Rosswald ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Rosswald is a ski area in Ried-Brig, Valais, Switzerland. Its 7 mapped downhill runs add up to 4.8 km, which ranks it #154 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 681 m long.

Slopes at Rosswald

About 31% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 19% intermediate and 50% advanced or expert, which makes Rosswald best suited to confident and advanced skiers. 4.1 km (87%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 5 lifts: 4 t-bars, 1 gondola. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,834 m up to 2,513 m, a vertical drop of 679 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Rosswald

The nearest airport is Lugano Airport (LUG), about 74 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 36 min by car; Bern Airport (BRN) is 79 km away. Nearby ski areas include Rothwald (9.2 km), Belalp (39.9 km), Aletsch Arena (89.5 km) and Wilern (0.7 km), which together add 158 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.