These ten ski resorts are all reachable from Aarau by public transport. From family-friendly slopes to high-altitude runs, there's something for every skier. Whether you're after quiet pistes or lively après-ski villages, the Swiss rail network brings you close to the action.
The resorts below are sorted by travel time from Aarau, to facilitate your planning. Make sure to visit the map, to explore thousands of destinations and activities, reachable from any starting point in Switzerland.
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The Röhrenmoos ski lift in Dietikon is probably the lowest-lying ski lift in Switzerland and has been operated by the city of Dietikon since 1972. Around 40 T-bars pull skiers, snowboarders and tobogganers up a 225-metre stretch from 460 to 495 m above sea level.
0.3 km
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Easy slopes: 0.3 km| S11 (27m) | |
| 325 (6m) | |
Röti is a small ski area on the Balmberg in the Jura in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Three ski lifts – the Höfli practice lift, the Kähle lift and the Bödeli lift – serve pistes for beginners and more advanced skiers. When snow conditions allow, the floodlit Kähle piste is open for night skiing from Tuesday to Friday.
3 km3Easy slopes: 2 km
Intermediate slopes: 0.9 km
Advanced slopes: 0.2 km| IC5 (28m) | |
| 12 (26m) | |
The Hohe Winde ski lift in Beinwil in the canton of Solothurn lies at the foot of the Passwang. A double T-bar lift serves the north-west slope of the Hohe Winde up to 1060 m above sea level; from there several well-groomed, varied pistes with steep, hilly and flatter sections lead back to the valley station. Right next to the valley station and the restaurant, a free Pinocchio children's lift is available for parents with children and beginners.
4 km1Easy slopes: 3 kmIntermediate slopes: 1.4 km| IR16 (9m) | |
| IR55 (12m) | |
| S22 (8m) | |
| 130 (28m) | |
Téléskis Les Prés-d'Orvin is located on the southern edge of the Jura chain, on the north slopes of Mont-Sujet between 1030 and 1230 m above sea level. The small ski area has five lifts, blue and red pistes, three baby lifts, a Telebob and a sledging run. Ski rental, a ski school and food options are available on site.
4 km5Easy slopes: 1.6 kmIntermediate slopes: 3 km| IC5 (44m) | |
| 70 (29m) | |
Skilift Bäretswil (Skilift-Genossenschaft Steig Bäretswil) is a small, family-friendly ski area in the Zürich Oberland region. It has several surface lifts, including the Tellerlift as the longest lift at 450 metres with 110 metres of vertical, and the Grizzly-Turbo at 130 metres. Facilities include a children's area with a pony lift, a prepared sledging run and the Skibeizli, a meeting point for snow sports enthusiasts, companions and walkers.
1.4 km3Easy slopes: 0.8 kmIntermediate slopes: 0.5 km| IC5 (25m) | |
| S15 (21m) | |
| 851 (15m) | |
Skilift Homberg is a small family-run ski area in Homberg near Thun, Switzerland. It has three pistes with a total length of about three kilometres, served by a single ski lift that has been in family ownership since 1969. The area offers day, afternoon, morning and evening ski passes, and is part of the Magic Pass network.
3.4 km1Easy slopes: 0.8 kmIntermediate slopes: 1.8 kmAdvanced slopes: 0.9 km| S11 (7m) | |
| IC (51m) | |
| 33 (17m) | |
Skilift Friherrenberg is a small ski area in Einsiedeln, Switzerland, operated by Skilift Einsiedeln AG. It offers a large ski lift and the Raiffeisen Kinderland children's area with prepared pistes, open on Wednesday afternoons and at weekends during the winter season.
0.9 km3| IC5 (25m) | |
| IR35 (19m) | |
| S13 (24m) | |
| 556 (3m) | |
Skilift-Heiligenschwendi by the tennis court in Heiligenschwendi is a small children's ski lift with a platter lift up the local Hubelweid hill. The piste is available for skiing and snowboarding. After storm damage in January 2009, the lift was restored and reopened with the support of the community and many donations.
0.5 km1Easy slopes: 0.4 kmIntermediate slopes: 0.2 km| S11 (7m) | |
| IC (51m) | |
| 31 (22m) | |
Skilift Aeschiallmend AG is a small, family-friendly ski area in Aeschiried in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, above Lake Thun. It operates two T-bar lifts, Aeschiallmend (Krattigen) and Allmispitz (Aeschiried), plus the Windegg training lift with the Pinocchio children's ski lift, serving freshly groomed pistes with views of Lake Thun and the surrounding mountains. The area is especially suited to children and beginners, and also offers a sledging run from the Allmispitz down to Aeschiried.
7 km4Easy slopes: 3.2 kmIntermediate slopes: 3.2 kmAdvanced slopes: 0.6 km| RE12 (11m) | |
| IC61 (1h 5m) | |
| 62 (13m) | |
Rigi-Scheidegg/Burggeist is a small, family-friendly ski area high above Lake Lucerne on Mount Rigi in Switzerland. Around 5 km of carefully prepared alpine pistes offer good conditions for beginners and more advanced skiers and snowboarders against the backdrop of the Alps. The area is also a popular starting point for snowshoe and winter walkers, cross-country skiers and touring skiers.
5 km2Easy slopes: 2.2 kmIntermediate slopes: 2.8 km| IC5 (25m) | |
| IC2 (40m) | |
| 81 (8m) | |
| PB (6m) | |
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