Grindelwald First piste & lift map, slopes and snow forecast

Grindelwald First: piste map and stats

Grindelwald First is a ski resort in Grindelwald, Bern, Switzerland. It has 40 km of pistes across 32 named runs and 11 lifts. The ski area goes from 1,061 to 2,497 m of altitude, with 1,436 m of vertical. Its steepest runs (steepest 50 m stretch) are 5 Bort Direct (48%, 26°), 5 Bort Direkt (46%, 25°) and 16 Faxhubel west (42%, 23°). The longest run is Stepfi (5.0 km). The nearest ski resort is Axalp, 7 km away. Here you'll find every run with its gradient profile, the lifts and the on-mountain services; the interactive map shows them on satellite imagery.

Snow and weather at Grindelwald First

Snow forecast for the next 7 days (summit, 2,497 m): 35 cm (updated 14 November).

Terrain by difficulty

Green

0.3 km · 1

Blue

17.2 km · 25

Red

13.7 km · 15

Black

7.2 km · 10

Freeride

0.8 km · 1

Unclassified

0.6 km · 2

Lifts by type

Gondola

5.1 km · 3

Chairlift

4.1 km · 3

T-bar

2.5 km · 4

Cable car

1.0 km · 1

Runs, lifts and services

tap a run to see its profile

Bodmimax 23% · 13°

255 m · 46 m vertical · avg. gradient 18.2% · 1,101–1,147 m altitude · Classic track

21 Bort-Muhlebachmax 34% · 19°

2,618 m · 464 m vertical · avg. gradient 17.7% · 1,096–1,560 m altitude · Classic track

10 · Gemsbergmax 32% · 18°

2,478 m · 386 m vertical · avg. gradient 15.6% · 1,881–2,243 m altitude · Classic track · 2 sections

1 Oberjochmax 33% · 18°

2,279 m · 329 m vertical · avg. gradient 14.4% · 2,164–2,492 m altitude · Classic track · 3 sections

8 Distelbodenmax 22% · 13°

1,978 m · 298 m vertical · avg. gradient 15.0% · 1,960–2,257 m altitude

3 Bermemax 40% · 22°

1,446 m · 244 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.9% · 1,980–2,188 m altitude · Classic track · 2 sections

11 · Hambielmax 27% · 15°

1,401 m · 245 m vertical · avg. gradient 17.5% · 1,716–1,961 m altitude · Classic track

13 · Bärgeleggmax 33% · 18°

1,174 m · 263 m vertical · avg. gradient 22.4% · 1,727–1,932 m altitude · Classic track · 2 sections

21 Stählisboden-Kirchemax 16% · 9°

970 m · 88 m vertical · avg. gradient 9.1% · 1,035–1,154 m altitude · 2 sections

Oberjoch Funparkmax 21% · 12°

617 m · 100 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.2% · 2,397–2,497 m altitude

53max 12% · 7°

570 m · 54 m vertical · avg. gradient 9.4% · 2,074–2,128 m altitude · Classic track

4 · Mühlebach Trail, 21 Stählisboden-Kirchemax 13% · 7°

455 m · 32 m vertical · avg. gradient 6.9% · 1,087–1,118 m altitude · Backcountry

10 Gemsbergmax 7% · 4°

206 m · 6 m vertical · avg. gradient 2.9% · 1,942–1,948 m altitude · Classic track

4 · Mühlebach Trailmax 9% · 5°

166 m · 12 m vertical · avg. gradient 7.0% · 1,058–1,070 m altitude · Backcountry

8 Distelboden - blaumax 28% · 16°

Classic track

23 · Stepfimax 29% · 16°

4,982 m · 692 m vertical · avg. gradient 13.9% · 1,230–1,923 m altitude · Classic track

22 · Grindelmax 39% · 21°

4,362 m · 834 m vertical · avg. gradient 19.1% · 1,174–2,009 m altitude · Classic track

9 · Furggimax 36% · 20°

1,989 m · 349 m vertical · avg. gradient 17.5% · 1,947–2,257 m altitude · Classic track · 4 sections

12 · Innerbärgelmax 30% · 16°

893 m · 143 m vertical · avg. gradient 16.0% · 1,790–1,932 m altitude · Classic track

2 Oberjoch - rotmax 40% · 22°

597 m · 138 m vertical · avg. gradient 23.1% · 2,259–2,397 m altitude · Classic track · 2 sections

9 Furggimax 6% · 4°

193 m · 14 m vertical · avg. gradient 7.4% · 1,989–2,104 m altitude · Classic track · 2 sections

20 Bort-Chapfmax 30% · 17°

2,925 m · 502 m vertical · avg. gradient 17.1% · 1,062–1,563 m altitude · Backcountry

5 Bort Direktmax 46% · 25°

1,196 m · 340 m vertical · avg. gradient 28.4% · 1,563–1,903 m altitude

5 Bort Directmax 48% · 26°

969 m · 262 m vertical · avg. gradient 27.0% · 1,903–2,165 m altitude · Classic track

Skicross pistemax 28% · 16°

924 m · 146 m vertical · avg. gradient 15.8% · 2,106–2,252 m altitude · Classic track

16 Faxhubel westmax 42% · 23°

523 m · 176 m vertical · avg. gradient 33.7% · 1,773–1,949 m altitude

53, 55 · First-Schreckfeld, Schreckfeld-Bortmax 5% · 3°

242 m · 13 m vertical · avg. gradient 5.4% · 1,939–1,951 m altitude · Classic track · 3 sections

55 · Schreckfeld-Bort, 55max 9% · 5°

237 m · 20 m vertical · avg. gradient 8.6% · 1,920–1,940 m altitude · Classic track

6 Schreckfeld-Eggmax 8% · 5°

201 m · 16 m vertical · avg. gradient 8.2% · 1,903–1,920 m altitude

55 · Schreckfeld-Bort

13 m · 1 m vertical · avg. gradient 8.5% · 1,939–1,940 m altitude · Classic track

14 · Gemsberg Westmax 30% · 16°

836 m · 146 m vertical · avg. gradient 17.5% · 2,048–2,194 m altitude · Backcountry

Halfpipemax 24% · 14°

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of pistes does Grindelwald First have?

Grindelwald First has 40 km of pistes, measured run by run on the map: 32 named runs and 11 lifts.

What altitude is Grindelwald First at?

Its runs and lifts go from 1,061 to 2,497 m of altitude, with 1,436 m of vertical.

What is the steepest run at Grindelwald First?

5 Bort Direct, with a 48% gradient on its steepest 50 m stretch.

What is the longest run at Grindelwald First?

Stepfi, at 5.0 km.

What runs does Grindelwald First have by difficulty?

Green: 0.3 km (1 runs); Blue: 16.4 km (14 runs); Red: 13.0 km (6 runs); Black: 7.2 km (9 runs); Freeride: 0.8 km (1 runs).

About this data

Piste km: the length of each piste, measured once along its line on the map. Resorts usually advertise more, as they add itineraries, variants or wide pistes counted as several runs; and sometimes a piste is still missing from OpenStreetMap.

Data quality

Named runs45 / 54

Difficulty tagged96%

Lighting tagged4%

Snowmaking tagged0%

Lift capacity tagged73%

Grip type tagged0%

Snowmaking and ski patrol are rarely tagged in OpenStreetMap — it doesn't mean they don't exist, just that hardly anyone maps them yet.