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Gstaad · Weather & Snow Forecast · Ski Map · Lift Ticket Prices

Gstaad snow forecast. Weather in Gstaad today and tomorrow. Explore the ski trail map · lift ticket prices. Forecast snowfall is new snow expected, not measured snow depth or an official snow report. Check the season and conditions shown with ticket prices.

A chalet village with several separate surrounding mountain sectors.

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Destination photograph · Gstaad

Destination photograph · Gstaad Lavanya.sanganeria · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Image source and modifications

Archive photograph; not current snow conditions.

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Before you go

Use Gstaad as your starting point when comparing accommodation in Bernese Oberland. Check the official operator’s piste map, lift status and transfer arrangements before choosing your base.

Planning your visit

January–March is an indicative winter travel window for this destination. It is not an opening calendar or a snow guarantee. Check the resort’s own updates before committing to dates.

Make it your kind of trip

Iconic peaks, high alpine skiing and villages made for lingering. Choose between Matterhorn scenery, freeride terrain and the freestyle scene of Laax.

Gstaad · On the mountain and beyond the slopes

Before setting off, compare the wind and the temperatures at the forecast point with the elevations you plan to ski. New snowfall in the forecast and snow depth on a piste describe different things. The operator’s latest lift and piste report is the place to check what is open.

The forecast point is at about 1,080 m (Copernicus DEM / Open-Meteo terrain estimate).

For a nearby comparison, Adelboden is about 21 km away in a straight line. Check both forecasts if your plans include these places. The distance is measured in a straight line, not along the road.

Around the June solstice, there are approximately 15h 50m of daylight, compared with 8h 30m at the December solstice. These are astronomical estimates, not sunshine forecasts; cloud and the local horizon affect the light you see.

Compare seasons in the weather history. Check the selected period, source and data coverage: station observations and gridded historical estimates describe different records.

Weather in nearby places

Distances are approximate and measured in a straight line. Nearby places may not have a direct road, piste or lift connection.

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Sources: Destination information · Daylight calculation

Nearby settlements and area

A nearby listed settlement is Gstaad, approximately 1 km from the forecast point in a straight line. GeoNames lists a population of 9,200 for this settlement.

Population refers to the settlement, not the ski area or its visitors, and may not reflect the latest census. Source: GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

The forecast point is at 46.4750, 7.2870, using the Europe/Zurich time zone. The nearby ski-area links below let you compare conditions across the region.

Skiing, villages and where to stay

Gstaad suits a stay with time in the village and separate outings into the surrounding mountains. The destination name covers different sectors, so compare accommodation with the skiing that interests you. On a day away from the pistes, the village itself can remain the focus.

Nearby places to compare

Distances are approximate straight-line measurements from the catalogue location. Check the road route and return transport before choosing a place to stay; proximity alone does not establish a convenient transfer.

Operator / destination information

Gstaad · map, access and webcams

Open the location map here, plan your route and view available webcams in the area.

Location map: Gstaad

Coordinates: 46.475,7.287

The location is a guide reference point, not a verified car park or lift entrance. Check the final approach road with the official source.

Optional: open an external map

Gstaad webcams and mountain views

Get a first look at Gstaad and its mountain surroundings. Open the available camera views, then use the location map to plan your visit.

  • Gstaad

    Webcams published for Gstaad.

    Webcams: Gstaad
    View here: Sparenmoos

    View here: Glacier 3000

The main camera loads as you scroll near it. Close it to stop the view; open additional cameras below. Check the provider’s timestamp: images may be old or offline. A nearby ski webcam does not necessarily show the road or pass.

Official ski area information

Ski area elevations

Forecast point
46.47500, 7.28700
Forecast point elevation · terrain estimate
≈ 1080 m

Separate piste-top, base and village elevations have not yet been documented.

The nearest settlement is not automatically treated as the ski village or base.

Vertical difference is a height difference, not piste length or confirmation that a route is open.

Ski pass & lift ticket prices · Gstaad

Gstaad + Glacier 3000 · chosen days · 2026/27

Official source · Source reviewed 2026-10-10

Adult · 5 chosen days
420 CHF
Child · 5 chosen days
210 CHF
Adult · 6 chosen days
504 CHF
Child · 6 chosen days
252 CHF
Adult · 7 chosen days
588 CHF
Child · 7 chosen days
294 CHF

Adult, youth and child: operator categories; age thresholds to be confirmed. Passes for 5, 6 or 7 freely chosen days during the winter season, including Glacier 3000. These are not consecutive-day or standalone day passes. No general day price has been confirmed; local Gsteig and beginner tickets are not used for comparison.

