Carì
Faido
Carì is a ski area in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland, with access from Faido. It has 4 lifts (2 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets mapped) and 11.2 km of marked pistes – 6.1 km easy, 2.4 km intermediate and 2.7 km difficult. The lifts reach 2’280 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’627 m, a vertical drop of 653 m. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 442 cm of new snow per winter at S. Bernardino (1’639 m, 28.5 km away), with 109 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground; typically snow-sure from 10 Dec to 10 Apr. Faido railway station is 2.3 km from the valley lift.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (2’280 m) and the base (1’627 m). Model data, MeteoSwiss ICON-CH and others via Open-Meteo.
Snow line
Freezing level (0 °C) for the next 7 days. Precipitation falls as snow up to roughly 300 m below this line – compare it with the top and base of the ski area.
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Snow history
Measured by MeteoSwiss at S. Bernardino (1’639 m), 28.5 km from the ski area · winters 1991/92–2025/26 (27 seasons). The nearest suitable station is far away – treat the figures as indicative.
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at S. Bernardino: typical range (10–90 %) and median of the last 27 winters, compared with last winter and this winter so far.
New snow per winter
Total fresh snow, October–May. Last winter highlighted.
Average new snow by month
Average fresh snow per month over 27 winters.
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| Month | New snow (avg) | Snow depth (avg) | Days with new snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 10 cm | 1 cm | 1.6 |
| Nov | 60 cm | 13 cm | 6.5 |
| Dec | 76 cm | 33 cm | 8 |
| Jan | 90 cm | 59 cm | 8.5 |
| Feb | 73 cm | 71 cm | 7 |
| Mar | 66 cm | 67 cm | 7.2 |
| Apr | 61 cm | 33 cm | 5.7 |
| May | 5 cm | 2 cm | 0.7 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 293 cm | 90 cm | 74 |
| 2024/25 | 374 cm | 140 cm | 97 |
| 2023/24 | 636 cm | 150 cm | 139 |
| 2022/23 | 229 cm | 54 cm | 25 |
| 2021/22 | 190 cm | 40 cm | 5 |
| 2020/21 | 500 cm | 155 cm | 141 |
| 2019/20 | 394 cm | 113 cm | 145 |
| 2018/19 | 508 cm | 118 cm | 125 |
| 2017/18 | 606 cm | 158 cm | 138 |
| 2016/17 | 365 cm | 144 cm | 58 |
| 2015/16 | 360 cm | 138 cm | 76 |
| 2014/15 | 445 cm | 117 cm | 86 |
| 2005/06 | 538 cm | 165 cm | 140 |
| 2004/05 | 273 cm | 79 cm | 104 |
| 2003/04 | 560 cm | 135 cm | 159 |
| 2002/03 | 338 cm | 106 cm | 125 |
| 2001/02 | 274 cm | 70 cm | 37 |
| 2000/01 | 839 cm | 231 cm | 192 |
| 1999/00 | 427 cm | 88 cm | 119 |
| 1998/99 | 534 cm | 130 cm | 105 |
| 1997/98 | 714 cm | 137 cm | 166 |
| 1996/97 | 321 cm | 107 cm | 116 |
| 1995/96 | 407 cm | 115 cm | 119 |
| 1994/95 | 365 cm | 101 cm | 83 |
| 1993/94 | 673 cm | 195 cm | 126 |
| 1992/93 | 260 cm | 89 cm | 99 |
| 1991/92 | 498 cm | 130 cm | 131 |
Ski pass & season
Day-pass prices have not been published or checked for this area yet.
Live cams
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue6.1 km
- Intermediate · red2.4 km
- Difficult · black2.7 km
- Ski routes0 km
Measured along the mapped piste lines. Resorts often advertise larger figures because they count both sides of wide slopes or every variant of a run.
Lifts
4 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brusada - Lago di Carì | Chairlift | 991 m | 1’949 → 2’280 | 331 m |
| — | Magic carpet | 178 m | 2’244 → 2’264 | 20 m |
| Carì - Brusada | Chairlift | 985 m | 1’651 → 1’950 | 299 m |
| — | Magic carpet | 71 m | 1’941 → 1’950 | 9 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Ticino
- Municipality
- Faido
- Villages
- Carì, Faido
- By train
- Faido station · 2.3 km from the valley lift
- Website
- Not known yet
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.5054, 8.8177
Questions
How many lifts does Carì have?
Carì has 4 lifts. Mapped in detail: 2 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets.
How high is Carì?
The highest lift station is at 2’280 m and the lowest point at 1’627 m, giving a vertical drop of 653 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Carì have?
11.2 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 6.1 km blue, 2.4 km red and 2.7 km black.
How much is a day pass at Carì?
Day prices are published on the official website.
How much snow does Carì get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 442 cm of new snow per winter at S. Bernardino (1’639 m, 28.5 km away), with 109 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground; typically snow-sure from 10 Dec to 10 Apr. Record: 231 cm (9 Mar 2000/01).
Is there a live webcam for Carì?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to Carì by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Faido, 2.3 km from the valley lift.
Lifts, pistes and the map come from OpenStreetMap, elevations from swisstopo. Last update . Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap – how the figures are calculated.
Nearby ski areas
Straight-line distance.