Pizol
Bad Ragaz · Wangs
Pizol is a ski area in the canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland, with access from Bad Ragaz, Wangs. It has 12 lifts (2 gondolas, 4 chairlifts, 3 T-bars, 2 platters, 1 rope tow, 2 magic carpets mapped) and 35.9 km of marked pistes – 15.9 km easy, 14.1 km intermediate and 5.9 km difficult, plus 4.8 km of ski routes. The lifts reach 2’250 m above sea level; the lowest point is 490 m, a vertical drop of 1’760 m. An adult day pass costs CHF 67 (up to CHF 69), season 2025/26 – Mon–Fri; weekends CHF 69. Live webcams are available on the official website. Bad Ragaz railway station is 2.5 km from the valley lift.
Conditions & snow forecast
Ski pass & live cams
Adult day passCHF 67up to CHF 69
Mon–Fri; weekends CHF 69. Season 2025/26. Official price, checked · source
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Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue15.9 km
- Intermediate · red14.1 km
- Difficult · black5.9 km
- Ski routes4.8 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
14 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laufböden - Pizolhütte | Platter | 511 m | 2’209 → 2’250 | 41 m |
| Pizolhütte - Laufböden | T-bar | 304 m | 2’203 → 2’250 | 47 m |
| Pardiel - Laufböden | Chairlift | 2’383 m | 1’627 → 2’224 | 597 m |
| Gaffia - Pizolhütte | Chairlift | 1’378 m | 1’843 → 2’221 | 378 m |
| SAC-Lift | T-bar | 698 m | 2’056 → 2’217 | 161 m |
| Furt - Gaffia | Chairlift | 1’264 m | 1’523 → 1’868 | 345 m |
| Schwammbahn | Chairlift | 1’611 m | 1’330 → 1’853 | 523 m |
| Riderslift | Rope tow | 149 m | 1’597 → 1’633 | 36 m |
| Bad Ragaz-Pardiel | Gondola | 3’166 m | 490 → 1’627 | 1’137 m |
| Förderband Pardiel | Magic carpet | 53 m | 1’615 → 1’627 | 12 m |
| Übungslift Prodboden | T-bar | 352 m | 1’540 → 1’619 | 79 m |
| — | Magic carpet | 20 m | 1’527 → 1’528 | 1 m |
Show all 14 lifts
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wangs-Maienberg-Furt | Gondola | 3’090 m | 532 → 1’523 | 991 m |
| Übungslift Furt | Platter | 207 m | 1’469 → 1’523 | 54 m |
12 lift installations are listed for this area; 14 are currently mapped in OpenStreetMap and shown here.
Practical information
- Canton
- St. Gallen
- Municipality
- Bad Ragaz
- Villages
- Bad Ragaz, Wangs
- By train
- Bad Ragaz station · 2.5 km from the valley lift
- Website
- pizol.com
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.9930, 9.4359
Questions
How many lifts does Pizol have?
Pizol has 12 lifts. Mapped in detail: 2 gondolas, 4 chairlifts, 3 T-bars, 2 platters, 1 rope tow, 2 magic carpets.
How high is Pizol?
The highest lift station is at 2’250 m and the lowest point at 490 m, giving a vertical drop of 1’760 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Pizol have?
35.9 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 15.9 km blue, 14.1 km red and 5.9 km black. There are also 4.8 km of ski routes.
How much is a day pass at Pizol?
An adult 1-day ski pass costs CHF 67 (up to CHF 69), season 2025/26 – Mon–Fri; weekends CHF 69 (official price, checked 2026-10-02).
Is there a live webcam for Pizol?
Yes – live cams are available at https://pizol.com/en/current/webcam/.
How do I get to Pizol by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Bad Ragaz, 2.5 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.