This record has no comparable adult full-day rate.

Ski pass price comparison · Switzerland · Worldwide comparison

Size and access

Piste kilometres and connections · Gstaad

Local area
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Not yet verified
Linked area
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Not yet verified
Regional ski pass
200 km
Gstaad holiday region · pistes

For Gstaad the ski-area comparison is: regional ski pass: 200 km (Gstaad holiday region).

The regional total covers several areas. A shared ticket does not mean you can ski between all of them; buses, trains or a car may be needed.

For a comparison in the same category, Adelboden Lenk is listed with ≈ 200 km. Published measurement methods and area boundaries may differ; the number does not indicate how many pistes are open today.

Gstaad holiday region

Switzerland · Regional ski pass · 200 km · pistes

Regional total across separate ski areas; not continuous piste connectivity.

Official source · Reviewed 02/10/2026

Local, linked and regional totals overlap and must not be added. Run counts and terrain in acres are different measures from piste length in km.

Piste map · Gstaad

Mapped ski pistes and lifts around Gstaad. Explore the mapped routes and compare them with the operator’s official map.

Official piste map · Gstaad · 2026–2027 — ski runs and lifts
Official piste map · Gstaad · 2026–2027 · Bergbahnen Destination Gstaad AG / Arne Rohweder

© OpenStreetMap contributors · OpenSnowMap.org · Rendering: XIONIA

Interactive map: OpenSnowMap. Images above: official resort piste maps.

14-day mountain weather & snow

GFS · ECMWF IFS · AIGFS · AIFS · GEM. Forecast at an indicative destination point; not a summit forecast or live snow depth.

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Detailed mountain forecast

Start with the 14-day weather forecast. Open the detailed tables to compare models, then explore hourly temperature, precipitation, wind and 850 hPa in the meteogram. Ensembles show the spread of possible outcomes; satellite images show observed clouds.

Available model families combine per variable. “Today” with hours in parentheses covers the stated window; subsequent days require full local coverage. Days 8–14 are less certain; missing data remain blank. Snowfall cm are fresh snow, not snow depth. Sea-level pressure. Terrain temperature downscaling by Open-Meteo; no Agios Stefanos calibration. A point forecast cannot describe every piste or assess avalanche danger. Open-Meteo

⛷ Weather map around the ski resort

Forecasts at the resort and surrounding locations. Zoom or move the map and select a weather label.

⛷ Ski resorts▲ Peaks⇅ Road passes

Select a point for its forecast. Peaks and road passes are separate categories; a map position does not indicate a ski route or an open road.

Peaks and passes in the area

Straight-line distances from the resort forecast point.

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Weather ensembles · Weather in Gstaad

850 hPa temperature, 2 m temperature and precipitation ensembles for Weather in Gstaad. Choose Open-Meteo or Direct. Auto tries Open-Meteo first, then Direct when unavailable. Direct retains the native time steps of each model; the displayed source and interval apply. Individual member availability varies by model and variable.

Weather models and interactive ensembles · Model comparison · Weather in Gstaad

Weather satellite · Weather in Gstaad

Visible, infrared and available RGB cloud imagery for Weather in Gstaad. Satellite coverage and observation times vary by region.

Satellite images and rain radar

Weather history · Gstaad · 10–100 years

This summary uses the destination’s fixed coordinates and the historical service’s terrain elevation. It does not change with the forecast’s manual elevation setting. Mountain terrain, wind redistribution and snowmaking are not fully represented. Snowfall days do not indicate opening days or piste snow depth.

Explore rain and snowfall frequency, monthly average daily lows and highs, and daily temperature extremes over the selected period.

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Monthly weather history · choose a period and data source
Month Mean low °C Mean high °C Precipitation mm/month Rain days/month Snowfall days/month

Choose 10, 20 or 30 years of temperature and precipitation history. The 100-year option searches for a nearby NOAA station with a sufficiently long record; the table shows the actual coverage. NASA POWER / MERRA-2 and ERA5 provide gridded historical estimates, while NOAA GHCNd contains station observations. These sources are shown separately, not combined into one time series.

A precipitation day has at least 1 mm of total precipitation. Where a source reports rain separately, the rain-day figure covers rain alone. A snowfall day has at least 0.1 cm of fresh snow where that variable is available; it does not establish snow cover on the ground. NASA POWER does not provide snowfall here. Blank values mean missing data, not zero. Averages and extremes use only the complete months or years stated in the table. These historical figures do not automatically calibrate the forecast.

