Corviglia Lifts & Terrain

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Corviglia St Moritz skiing on the backside of 3,057m Piz Nair
Corviglia St Moritz skiing on the backside of 3,057m Piz Nair
Early-bird skiing on deserted groomers at Corviglia St Moritz
Early-bird skiing on deserted groomers at Corviglia St Moritz
Funicular is the only way up to Corviglia from St Moritz village
Funicular is the only way up to Corviglia from St Moritz village
Corviglia is a vast intermediate skiers paradise above St Moritz
Corviglia is a vast intermediate skiers paradise above St Moritz
Trais Fluors tops out at 2,752m and has some of Corviglia
Trais Fluors tops out at 2,752m and has some of Corviglia's best off-piste skiing options
Salastrains novice ski area above St Moritz at Corviglia
Salastrains novice ski area above St Moritz at Corviglia
Cruising down to Lej de la Pesch at Corviglia St Moritz
Cruising down to Lej de la Pesch at Corviglia St Moritz
Piz Nair cable car terminal at Corviglia St Moritz
Piz Nair cable car terminal at Corviglia St Moritz
Slopes & lifts, including Piz nair cable car, above the Corviglia mid-mountain terminal
Slopes & lifts, including Piz nair cable car, above the Corviglia mid-mountain terminal
Powder found on the back side of Piz Nair at Corviglia
Powder found on the back side of Piz Nair at Corviglia
Glüna chairlift serves mellow advanced piste & off-piste ski terrain at Corviglia
Glüna chairlift serves mellow advanced piste & off-piste ski terrain at Corviglia
The Celerina base at 1,753m is the best learn-to-ski area at Corviglia St Moritz
The Celerina base at 1,753m is the best learn-to-ski area at Corviglia St Moritz
Fresh tracks found under the Celerina gondola at Corviglia St Moritz
Fresh tracks found under the Celerina gondola at Corviglia St Moritz
Snow parks & speed checks add to the diversity of skiing at Corviglia St Moritz
Snow parks & speed checks add to the diversity of skiing at Corviglia St Moritz
Advanced piste off the Glüna chair lift is quite straight forward!
Advanced piste off the Glüna chair lift is quite straight forward!
Corviglia chair lift & ski terrain
Corviglia chair lift & ski terrain
Skiing down toward Salastrains with St Moritz below and the funicular rail to the right
Skiing down toward Salastrains with St Moritz below and the funicular rail to the right
The busiest sector in Corviglia is around Marguns where several lifts & pistes converge
The busiest sector in Corviglia is around Marguns where several lifts & pistes converge
Corviglia St Moritz
Corviglia St Moritz
Ski Corviglia St Moritz
Ski Corviglia St Moritz

Corviglia Lifts & Terrain

Our Terrain Ratings

Powderhound rating = advanced/expert terrain + powder + freshies + uncrowded

Our Terrain Ratings

Powderhound rating = advanced/expert terrain + powder + freshies + uncrowded

St Moritz Ski Resorts

Corvatsch
Diavolezza-Lagalb
St Moritz

    St Moritz Corviglia Ski Trail Map
  • Corviglia St Moritz Ski Trail Map
  • Vertical (m)
    Corviglia
    1,720m - 3,057m (1,337m)
  • Average Snow Fall
    6 - 8m
  • Lifts (25)
    5 Gondola/cable cars/funicular
    12 Chairs
  • Opening Dates & Times
    Late Nov to early April
    8:00am to 5:00pm
  • Terrain Summary
    Runs - 155km
    Longest run - 7.5km+
    Advanced - 20%
    Intermediate - 54%
    Beginner - 26%

    All Engadin-St Moritz - 312km
  • Lift Pass Price
    Day Ticket 21/22
    Corviglia only
    Adult - CHF46 to 76.50+
    Child - CHF15 to 25
    Child u/6yr - Free

    All St Moritz Ski Resorts
    Adult - CHF45 to 80.50
    Child - CHF18 to 25
    Child u/6yr - Free

    All tickets dynamically priced when bought online. Ticket window prices will be at the upper end of the scale!
    Corvatsch Ski Trail Map
  • Corvatsch Ski Trail Map
    St Moritz Diavolezza Lagalb Ski Trail Map
  • Diavolezza Lagalb Trail Map

Corviglia - St Moritz Skiing & Snowboarding

St Moritz's three separate ski areas of Corviglia, Corvatsch & Diavolezza Lagalb offer completely different skiing experiences. Corviglia is the standout for the majority of skiers & snowboarders that love its modern chairlifts, sunny, wide-open intermediate terrain & perfect grooming. Most terrain is above the tree-line over 2,000m elevation, making skiing the resort in poor visibility a challenge for most.

