Unterschächen village lift
Unterschächen
Unterschächen village lift is a ski area in the canton of Uri, Switzerland, with access from Unterschächen. It has 1 lift (1 rope tow mapped) and 0.1 km of marked pistes – 0.1 km easy, 0 km intermediate and 0 km difficult. The lifts reach 1’010 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’004 m, a vertical drop of 6 m. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 643 cm of new snow per winter at Unterschächen (1’470 m, 1.2 km away), with 79 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground; typically snow-sure from 12 Dec to 29 Mar.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (1’010 m) and the base (1’004 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 Unterschächen (1’470 m), 1.2 km from the ski area · winters 2009/10–2025/26 (17 seasons).
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Unterschächen: 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 | 28 cm | 2 cm | 2.3 |
| Nov | 89 cm | 8 cm | 7.4 |
| Dec | 119 cm | 31 cm | 10.2 |
| Jan | 128 cm | 48 cm | 11.2 |
| Feb | 91 cm | 61 cm | 9.5 |
| Mar | 98 cm | 44 cm | 8.5 |
| Apr | 69 cm | 17 cm | 5.4 |
| May | 21 cm | 1 cm | 2.1 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 540 cm | 95 cm | 30 |
| 2024/25 | 449 cm | 110 cm | 57 |
| 2023/24 | 771 cm | 90 cm | 69 |
| 2022/23 | 430 cm | 54 cm | 16 |
| 2021/22 | 572 cm | 112 cm | 94 |
| 2020/21 | 875 cm | 162 cm | 133 |
| 2019/20 | 433 cm | 48 cm | 17 |
| 2018/19 | 839 cm | 162 cm | 116 |
| 2017/18 | 687 cm | 112 cm | 117 |
| 2016/17 | 617 cm | 97 cm | 80 |
| 2015/16 | 679 cm | 100 cm | 77 |
| 2014/15 | 751 cm | 105 cm | 90 |
| 2013/14 | 573 cm | 68 cm | 63 |
| 2012/13 | 855 cm | 190 cm | 138 |
| 2011/12 | 721 cm | 221 cm | 129 |
| 2010/11 | 499 cm | 60 cm | 27 |
| 2009/10 | 645 cm | 110 cm | 85 |
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 · blue0.1 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
1 mapped lift, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Rope tow | 80 m | 1’004 → 1’010 | 6 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Uri
- Municipality
- Unterschächen
- Villages
- Unterschächen
- By train
- No railway station at the base – plan by bus & train
- Website
- Not known yet
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.8607, 8.7705
Questions
How many lifts does Unterschächen village lift have?
Unterschächen village lift has 1 lift. Mapped in detail: 1 rope tow.
How high is Unterschächen village lift?
The highest lift station is at 1’010 m and the lowest point at 1’004 m, giving a vertical drop of 6 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Unterschächen village lift have?
0.1 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 0.1 km blue, 0 km red and 0 km black.
How much is a day pass at Unterschächen village lift?
Day prices are published on the official website.
How much snow does Unterschächen village lift get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 643 cm of new snow per winter at Unterschächen (1’470 m, 1.2 km away), with 79 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground; typically snow-sure from 12 Dec to 29 Mar. Record: 221 cm (16 Feb 2011/12).
Is there a live webcam for Unterschächen village lift?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to Unterschächen village lift 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.
Nearby ski areas
Straight-line distance.