These ten ski resorts are all reachable from Locarno 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 Locarno, 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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Eggberge near Altdorf in the canton of Uri is a sunny, family-friendly ski area with a ski lift that overcomes around 280 metres of elevation. Four prepared pistes with a total descent length of about 6 kilometres are available to skiers and snowboarders; the mountain station is reached by the Flüelen–Eggberge cable car.
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Easy slopes: 3.6 km
Intermediate slopes: 2.2 kmBedea-Novaggio is a small ski area in Ticino with a gentle slope where the Swiss Ski School Bedea-Novaggio offers private lessons, group courses and rental equipment. Founded in 1986 together with the Bedea ski lift, the school is affiliated with Swiss Snowsports and holds an official licence.
0.7 km1Easy slopes: 0.7 kmSci Lift Prato Leventina is a small ski area in Prato Leventina, Switzerland, located 3 km from the Varenzo motorway exit. It offers 5 km of downhill pistes on a west-facing slope, served by a ski lift from 1050 to 1300 m above sea level, with a black piste, red pistes and a blue piste through the forest. The area has snowmaking, a heated buvette, a large free car park, a ski school and a 2 km cross-country circuit between Prato and Mascengo.
5 km2Easy slopes: 4 kmIntermediate slopes: 0.8 km
Advanced slopes: 0.5 kmAlpe di Neggia is a small ski area at 1,400 m above sea level in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland, about 15 km from the lakeshore and reached via the road to Indemini from Vira, San Nazzaro or Maccagno (Italy). The area has a plate lift and a mini lift, prepared pistes and a prepared sledging slope.
1.6 km2Easy slopes: 1.2 kmIntermediate slopes: 0.4 kmBosco Gurin – Grossalp is a ski area in the Swiss canton of Ticino, above the Walser village of Bosco Gurin, the highest village in the canton at 1,506 m. The area offers around 30 km of downhill pistes served by two 4-seat chairlifts, three ski lifts and two magic carpets, reaching Sonnenberg at 2,500 m, Guriner Furka at 2,360 m and Rossboda at 2,000 m. Skiing, snowboarding and freestyle are complemented by a Swiss ski and snowboard school, a children's area with magic carpet, a 4 km sledging run and winter hiking. The historic village is known for its Walser culture, the Ggurijnartitsch dialect and the Walserhaus museum.
18 km4Easy slopes: 6 kmIntermediate slopes: 9 kmAdvanced slopes: 4 kmAirolo - Pesciüm is a ski area at the foot of the San Gottardo massif in the Ticino Alps, Switzerland, reached from Airolo by cable car up to Pesciüm at 1,745 m. The lifts serve slopes rising to 2,250 m at Varozzei, with 30 km of pistes for all levels plus extensive freeride terrain. The area also features the Raiffeisen Freestyle Arena for moguls and aerials, a ski and snowboard school, and an Avalanche Training Center.
20 km7Easy slopes: 1 kmIntermediate slopes: 9 kmAdvanced slopes: 10 kmCarì is a ski area in the Swiss canton of Ticino, above Faido, with slopes served by two chairlifts and a base station at around 1,650 m. The area offers marked downhill pistes, a sledging run, and dining at Osteria Belvedere and Ristorante La Pineta. It is reachable by car via the A2 motorway or by train to Faido followed by Postbus.
12 km2Easy slopes: 6 kmIntermediate slopes: 2.4 kmAdvanced slopes: 2.8 kmCioss Prato is a small ski area in the Bedretto Valley in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It offers prepared downhill slopes, a sliding-sports school, a snowshoe and nature trail, a restaurant and a playground.
1.8 km2Easy slopes: 1.8 kmBiel-Kinzig is a family-friendly winter sports area between 1634 and 1930 m above sea level in the Schächental near Bürglen Uri, a few kilometres from the Urner capital Altdorf. It is reached from Bürglen in 15 minutes by cable car; a ski lift and a chairlift carry visitors up to 1930 m. The largely fog-free area offers well-groomed, varied pistes for beginners and advanced skiers, unprepared slopes for freeriders and starting points for ski tours with powder-snow descents.
7 km3Easy slopes: 2.6 kmIntermediate slopes: 5 kmThe Splügen-Tambo ski area is located in Splügen, Switzerland, and covers a compact, varied winter sports area in the Bündner Alps between 1,480 and 2,215 metres above sea level. It offers groomed pistes for all levels, a children's area, a sledging run, cross-country ski trails and a mountain restaurant plus further dining options at the valley and mountain stations.
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