Laax ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Laax is a ski area in Elm, Glarus, Switzerland. Its 156 mapped downhill runs add up to 152 km, which ranks it #4 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 3.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 976 m long.

Slopes at Laax

About 38% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 35% intermediate and 26% advanced or expert, which makes Laax a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 37 lifts: 13 gondolas, 7 chairlifts, 5 button lifts, 5 rope tows, 3 magic carpets, 2 t-bars, 2 cable cars. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,081 m up to 2,973 m, a vertical drop of 1,892 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 Laax

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), about 76 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 38 min by car; Zürich Airport (ZRH) is 85 km away. Nearby ski areas include Elm (27.6 km), Brigels-Waltensburg-Andiast, Brigels-Waltenburg-Andiast, Breil-Vuorz-Andiast (30.9 km), Tenna (1.4 km) and Obersaxen (91.7 km), which together add 160 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.