# St. Moritz for Beginners

> St. Moritz scores 5.9/10 for beginners: Green and blue pistes (share of total km) 34.51 %, Magic carpets and rope tows 6 lifts and Nursery slope at village level 1.

Canonical: https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/st-moritz/beginners · Updated: 2026-09-21T22:00:22.521Z · Data as of: 2026-09-21T22:00:22.521Z · Source: Just Piste

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Resort | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
| Beginner score | 5.9/10 |
| Village elevation | 1,822 m |

## Score explanation

| Input | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Green and blue pistes (share of total km) | 34.51 % |
| Magic carpets and rope tows | 6 lifts |
| Nursery slope at village level | 1 |

## Beginner pistes

| Name | Ref | Colour | Difficulty | Length | Vertical | Top elevation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Standard | 6 | Blue | easy | 6,104 m | 837 m | 2,733 m |
| Talabfahrt Christolais-Samedan |  | Blue | easy | 3,256 m | 381 m | 2,085 m |
| Princess | 21 | Blue | easy | 2,966 m | 547 m | 2,771 m |
| FIS |  | Blue | easy | 1,526 m | 306 m | 2,630 m |
| Chüderas | 20 | Blue | easy | 1,340 m | 257 m | 2,836 m |
| Talabfahrt St. Moritz Bad |  | Blue | easy | 1,267 m | 177 m | 1,934 m |
| Runzöl | 13 | Blue | easy | 1,197 m | 176 m | 2,490 m |
| Marmotta | 14 | Blue | easy | 1,152 m | 191 m | 2,498 m |
| Talabfahrt St. Moritz |  | Blue | easy | 1,005 m | 130 m | 2,064 m |
| Mountys Abenteuerpiste | 7 | Blue | easy | 966 m | 187 m | 1,925 m |
| Survih Ost |  | Blue | easy | 735 m | 165 m | 1,933 m |
| Survih West |  | Blue | easy | 664 m | 151 m | 1,933 m |
| Talabfahrt St. Moritz Dorf |  | Blue | easy | 595 m | 79 m | 1,934 m |
| Talabfahrt Celerina (Saluver) | 25 | Blue | easy | 33 m | 0 m | 2,285 m |

18 unnamed connecting sections, 2.6 km.

## Facilities

- 4 magic carpets.

## FAQ

### Why does St. Moritz score 5.9/10 for beginners?

The three inputs that move the score most are Green and blue pistes (share of total km) 34.51 %, Magic carpets and rope tows 6 lifts and Nursery slope at village level 1.

### Is there childcare in St. Moritz?

3 childcare providers are listed in OpenStreetMap for St. Moritz.

### How many ski schools are there in St. Moritz?

0.

### How much of St. Moritz is easy skiing?

34.5% of the piste km we measure is green or blue.

### How high is the village in St. Moritz?

1,822 m, with lifts to 3,026 m.

### Are there magic carpets in St. Moritz?

4 magic carpets are mapped in St. Moritz.

### How far is St. Moritz from Innsbruck airport?

Innsbruck is about 174 minutes by road from St. Moritz (142.7 km).

### How high is St. Moritz?

The highest lift-served point is 3,026 m, with the village at 1,822 m, a vertical of 1,288 m.

## Related

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- [Snow forecast](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/st-moritz/snow-forecast.md)
- [Snow history](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/st-moritz/snow-history.md)
- [Weather](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/st-moritz/weather.md)
- [Getting there](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/st-moritz/getting-there.md)
- [Accommodation](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/st-moritz/accommodation.md)
- [Restaurants](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/st-moritz/restaurants.md)
- [Après-ski](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/st-moritz/apres-ski.md)
- [Families](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/st-moritz/families.md)
- [Beginners](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/st-moritz/beginners.md)
- [FAQ](https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/st-moritz/faq.md)

### Country

- [Ski resorts in Switzerland](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-resorts/switzerland.md)
- [Switzerland snow report](https://www.justpiste.com/snow-report/switzerland.md)

### Ski area

- [Engadin St. Moritz](https://www.justpiste.com/ski-areas/engadin-st-moritz.md)

### Airports & transfers

- [Innsbruck Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/innsbruck-airport.md) — 174 min
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- [Innsbruck to St. Moritz](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/innsbruck-airport/to/st-moritz.md) — 143 km
- [Bodensee Friedrichshafen Airport](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/bodensee-airport-friedrichshafen.md) — 176 min
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- [Milano Linate to St. Moritz](https://www.justpiste.com/airports/milano-linate-airport/to/st-moritz.md) — 125 km

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### From nearby cities

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## Sources

| Source | Licence | Attribution | Fetched |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OpenStreetMap (https://www.openstreetmap.org) | ODbL 1.0 | © OpenStreetMap contributors | 2026-09-20T01:44:03.810Z |

- Image: Snowy alpine town landscape with blue sky and clouds, perfect for winter travel themes. — Alexandru MnM — Pexels License — https://www.pexels.com/license/

Cite as: Just Piste, "St. Moritz for Beginners", https://www.justpiste.com/resorts/st-moritz/beginners, accessed 2026-09-22
