Pizol ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Pizol is a ski area in Bad Ragaz, Saint Gallen, Switzerland. Its 86 mapped downhill runs add up to 40 km, which ranks it #24 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 469 m long.

Slopes at Pizol

About 41% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 35% intermediate and 24% advanced or expert, which makes Pizol a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 14 lifts: 4 chairlifts, 3 t-bars, 2 gondolas, 2 button lifts, 2 magic carpets, 1 rope tow. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 512 m up to 2,250 m, a vertical drop of 1,738 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 Pizol

The nearest airport is Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH), about 56 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 13 min by car; Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH) is 76 km away. Nearby ski areas include St. Margrethenberg (2.4 km), Skilift Mastrils (1.9 km), Seewis (1.7 km) and Grüsch-Danusa (21.5 km), which together add 89 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.