Ebenalp
Wasserauen · Schwende
Ebenalp is a ski area in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, Switzerland, with access from Wasserauen, Schwende. It has 7 lifts (1 cable car, 3 T-bars, 2 rope tows mapped) and 9.2 km of marked pistes – 1.2 km easy, 7.3 km intermediate and 0.7 km difficult, plus 0.3 km of ski routes. The lifts reach 1’720 m above sea level; the lowest point is 846 m, a vertical drop of 874 m. Live webcams are available on the official website. Schwende railway station is 0.2 km from the valley lift.
Conditions & snow forecast
Ski pass & live cams
Day-pass prices have not been published or checked for this area yet. See the official website.
Opens the official live cams in a new tab. Images belong to the ski area.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue1.2 km
- Intermediate · red7.3 km
- Difficult · black0.7 km
- Ski routes0.3 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
6 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chlus | T-bar | 751 m | 1’521 → 1’720 | 199 m |
| Gartenwald | T-bar | 673 m | 1’370 → 1’636 | 266 m |
| — | Rope tow | 56 m | 1’607 → 1’636 | 29 m |
| Luftseilbahn Wasserauen-Ebenalp | Cable car | 1’306 m | 872 → 1’596 | 724 m |
| Skilift Horn | T-bar | 634 m | 848 → 1’037 | 189 m |
| — | Rope tow | 73 m | 848 → 855 | 7 m |
7 lift installations are listed for this area; 6 are currently mapped in OpenStreetMap and shown here.
Practical information
- Canton
- Appenzell Innerrhoden
- Municipality
- Schwende-Rüte
- Villages
- Wasserauen, Schwende
- By train
- Schwende station · 0.2 km from the valley lift
- Website
- ebenalp.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 47.2891, 9.4176
Questions
How many lifts does Ebenalp have?
Ebenalp has 7 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 cable car, 3 T-bars, 2 rope tows.
How high is Ebenalp?
The highest lift station is at 1’720 m and the lowest point at 846 m, giving a vertical drop of 874 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Ebenalp have?
9.2 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 1.2 km blue, 7.3 km red and 0.7 km black. There are also 0.3 km of ski routes.
How much is a day pass at Ebenalp?
Prices are published on the official website (https://www.ebenalp.ch).
Is there a live webcam for Ebenalp?
Yes – live cams are available at https://ebenalp.roundshot.com/.
How do I get to Ebenalp by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Schwende, 0.2 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.