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Giswil resort profile

Giswil Morlialp · Obwalden · Switzerland · 1355–1837 m

Altitude1355-1837 m
Vertical drop482 m
Slopes12 km
Lifts8

Giswil, Obwalden

Resort overview

Resort base in the Giswil Morlialp ski area.

Altitude485 m
CountrySwitzerland

Giswil Morlialp ski area

Giswil is part of this ski area.

Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.

Mountain rangeFreiburger Voralpen und Berner Voralpen
Vertical drop1355 - 1837 meters
Descent482 meters
Mountain(s)Hoch Gumme 2139m

Giswil Morlialp ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Giswil.

Giswil is a resort base in the Giswil Morlialp ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 12 km of slopes, 1355-1837 m altitude, 8 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 60%.

Ski areaAltitude range1355–1837 m100% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix12 km slopes100% confidenceSki areaLift network8 lifts100% confidence
Compact ski areaIntermediate focusDense lift network
Ski-area scale 12 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
Terrain character The terrain is clearly weighted toward intermediate skiing. The largest share is about 60%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Limited vertical rangeDense lift accessHigh published capacityHigher terrain cost
Altitude resilience Snow reliability is likely to depend more strongly on aspect, weather cycles and snowmaking than on extreme altitude.
Lift infrastructure About 1.5 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 8,370 persons, about 1046 persons/hour per lift and 698 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 3.2 km, averaging about 0.4 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Giswil Morlialp.

This ski area is clearly oriented toward intermediate skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Intermediate terrain focus
Slopes3 ski slopes
Total12 km
  • Blue2.8 km
  • Red7.2 km
  • Black2 km
Blue2.8 km23%
Red7.2 km60%
Black2 km17%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Giswil Morlialp.

The ski area has 8 lifts. T-bar / platter is the largest listed category at 4. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 13% of the published lift-type breakdown. The network provides about 1.5 slope km per lift.

Surface-lift emphasisDense terrain accessHigh published capacity
Chairlift 1
Moving carpet 1
Rope tow / baby lift 2
T-bar / platter 4
Total lifts8
Lift capacity 8,370 persons/hour
Lift length3.2 km

Ski pass

Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.

The adult day pass has a higher cost per published slope kilometre; location, infrastructure and convenience may be more important than terrain scale alone.

Higher terrain cost
TicketPricePrice/km
Daycard adult38 SWISS FRANC3.17 SWISS FRANC/km
6-day adult179 SWISS FRANC14.92 SWISS FRANC/km
Daycard child26 SWISS FRANC2.17 SWISS FRANC/km
6-day child118 SWISS FRANC9.83 SWISS FRANC/km

The overall rating for Giswil currently uses third-party overall rating evidence. No SkiWeather visitor review has been counted yet.

Overall rating 6.6
All resorts 6.2
Beginner n.a. 7.6
Advanced n.a. 7.7
Expert n.a. 7.1
Free-nature n.a. 6.9
Snow n.a. 7.6
Family n.a. 7.8
Après-ski n.a. 6.7
Nature n.a. 7.7
Hiking n.a. 7
Lifts n.a. 7.2

No visitor review is available for Giswil yet.

Address

PlaceGiswil Obwalden Switzerland

Contact

Location

Mountain intelligence

Why this resort matters now

Structurally, Giswil Morlialp behaves like a efficient short-break base. Current weather support is strong. The mountain-weather context is 23°C upper-range temperature, 7 km/h wind, 23 mm / 48h precipitation. 2 healthy webcams can help verify the current picture.

Evidence confidence91%
Current evidence76/100
Weather support80/100
Risk20/100
Stronger related option100/100Achenkirch

A structurally related resort currently has the stronger live setup.

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