Ricken, Saint Gallen · Switzerland · ski area
Ricken ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Ricken is a ski area in Ricken, Saint Gallen, Switzerland with 0.8 km of mapped downhill runs and 2 lifts, between 806 m and 860 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 0.8 km
- Lifts
- 2
- Top elevation
- 860 m
- Vertical drop
- 54 m
- Nearest airport
- ZRH · 43 km
Slopes by difficulty
3 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 1 T-bars
- 1 Rope tows
Ricken is a ski area in Ricken, Saint Gallen, Switzerland. Its 3 mapped downhill runs add up to 0.8 km, which ranks it #252 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 273 m long.
Slopes at Ricken
About 100% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 0% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Ricken a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 2 lifts: 1 t-bar, 1 rope tow. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 806 m up to 860 m, a vertical drop of 54 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Ricken
The nearest airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), about 43 km away in a straight line — roughly 56 minutes by car; Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH) is 48 km away. Nearby ski areas include Atzmännig, Atzmännig (8.5 km), Tanzboden (3.1 km) and Krinau (0.6 km), which together add 16 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Ricken
- 1 ZRH43 kmstraight line
- 2 ACH48 kmstraight line
- 3Bodensee Airport FriedrichshafenFDH59 kmstraight line
Friedrichshafen, Germany
Airports in GermanyTransfers & Meet & Greet → - 4EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgBSL120 kmstraight line
Bâle / Mulhouse, France
Airports in FranceTransfers & Meet & Greet →
Nearby
Ski resorts near Ricken
- 4 kmAtzmännig4 lifts · up to 1,193 m
- 5 kmAtzmännig8.5 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,193 m
- 6 kmTanzboden3.1 km of slopes · up to 1,178 m
- 7 kmKrinau0.6 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 901 m
- 8 kmOberholz - Farner4.3 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,166 m
- 8 kmKaltbrunn0.7 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,232 m
- 10 kmWolzenalp8.5 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 1,460 m
- 10 kmHembergup to 1,136 m
- 11 kmHemberg2.2 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,127 m
- 11 kmFischenthal3.2 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,049 m
- 11 kmBachtelup to 931 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.