Elm is a ski resort in the Northern Alps, in Glaris, Glaris, Switzerland 🇨🇭. The ski area stretches over 40 km of runs between 1,020 m and 2,105 m, served by 5 lifts. Day lift pass 62€ per adult.
* Price per adult for 1 day, public high-season rate. Reduced rates (online purchase, outside school holidays, families, children, seniors) are generally offered by the resort.
The distribution of runs is given as a percentage of the kilometres for each difficulty level. Elm is a preserved village at the end of the Sernftal, in the canton of Glaris, honoured with the Prix Wakker. Facing the Tschingelhörner and their famous trou de Martin, its 40 km ski area is renowned for the quality of its grooming.
- Protected village (Prix Wakker)
- Well-groomed runs
- Tschingelhörner and the trou de Martin
Based on the resort's altitude and historical snow reliability
A resort on a human scale, Elm focuses on the quality of its welcome and its closeness rather than on impressive figures. Its 40 km of runs are well suited to a stay of 3 to 4 days, especially for families or skiers who don't need to constantly change their playground. Elm's family reputation is well deserved: dedicated beginner areas, a well-organised childcare service, well-maintained green runs and a friendly atmosphere at the foot of the lifts. It is one of the most reassuring resorts in the Northern Alps for laying the foundations of skiing with children. Elm's altitude (1,020 m at the bottom, 2,105 m at the top) helps it maintain decent snow cover in the middle of winter. January and February are the most reliable months; in December and March, it is worth checking conditions before finalising a booking. Staying in Elm is clearly expensive: the day lift pass costs 62€, on top of accommodation and mountain restaurants that are among the most expensive in the Alps. It's the price of excellence, but you need to be aware of it before you go. In short, Elm does not rival the giants of skiing, and does not pretend to. It is an honest destination, often underrated, that deserves to be (re)discovered.
Source: Open-Meteo.com · Data updated in real time
Above 2,000 m, snow is generally guaranteed from mid-December to late March. Real-time data: Open-Meteo (weather model). Monthly averages: estimates based on the resort's historical data.
