Visperterminen – Giw lies in Valais and is a small, family-run ski area: 15 kilometres of piste served by 4 lifts.
The area runs from 1340 to 2100 metres above sea level, giving around 760 metres of vertical. The high starting point helps when there is no snow down in the valley.
The season usually runs Dec – March.
An adult day pass costs around CHF 40.
Of note: Above Europe’s highest-lying vineyards
Pistes by difficulty
- Leicht (blau)7 km45%
- Mittel (rot)7 km49%
- Schwer (schwarz)1 km6%
Distribution calculated from OpenStreetMap and applied to the 15 official kilometres of piste. An approximation, not a figure from the lift company.
Snow report
SLF measuring stationSource: 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.
Open on OpenSkiMap →Official piste map
The lift company’s drawn piste map, plus lift status and tickets.
giw.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.
Key figures
- Region
- Valais
- Season
- Dec – March
- Kilometres of piste
- 15 km
- Elevation
- 1340 to 2100 m (760 m of vertical)
- Lifts
- 4
- Adult day pass
- around CHF 40 (guide value)
- Summer skiing
- no
- Glacier
- no
- Snow park
- rated 2/10
- Coordinates
- 46.250, 7.900
- Official website
- giw.ch
All values are guide figures still being verified. For day-to-day information, use the resort’s official website.