Corvatsch-Silvaplana
… 🧊 Glacier area 🛹 Top snow park 9/10
Photo: JulianeBoettcher · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Corvatsch-Silvaplana lies in Grisons and is a mid-sized ski area: 120 kilometres of piste served by 14 lifts.
The area runs from 1800 to 3303 metres above sea level, giving around 1,503 metres of vertical. That takes the terrain above the 3,000-metre mark, which markedly improves snow reliability on the upper slopes.
The ski terrain reaches up to a glacier, and the season runs Nov – April. There is no summer skiing here any more, but the state of the glacier remains a live issue.
The snow park is among the best in Europe, an adult day pass costs CHF 88.
Of note: Top-tier park, floodlit run; the highest piste starts at 3,303 m and crosses the Vadret dal Corvatsch glacier. Summer skiing ended in 1993
Pistes by difficulty
- Leicht (blau)28 km23%
- Mittel (rot)78 km65%
- Schwer (schwarz)14 km12%
Distribution calculated from OpenStreetMap and applied to the 120 official kilometres of piste. An approximation, not a figure from the lift company.
Snow report
Not currentThis reading is 47 days old and is not being updated automatically at the moment. Current figures are available from the SLF and from the resort itself.
Source: SLF / WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research. A single measuring station, not the resort’s official piste report.
Piste map, map & webcams
Interactive piste map
Every piste and lift colour-coded by difficulty, zoomable, built on OpenStreetMap. Community-maintained data; where it differs, the official piste map next to it is authoritative.
Open on OpenSkiMap →Official piste map
The lift company’s drawn piste map, plus lift status and tickets.
corvatsch-diavolezza.ch →Webcams
Live images from the mountain on the resort’s official site, usually several locations.
View webcams →Piste maps and webcam images belong to the lift companies and are protected by copyright. That is why we link directly to the original instead of copying it.
Getting there by public transport
Destination stop: Silvaplana, Baselgia. Fastest connection on a Saturday morning in the currently published timetable, from the open Swiss timetable interface, retrieved 10 August 2026. A guide value, not a timetable: the real journey time depends on when you leave and what you connect to, and winter-only bus services are not yet included.
Frequently asked about Corvatsch-Silvaplana
How high is Corvatsch-Silvaplana?
The ski area runs from 1,800 to 3,303 metres above sea level, a vertical range of 1,503 metres. For snow reliability the lower figure matters more: that is where the snow disappears first, and where a mild December is felt before it is felt at the top.
How many kilometres of piste does Corvatsch-Silvaplana have?
120 kilometres on 14 lifts, according to the operator. There is no binding standard for measuring piste kilometres, so the figure is comparable between resorts only to a point. The lift count says at least as much about how big a place feels.
What does a day pass at Corvatsch-Silvaplana cost?
CHF 88 for an adult day pass at the standard rate, as of summer 2026. Booked early it is often less; on a peak Saturday it is not.
When does Corvatsch-Silvaplana open?
The usual season window is Nov – April. No starting date has been announced for winter 2026/27 yet. Most resorts commit only in the autumn, because a postponed opening costs more goodwill than a late announcement.
How do I get to Corvatsch-Silvaplana by train?
The destination stop is Silvaplana, Baselgia. From Zürich HB the fastest connection on a Saturday morning takes 3 h 38, changing 3 times; from Bern 4 h 43. A guide value, not a timetable.
Does Corvatsch-Silvaplana have a glacier?
Yes. Glacier terrain makes the early season more reliable, because the snow layer is supported from below by ice. The summers since 2022 have shown that this is no longer a guarantee either: several Alpine glacier areas have given up summer skiing altogether.
Is there a snowpark at Corvatsch-Silvaplana?
Yes, and a good one: we rate it 9 out of 10. That rating is our own assessment, based on the size and number of features, how regularly the park is shaped, and whether it runs all season. It does not come from the lift company.
Corvatsch-Silvaplana in the magazine
No summer skiing left in the Alps: 24 areas have given up, four of them in three weeks
On 15 August 2026 the Stelvio was the last area to stop summer operations. Since then nobody in the Alps has been skiing in summer, for the first time. The record of 24 closures, the decade in comparison, and the reason that is not the ice.
Glaciers under fleece: what the white sheets actually achieve
Around 60 per cent less ice melts under the covers. And yet the method saves no glacier at all: 0.02 per cent of Switzerland's glacier surface is covered, and covering all of it would cost over a billion francs a year. The figures, the successes and the plastic problem.
Chronicle: the summer ski areas that no longer exist
In the 1980s the lifts were running in July on more than 20 Alpine glaciers. Since 15 August 2026 there are none. The chronicle of a quiet disappearance, from Laax in 1992 to the Stelvio in 2026.
Where this resort stands
In our rankings of all Swiss ski areas:
- Number 2 among the snowparks
- Number 4 among the highest resorts
- Number 4 by weighted altitude, our snow-reliability measure
- Number 13 among the largest by kilometres of piste
Corvatsch-Silvaplana is one of 23 ski areas in the canton of Grisons, and it is quickest reached from Zurich by train, in 3 h 38.
Nearby ski areas
Distances are straight-line, not driving time. In the Alps a ridge between two valleys can turn 12 km into a two-hour drive.
Key figures
- Region
- Grisons
- Season
- Nov – April
- Kilometres of piste
- 120 km
- Elevation
- 1800 to 3303 m (1,503 m of vertical)
- Lifts
- 14
- Adult day pass
- around CHF 88 (guide value)
- Summer skiing
- no
- Glacier
- yes
- Snow park
- rated 9/10
- Coordinates
- 46.459, 9.795
- Official website
- corvatsch-diavolezza.ch
All values are guide figures still being verified. For day-to-day information, use the resort’s official website.