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Maloja resort profile

Aela Maloja · Engadin · Switzerland · 1801–2136 m

Altitude1801-2136 m
Vertical drop335 m
Slopes3 km
Lifts2

Maloja, Engadin

Resort overview

Resort base in the Aela Maloja ski area.

Altitude1738 m
StateEngadin
CountrySwitzerland

Aela Maloja ski area

Maloja 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 rangeWalliser Alpen
Vertical drop1801 - 2136 meters
Descent335 meters
Mountain(s)Piz Aela 2148m

Aela Maloja ski area overview

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

Maloja is a resort base in the Aela Maloja ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 3 km of slopes, 1801-2136 m altitude, 2 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 50%.

Ski areaAltitude range1801–2136 m100% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix3 km slopes100% confidenceSki areaLift network2 lifts100% confidence
Compact ski areaIntermediate focusDense lift network
Ski-area scale 3 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 50%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Limited vertical rangeDense lift accessHigher terrain costBelow-average snow rating
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 1,100 persons, about 550 persons/hour per lift and 367 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 1.1 km, averaging about 0.6 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Aela Maloja.

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 focusStrong advanced share
Slopes3 ski slopes
Total3 km
  • Blue0.5 km
  • Red1.5 km
  • Black1 km
Blue0.5 km17%
Red1.5 km50%
Black1 km33%
Ski routes61 km

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Aela Maloja.

The ski area has 2 lifts. Rope tow / baby lift is the largest listed category at 1. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 0% of the published lift-type breakdown. The network provides about 1.5 slope km per lift.

Surface-lift emphasisDense terrain access
Rope tow / baby lift 1
T-bar / platter 1
Total lifts2
Lift capacity 1,100 persons/hour
Lift length1.1 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 adult35 SWISS FRANC11.67 SWISS FRANC/km
Daycard child22 SWISS FRANC7.33 SWISS FRANC/km

Ski resort ratings for Maloja compared to the site-wide resort benchmark. Open the ratings page to choose a different benchmark group. Based on 2 visitor reviews, with third-party overall rating evidence incorporated.

Overall rating 5.2
All resorts 6.2
Snow conditions 6
All resorts 7.6
Family friendly 6
All resorts 7.8
Beginner n.a. 7.6
Advanced n.a. 7.7
Expert 6.0 7.1 ▼
Free-nature n.a. 6.9
Snow 6.0 7.6 ▼
Family 6.0 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 Maloja yet.

Address

AddressMaloja Tourist Information Strada cantonale 367 7516 Maloja Switzerland
PlaceMaloja Engadin Switzerland

Contact

Websiteestm.ch

Location

Mountain intelligence

Why this resort matters now

Technical-terrain specialist. Strong weather support with low current risk; 10°C upper mountain, 7 km/h wind, 21 mm /48h precipitation.

Evidence confidence91%
Current setup90/100
Weather92/100
Risk9/100
Stronger related option85/100Simplon Pass

A structurally related resort currently has the stronger live setup.

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