Braunwald
Switzerland · Glarus · Single resort
Braunwald is a ski resort in Glarus (Switzerland). It has 30 km of downhill runs and 9 lifts.
Piste difficulty split
- Easy: 5.2 km
- Medium: 9.7 km
- Hard: 0.9 km
Details
- Night skiing: No
- Steepest spot: 72% (36°)
- Mostly facing south (24% of run length). South-facing slopes are sunny and warm — firm in the morning, softer in the afternoon.
Lifts: 9
Gondola / cable car: 1 · Chairlift: 2 · Drag lift: 3
- Gumenbahn · Chairlift · 1309–1902 m
- Gondelbahn Hüttenberg - Grotzenbüel · Gondola / cable car · Seats: 15 · 1308–1556 m
- Sessellift Grotzenbüel - Seblengrat · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 1554–1891 m
- Braunwaldbahn · 687–853 m
- Braunwaldbahn · 873–1008 m
- Braunwaldbahn · 1152–1243 m
- Braunwaldbahn · 1067–1152 m
- Braunwaldbahn · 1011–1067 m
- Kinderland Hüttenberg · Drag lift · 1277–1287 m
- Braunwaldbahn · 873–923 m
On site
- 15 car parks (6 paid · 2 free)
- 9 restaurants & bars by the slopes
- 4 mountain huts
- 1 ski schools
- 5 stops
Ski schools and rental shops
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 53 cm, Snow depth 14 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 76 cm, Snow depth 25 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 74 cm, Snow depth 33 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 56 cm, Snow depth 35 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 61 cm, Snow depth 26 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 44 cm, Snow depth 14 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 1237 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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