NASA POWER · NOAA GHCNd · Open-Meteo / ERA5

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Connected and nearby ski resorts

Verified ski connections come first. Other destinations are ordered by straight-line distance, which does not imply a piste or road connection.

Weather models and where they come from

GFS

USA · NOAA / NCEP

Global Forecast System: a numerical model that simulates atmospheric physics.

AIGFS

USA · NOAA / NCEP

Artificial Intelligence Global Forecast System: a machine-learning model initialized from NOAA atmospheric analyses.

ECMWF IFS

Europe · ECMWF

Integrated Forecasting System: the intergovernmental European centre’s numerical model. IFS 9 km and IFS 0.25° are products of the same model family on different data grids.

ECMWF AIFS

Europe · ECMWF

Artificial Intelligence Forecasting System: this page uses AIFS Single, which produces one forecast scenario.

GEM

Canada · ECCC

Global Environmental Multiscale: the atmospheric model within Canada’s GDPS. The current system combines numerical prediction with large-scale guidance from the GEML AI model.

ICON-EU

Germany · DWD

Regional numerical weather model for Europe, with a finer grid than the global ICON version.

ICON Global

Germany · DWD

Global numerical weather model from the German Weather Service. Resolution varies by data product.

UKMO Global

United Kingdom · Met Office

Global numerical forecast from the Met Office. MOGREPS-G is the provider’s separate ensemble system.

ARPEGE Europe

France · Météo-France

European output from Météo-France’s ARPEGE numerical model. Coverage and variables depend on the available product.

JMA GSM

Japan · JMA

Global Spectral Model: the Japan Meteorological Agency’s global numerical weather model.

AIGEFS

United States · NOAA / NCEP

Artificial intelligence ensemble with 31 members. It complements the single AIGFS forecast with alternative scenarios and their spread.

The blend uses the values available for each day and variable. Coverage falls as individual models reach their forecast limits. The two IFS products are not independent models. Model spread shows disagreement, not the probability of a weather event.

Wind: maximum daily speed at 10 m and prevailing direction of origin. Direction uses a speed-weighted circular calculation; missing or strongly opposing directions display a dash. 🥶: low below 0°C. 🥵: high above 30°C. 💨 in Conditions: wind at least 40 km/h or gusts at least 60 km/h.

Forecast data: Open-Meteo · NOAA / ECMWF / ECCC.

Weather in other locations

Forecast sources and model coverage

Forecast source

The choice applies to widgets, maps and forecasts. Actual station readings stay unchanged. Automatic tries Open-Meteo first, then available direct sources if a supported request fails.

Open-Meteo

Data service providing forecasts from NOAA, ECMWF, ECCC, DWD, the Met Office, Météo-France and JMA. Available models, variables and grids depend on the location and product.

Direct model sources

XIONIA collects data directly from the model providers. Forecasts and maps are served after the source cycle has been published and collected. The selected product shows its model, resolution, available variables and run.

How models combine

Each available family contributes once per variable. Direct forecasts select the freshest available GFS grid and use equal family weights as the baseline. Local weights apply only where enabled after validation. The comparison shows actual percentages and model cycles.

Additional model forecasts are also shown for comparison and backtesting. Their presence does not automatically add weight to the combined forecast; check the displayed weights.

Coverage and missing values

A dash means unavailable data. Wind and gust may use different models. AIGFS temperature is excluded when it cannot be compared on the same elevation basis. Six-hour precipitation is water equivalent, not snow depth.

Time window

A “Today” label with hours in parentheses covers only the stated time window; subsequent days require full local coverage. Days 8–14 are a less certain outlook. Agreement between models is not a probability from a true ensemble.

Ensemble forecasts

Ensemble systems provide multiple forecast scenarios; the available systems appear in the chart selector and image catalogue. AIGFS is the single forecast; AIGEFS is the separate ensemble. Available variables and forecast horizons differ by system.

Open-Meteo · NOAA · ECMWF Open Data · ECCC Open Data · DWD / ICON · Met Office / UKMO · Météo-France / ARPEGE · JMA

Snowfall forecast for Gstaad

The forecast point for Gstaad is at 1,080 m (Bernese Oberland · 46.4750°, 7.2870°).

Use the daily forecast to compare fresh snow, temperature and wind. The mountain view shows the selected day and model; XIONIA’s combined forecast is selected initially. Fresh snowfall and snow already on the ground are separate measurements. Snowfall elevation is a model value or a labelled approximate estimate when available. Days 8–14 show a less certain trend.

The forecast refers to this point; conditions on the summit and at the ski base can differ. Check the resort operator for lift and piste status.