7 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,232 m
- 19 kmSattelegg0.8 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,219 m
Frequently asked questions
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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.