Languard
Pontresina
Languard is a ski area in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland, with access from Pontresina. It has 5 lifts (1 chairlift, 1 T-bar mapped) and 0.3 km of marked pistes – 0.3 km easy, 0 km intermediate and 0 km difficult. The lifts reach 2’326 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’774 m, a vertical drop of 552 m. Season passes: Ikon Pass (limited days). MeteoSwiss measures an average of 276 cm of new snow per winter at Pontresina (1’787 m, 2.8 km away), with 73 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground; typically snow-sure from 31 Dec to 21 Mar. Surovas railway station is 0.6 km from the valley lift.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (2’326 m) and the base (1’774 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 Pontresina (1’787 m), 2.8 km from the ski area · winters 2011/12–2025/26 (15 seasons).
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Pontresina: typical range (10–90 %) and median of the last 15 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 15 winters.
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| Month | New snow (avg) | Snow depth (avg) | Days with new snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 16 cm | 1 cm | 1.7 |
| Nov | 41 cm | 8 cm | 5.5 |
| Dec | 51 cm | 20 cm | 8.2 |
| Jan | 55 cm | 40 cm | 8.9 |
| Feb | 45 cm | 53 cm | 7 |
| Mar | 36 cm | 36 cm | 6.1 |
| Apr | 24 cm | 4 cm | 3.3 |
| May | 6 cm | 0 cm | 1.7 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 212 cm | 65 cm | 44 |
| 2024/25 | 185 cm | 60 cm | 59 |
| 2023/24 | 426 cm | 80 cm | 100 |
| 2022/23 | 170 cm | 35 cm | 12 |
| 2021/22 | 243 cm | 62 cm | 104 |
| 2020/21 | 412 cm | 125 cm | 118 |
| 2019/20 | 295 cm | 110 cm | 117 |
| 2018/19 | 321 cm | 93 cm | 67 |
| 2017/18 | 261 cm | 80 cm | 97 |
| 2016/17 | 151 cm | 33 cm | 4 |
| 2015/16 | 221 cm | 69 cm | 38 |
| 2014/15 | 200 cm | 45 cm | 50 |
| 2013/14 | 504 cm | 158 cm | 104 |
| 2012/13 | 270 cm | 57 cm | 94 |
| 2011/12 | 267 cm | 70 cm | 85 |
Ski pass & season
Day-pass prices have not been published or checked for this area yet. See the official website.
Season passes
- Ikon PassLimited number of days · Up to 7 days in Zermatt and in the St. Moritz ski areas
Live cams
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue0.3 km
- Intermediate · red0 km
- Difficult · black0 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
2 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sesselbahn Languard | Chairlift | 1’245 m | 1’774 → 2’326 | 552 m |
| Skilift Languard | T-bar | 311 m | 1’774 → 1’918 | 144 m |
5 lift installations are listed for this area; 2 are currently mapped in OpenStreetMap and shown here.
Practical information
- Canton
- Graubünden
- Municipality
- Pontresina
- Villages
- Pontresina
- By train
- Surovas station · 0.6 km from the valley lift
- Ski pass / group
- Engadin St. Moritz
- Website
- pontresina.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.4903, 9.9116
Questions
How many lifts does Languard have?
Languard has 5 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 chairlift, 1 T-bar.
How high is Languard?
The highest lift station is at 2’326 m and the lowest point at 1’774 m, giving a vertical drop of 552 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Languard have?
0.3 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 0.3 km blue, 0 km red and 0 km black.
How much is a day pass at Languard?
Day prices are published on the official website (https://www.pontresina.ch). Season passes: Ikon Pass.
How much snow does Languard get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 276 cm of new snow per winter at Pontresina (1’787 m, 2.8 km away), with 73 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground; typically snow-sure from 31 Dec to 21 Mar. Record: 158 cm (17 Feb 2013/14).
Which season passes are valid at Languard?
Ikon Pass (limited number of days).
Is there a live webcam for Languard?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to Languard by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Surovas, 0.6 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.