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SkiingGrächen, Valais
Grächen
Ski area17 kmSnow Jan–Dec
Pistes17 kmdownhill
Lifts15in the area
Snow seasonJan–DecDom
Nearest townGrächen1.9 km
46.19° N, 7.86° EUTC+2 · Central European Summer Time
When to goGrächen · weather score
Best timeJun–Aug
October: high / low11° / 3°
Skiing
Grächen in brief
Grächen is a ski area in Grächen, Valais, Switzerland with about 17 km of downhill pistes and 15 lifts.
At Dom (4,546 m), the nearest summit, precipitation falls mostly as snow in Jan–Dec.
The nearest town in the atlas is Grächen, 1.9 km away.
Weather nearby now
Grächen8°
Cloudy now
Today
22 Oct
8°
-1°
Fri
23 Oct
6°
2°
7 mm
Sat
24 Oct
5°
2°
8 mm
Sun
25 Oct
9°
5°
16 mm
Mon
26 Oct
12°
0°
Model run 00:00 UTCRefreshed several times a day
Fresh snow, next 10 days
| Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | Thu 29 | Fri 30 | Sat 31 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grächen1,617 m | –4° | –4° | –3° | –7° | –6° | –13° | –11° | –10° | –12° | –12° | 0 cm |
| Dom4,546 m | –-15° | 7 cm-15° | 8 cm-16° | 16 cm-12° | –-13° | –-6° | –-8° | –-9° | –-7° | –-7° | 31 cm |
Estimate: the forecast's precipitation at each height shown, as snow when it is cold enough there (about 1 cm per mm). Resorts publish their own snow reports.
Pistes by difficulty
Kilometres of downhill piste, as mappedLifts
15- Chairlifts5
- T-bars4
- Moving carpets4
- Gondolas1
- Platter lifts1
Snow through the year
Dom · 4,546 mJan❄-24°
Feb❄-23°
Mar❄-19°
Apr❄-16°
May❄-11°
Jun❄-6°
Jul❄-3°
Aug❄-3°
Sep❄-7°
Oct❄-12°
Nov❄-19°
Dec❄-24°
Snow: months when the mean temperature at the summit is at most +1 °C and at least 10 mm falls. Below: mean temperature at the summit.
Stay nearby
Towns close by
Around here
Grächen and around
Nature
Mountains
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Grenzgipfel
4,618 m · Monte Rosa Massif
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Zumsteinspitze
4,563 m · Monte Rosa Massif
Heritage
Museums
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Saaser Museum
Local museum
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