Hochwacht
Mosnang
Hochwacht is a ski area in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, with access from Mosnang. It has 1 lift (1 T-bar mapped) and 1.6 km of marked pistes – 0.9 km easy, 0.4 km intermediate and 0.3 km difficult. The lifts reach 838 m above sea level; the lowest point is 720 m, a vertical drop of 118 m. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 168 cm of new snow per winter at Mogelsberg (780 m, 7.1 km away), with 5 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Bütschwil 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 (838 m) and the base (720 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 Mogelsberg (780 m), 7.1 km from the ski area · winters 2008/09–2025/26 (17 seasons).
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Mogelsberg: typical range (10–90 %) and median of the last 17 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 17 winters.
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| Month | New snow (avg) | Snow depth (avg) | Days with new snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 3 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 |
| Nov | 18 cm | 1 cm | 3.6 |
| Dec | 35 cm | 6 cm | 5.2 |
| Jan | 43 cm | 9 cm | 7.5 |
| Feb | 35 cm | 8 cm | 6.8 |
| Mar | 21 cm | 2 cm | 4.3 |
| Apr | 11 cm | 1 cm | 1.8 |
| May | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 164 cm | 29 cm | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 97 cm | 32 cm | 2 |
| 2023/24 | 132 cm | 32 cm | 2 |
| 2022/23 | 65 cm | 16 cm | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 176 cm | 33 cm | 5 |
| 2020/21 | 244 cm | 67 cm | 14 |
| 2019/20 | 53 cm | 12 cm | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 196 cm | 56 cm | 12 |
| 2017/18 | 187 cm | 33 cm | 1 |
| 2016/17 | 148 cm | 30 cm | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 164 cm | 28 cm | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 226 cm | 55 cm | 14 |
| 2013/14 | 99 cm | 17 cm | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 379 cm | 39 cm | 14 |
| 2010/11 | 140 cm | 31 cm | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 194 cm | 39 cm | 5 |
| 2008/09 | 193 cm | 46 cm | 13 |
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 · blue0.9 km
- Intermediate · red0.4 km
- Difficult · black0.3 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
1 mapped lift, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skilift Hochwacht | T-bar | 373 m | 720 → 838 | 118 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- St. Gallen
- Municipality
- Mosnang
- Villages
- Mosnang
- By train
- Bütschwil station · 2.3 km from the valley lift
- Website
- Not known yet
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 47.3594, 9.0438
Questions
How many lifts does Hochwacht have?
Hochwacht has 1 lift. Mapped in detail: 1 T-bar.
How high is Hochwacht?
The highest lift station is at 838 m and the lowest point at 720 m, giving a vertical drop of 118 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Hochwacht have?
1.6 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 0.9 km blue, 0.4 km red and 0.3 km black.
How much is a day pass at Hochwacht?
Day prices are published on the official website.
How much snow does Hochwacht get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 168 cm of new snow per winter at Mogelsberg (780 m, 7.1 km away), with 5 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Record: 67 cm (15 Jan 2020/21).
Is there a live webcam for Hochwacht?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to Hochwacht by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Bütschwil, 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.