These ten ski resorts are all reachable from Wil 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 Wil SG, 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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Urnäsch Osteregg is a small ski area on the Osteregg slope in Urnäsch, Switzerland. Wide natural-snow pistes are served by a ski lift and a pony lift in the children's area, which is especially suited to beginners and families.
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Easy slopes: 0.3 km
Intermediate slopes: 1.4 km
The Skilifte Alpsteinblick in Gonten, Switzerland, are a small family-oriented ski area at the foot of the Alpstein. Two parallel ski lifts serve wide, obstacle-free blue pistes, complemented by the Bollisweid practice lift for beginners and children. The area is served by the Skischule Gonten and includes restaurants at the valley and mountain stations.
3.2 km2Easy slopes: 3.2 kmIntermediate slopes: 0 km
Advanced slopes: 0 kmThe Degersheim ski lifts form a small ski area in Degersheim, Switzerland, with two surface lifts, a pony lift and around 3 km of prepared pistes. The area suits all ages and ability levels and is also used by school classes. There is a simple fun park for children and beginners by the pony lift, and night skiing is possible.
5 km3Easy slopes: 3.2 kmIntermediate slopes: 2.2 kmSkilift Grub-Kaien is a small ski-lift area in Switzerland with prepared pistes and a single ski lift. Operation is limited to Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons and caters to families, school classes and groups.
1.8 km1Easy slopes: 1.8 kmSkilift Appenzell-Sollegg is a small ski area in Appenzell, Switzerland, located about five minutes on foot from Appenzell railway station. It is served by a surface lift built in 1953 and a practice lift, giving access to prepared pistes across easy, intermediate and advanced grades. From the Sollegg top station at 1,204 m, visitors enjoy long descents and, in clear weather, views as far as Lake Constance.
6 km1Easy slopes: 2.2 kmIntermediate slopes: 3.2 kmAdvanced slopes: 0.5 kmEbenalp-Horn is a family ski area in the Appenzellerland in Switzerland, reached by cable car from Wasserauen. The area around the Ebenalp and the Horn lift in Schwende offers easy blue pistes, a children's area with magic carpet and rope lift, a beginner funpark, night skiing and marked winter hiking and snowshoe routes. The Ebenalp is also a starting point for mountain hikes in the Alpstein and is home to the Aescher mountain inn and the Wildkirchli caves.
9 km5Easy slopes: 1.2 kmIntermediate slopes: 7 kmAdvanced slopes: 0.8 kmThe Brülisau-Leugangen ski lift in Brülisau in the canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden is a family-friendly, inexpensive and varied small ski area with one ski lift. It is aimed at families and beginners looking for an uncomplicated winter day in the region.
3 km1Intermediate slopes: 3 kmSkilift Oberegg-St. Anton is a small ski lift in the Appenzell region, with its valley station at 855 m above sea level and its mountain station at 1110 m. Built in 1965, the facility offers around 3.5 km of pistes and three runs and is listed as a technical cultural monument of national significance in the Swiss Federal Office of Culture's inventory.
2.6 km1Easy slopes: 1.4 kmIntermediate slopes: 1.2 kmSkilift Bildhaus is a small ski area with a 280 m mast lift with T-bar tows and a 220 m pony lift. The simple, wide and gently sloping pistes are especially suited to families with small children, as well as snowboarders and skiers who do not want to travel far.
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The Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann ski area is located in eastern Switzerland in the Toggenburg region of the canton of St. Gallen, stretching between the Chäserrugg summit at 2,262 m, Unterwasser and Alt St. Johann. It offers around 50 kilometres of pistes, modern lifts and infrastructure shaped by the architects Herzog & de Meuron. The offering also includes winter hiking trails, sledging runs and cross-country trails.
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