St. Moritz
Slope Breakdown
St. Moritz at a glance
St. Moritz is a ski resort in Switzerland, part of the St. Moritz area. It offers 155 km of slopes served by 24 lifts, with skiing between 1,822 m and 3,303 m (1,481 m vertical). That makes it the 17th largest of the 30 ski resorts in Switzerland listed on Intski. The season usually runs from November to April. St. Moritz is an intermediate's mountain: roughly 55% of the slopes are red runs. Freestylers get 1 snow park.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 2 cm of new snow at the top (3,303 m) in the next 3 days, 1 cm at the base.
New snow and temperature at the top station. Estimated by Intski from the MET Norway forecast, updated every few hours. Where it snows most this week
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An alert when 15 cm or more is on the way at St. Moritz, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Milan Bergamo (BGY) — about 93 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 99.50 CHF (2026/27 season). Corviglia day pass, dynamic pricing, usually cheaper booked online in advance.
About €0.69 per km of piste the pass covers (155 km).
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to St. Moritz
Rules for a car in Switzerland, checked 30 September 2026 against official sources.
Road charge
Vignette, CHF 40 for the year. Motorway vignette 2026 (e-vignette or sticker) CHF 40.00, Vignette for a trailer or caravan up to 3.5 t CHF 40.00
Winter tyres
No legal requirement
Studded tyres
Allowed 1 Nov to 30 Apr (banned on motorways, 80 km/h, rear 80 disc)
Vereina car train (RhB, Klosters Selfranga to Sagliains): CHF 41.00
Prättigau and Klosters to the Lower Engadine (Scuol) and on to the Upper Engadine (St. Moritz) Winter tariff 1 Dec 2026 to 30 Apr 2027, vehicles up to 3.5 t and max. 9 seats: CHF 41.00 at the station, CHF 39.50 online (summer tariff CHF 36.00). Motorhomes/vehicles 3.5 to 5 t CHF 86.00, 5 to 10 t CHF 129.00. Buses: 10 to 19 seats CHF 86.00, 20 to 25 seats CHF 129.00, 26 to 35 seats CHF 195.00, over 35 seats CHF 242.00. Price per vehicle incl. occupants. Reduced capacity on winter weekends and holidays for vehicles with corner height over 3.30 m.
St. Moritz resort facts
About St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine, at an elevation of about 1,800 m, and the major town of the Upper Engadine.
Resort Highlights
The Upper Engadine’s high resort town
St. Moritz is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine, at an elevation of about 1,800 m, and the major town of the Upper Engadine. It is a municipality in the Maloja region of the Swiss canton of Grisons, lying on the southern slopes of the Albula Alps below the 3,056 m Piz Nair and overlooking the wide, flat, glaciated valley of the Upper Engadine and Lake St. Moritz. Its Olympic credentials are unusual: it hosted the Winter Games twice, in 1928 and 1948.
The skiing
The ski area offers 155 km of pistes and 24 lifts, with skiing from about 1,822 m up to 3,303 m. The breakdown is 39 km easy, 85 km intermediate and 31 km expert, plus one terrain park. More than half the terrain is graded intermediate, which makes St. Moritz a resort for skiers who like long, confident cruising, and the 31 km of expert piste gives stronger skiers something to work on. The vertical is close to 1,500 m.
Altitude is the resort’s quiet advantage. A town at 1,800 m and skiing to over 3,300 m mean the snow is reliable from top to valley, and the season starts in November rather than December, running through to April. The lift system is modern, and with 24 lifts for 155 km the runs are long and the rides between them purposeful rather than frequent. The setting adds a great deal: the pistes above the Upper Engadine look out over the lake and the broad valley, and the views are a defining feature of skiing here.
Town and character
St. Moritz is a town rather than a village, and it has the infrastructure and history that go with two Olympic Games. Its position on the sunny southern slopes of the Albula Alps above the lake gives it a setting that is difficult to match, and its traditional character sits alongside a long-established resort culture. It suits visitors who want a proper town with a high, scenic ski area above it rather than a purpose-built station. Two Olympic Games, in 1928 and 1948, left a winter-sport heritage that few towns of its size can claim, and it remains the major town of the Upper Engadine.
Practical notes
The nearest airport listed is Milan Bergamo in Italy, roughly 93 km away as the crow flies, with the journey crossing the border into Switzerland. The season runs from November to April. The resort’s official website carries lift, pass and event information.
Frequently asked questions about St. Moritz
St. Moritz sits at about 1,800 m above sea level, and the skiing runs from around 1,822 m up to 3,303 m.
St. Moritz hosted the Winter Olympic Games twice, in 1928 and 1948.
Of the 155 km of pistes, 39 km are easy, 85 km intermediate and 31 km expert, served by 24 lifts, with one terrain park.
With the town at 1,800 m and skiing reaching 3,303 m, snow is reliable early, so the season runs from November through to April.
The town lies below Piz Nair (3,056 m) on the southern slopes of the Albula Alps, overlooking the Upper Engadine valley and Lake St. Moritz.
St. Moritz has 155 km of marked slopes: 39 km easy (blue), 85 km intermediate (red), 31 km expert (black), served by 24 ski lifts.
The skiing in St. Moritz ranges from 1,822 m at the base to 3,303 m at the top — a vertical drop of 1,481 m.
The ski season in St. Moritz typically runs from November to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
St. Moritz works for beginners, though it is not a dedicated beginner resort: about 25% of the slopes (39 km) are easy blue runs.
St. Moritz has 31 km of expert (black) slopes — about 20% of the total. There is 1 snow park for freestylers.
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