Check out the ski trail map for Corviglia St Moritz below.

Corviglia St Moritz Ski Trail Map
Corviglia St Moritz Ski Trail Map

Corviglia is a piste skiers paradise directly above St Moritz. Accessed by four different points in the valley, its 155km of south-aspect slopes are wonderful for combining fast turns & long lunches. Those starting early are rewarded at Corviglia as the piste trails will be deliciously perfect and totally deserted until after 10.30am (ish) when the glitterati finally get out. Mid-winter first tracks are wonderful as the sun starts to pop over the mountains to the south-east.

The off-piste freeride terrain is vast as well & includes everything from expert-only chutes to wide open alpine bowls. Small areas of north-facing terrain hold fresh lines for many days after the last snowfall.

Ski Lifts

As one would expect from a high falutin place like St Moritz, the ski lifts on the mountain are generally first class. It’s just that getting up to them ...... isn't! Strangely, the worst place to access the ski area is from the centre of St Moritz. The journey up via the two-stage funicular is painful to say the least. The villages of Celerina and St Moritz Bad (as in ‘spa’) on the fringes are better via gondola & cable car (respectively).

There are plans to replace the Corviglia's Signal cable car (St Moritz Bad) with a gondola (by season 23/24) & also to lift link Corviglia to Corvatsch via a gondola from the Signal car park to above Corvatsch’s Hahnensee run. A tasty prospect indeed & one that will turn St Moritz Corviglia into truly one of the great ski resorts of the world.

Lift Pass

All the St Moritz resorts are part of a dynamic lift pass price system determined by demand on any given day. Whilst there is a price ceiling which will be paid at the ticket windows, on days of low demand, lift ticket prices can be more than 45% cheaper when pre-purchased online.

The ‘Upper Engadin’ lift pass provides access to all the St Moritz resorts, whilst passes for each individual resort can also be bought at a slightly reduced rate (or significantly reduced rate in the case of Diavolezza Lagalb!).

On-Piste Terrain

With 155km of piste trails, Corviglia is the largest of the St Moritz ski resorts for groomed runs. Unashamedly geared toward the masses, over 80km of the trails are rated for intermediates.

Novices & Beginners

Corviglia is St Moritz's best place for children and those wanting to learn to ski or board. Two base areas (Celerina & Suvretta) plus three higher elevation locations (Salastrains, Corviglia & Marguns) provide a great variety of ski areas for novices. As a real treat for kids and families, Salastrains is usually accessed via a horse drawn sleigh ride for new skiers - what a beautiful way to start skiing! our pick for the best all-round place to learn is Celerina, or if the weather is favourable, up the mountain at Corviglia.

Graduating beginners can progress up the mountain, but many of the easy (blue) trails are more traverses than anything truly interesting. The better trails are longer descents into Marguns. If staying in Celerina, beginners may feel the need to download on the gondola.

Intermediates

Corviglia is the mountain for you! The vast majority of on-piste terrain is gloriously intermediate, even the advanced trails! Let it rip & enjoy. The pick of them are the gloriously fast rollers in any direction from Munt da San Murezzan - a fabulous 600m vertical of grooming excellence.

Advanced

As is often case in Europe, many of the advanced ski trails are ‘greyish’ rather than 'black' and those at Corviglia are no different. They are all wonderful to slide though. Racing the funicular down the hill from Corviglia down to Chantarella is a lark, as is the steepest trail in the resort from Fuorcla Grischa.

Off-Piste, Freeride & Backcountry

A ride to the highest lifted point at Corviglia, the 3,057m summit of Piz Nair, will reveal the resort’s best off-piste terrain. Under the cable car, challenging descents that start steep and lead to gentler bowls toward the lifts at Suvretta are on the south aspect, with even more challenging chutes & couloirs on the northside of the ridge that end with a nice intermediate piste exit back to the lifts.

Away from Piz Nair, the broad, treeless alpine expanse of Corviglia has off-piste freeride options everywhere. Amongst the longest lift accessed off-piste descents are from the top of the Marguns-Trais Fluors chairlift. Starting at 2,752m, descents of 700m vert are possible down the next piste trail, and further is happy to end up at Samedan and take the train back!

Terrain around Fuorcla Grischa (2,964m)has the resort’s steepest off-piste terrain away from Piz Nair. With some aspects away from the sun, snow quality can last as well.

More information on Skiing & Snowboarding at Corviglia is coming .......... eventually. Aaargh, we are running so far behind! In the meantime look at the photos in the Corvatsch, Diavolezza Lagalb& St Moritz pages. They tell a thousand words...