Elm
Sernftal
Elm is a ski area in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland, with access from Sernftal. It has 5 lifts (1 gondola, 2 chairlifts, 2 T-bars, 3 magic carpets mapped) and 26.7 km of marked pistes – 13.2 km easy, 8.8 km intermediate and 4.7 km difficult, plus 0.8 km of ski routes. The lifts reach 2’101 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’016 m, a vertical drop of 1’085 m. Live webcams are available on the official website.
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 · blue13.2 km
- Intermediate · red8.8 km
- Difficult · black4.7 km
- Ski routes0.8 km
- Sledging runs3.2 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
8 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleusbahn | Chairlift | 1’471 m | 1’694 → 2’101 | 407 m |
| Schabellbahn | Chairlift | 1’540 m | 1’442 → 2’026 | 584 m |
| Bischof | T-bar | 981 m | 1’620 → 1’945 | 325 m |
| Ämpächli | T-bar | 473 m | 1’430 → 1’558 | 128 m |
| Kinder-Arena | Magic carpet | 85 m | 1’495 → 1’515 | 20 m |
| Kinder-Arena | Magic carpet | 35 m | 1’490 → 1’494 | 4 m |
| Gondelbahn Elm-Ämpächli | Gondola | 1’060 m | 1’020 → 1’490 | 470 m |
| Kinder-Arena | Magic carpet | 44 m | 1’482 → 1’489 | 7 m |
5 lift installations are listed for this area; 8 are currently mapped in OpenStreetMap and shown here.
Practical information
- Canton
- Glarus
- Municipality
- Glarus Süd
- Villages
- Elm, Sernftal
- By train
- No railway station at the base – plan by bus & train
- Website
- sportbahnenelm.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.9230, 9.1510
Questions
How many lifts does Elm have?
Elm has 5 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 gondola, 2 chairlifts, 2 T-bars, 3 magic carpets.
How high is Elm?
The highest lift station is at 2’101 m and the lowest point at 1’016 m, giving a vertical drop of 1’085 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Elm have?
26.7 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 13.2 km blue, 8.8 km red and 4.7 km black. There are also 0.8 km of ski routes.
How much is a day pass at Elm?
Prices are published on the official website (https://www.sportbahnenelm.ch).
Is there a live webcam for Elm?
Yes – live cams are available at https://sportbahnenelm.ch/de/sportbahnen-elm/webcams.html.
How do I get to Elm by public transport?
There is no railway station at the base; use the Swiss public transport planner (bus and train) to the valley station.
Lifts, pistes and the map come from OpenStreetMap, elevations from swisstopo. Last update . Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap – how the figures are calculated.