Samnaun
Samnaun is the Swiss side of the Silvretta Arena ski domain, a duty-free border village in Graubünden lift-linked on snow to Ischgl in Austria. The Samnaun base sits at 1,840 m with cable-car access to the 2,872 m Palinkopf summit; from there the runs roll across to the Idalp lift system above Ischgl. The local terrain favours strong intermediates, and the village is quieter and family-leaning compared to its boisterous Tyrolean neighbour.
Key Stats
Terrain Breakdown
The percentage of marked trails in each difficulty level. A higher beginner percentage means more terrain suitable for novices and families; a higher advanced percentage means more challenge for experts.
When to go
Average monthly snowfall and snowpack depth, with the typical operating window shaded.
Samnaun's heaviest snowfall lands in March; the snowpack peaks in April.
- Snowfall
- peaks Mar
- Snowpack
- peaks Apr
- Typical season
- Sep – Jun
Snowfall: SLF IMIS, station observations (1994–2023).
Snow depth: SLF IMIS, station observations (1994–2023).
Location
Samnaun sits in a high side valley in the far eastern corner of Graubünden, tucked against the Austrian border near the head of the Engadine region. This is a continental, high-alpine setting in the Silvretta massif, well above the tree line.
Getting there
Fly into Innsbruck (INN), about 1.5 hours from the resort by road.
- Innsbruck (INN)1.5 hoursDirections
- Zürich (ZRH)3.5 hoursDirections
- Bolzano (BZO)2.5 hoursDirections
- Lift-linked with Ischgl (Austria) — Lift-linked on snow as the Silvretta Arena — Tyrol crosses to Graubünden over the Alp Trida ridge. (via the Silvretta Skipass)
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