Scuol unfolds along the Inn river in the Lower Engadine, a Romansh-speaking spa town where sgraffito-painted facades face the mountains above. Above it, the Motta Naluns gondola opens 80 km of pistes between 1,250 and 2,783 m. The Bogn Engiadina baths and the Swiss National Park at the door give the place a tone you simply will not find at St. Moritz.
Scuol is a ski resort in Switzerland, in the Swiss Alps. The village sits at 1250 m and the lifts top out at 2783 m, with 80 km of pistes and 15 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 80/100, and the season usually runs Dec 7 → Apr 14.
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Run counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 489 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Scuol.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.6/5 from 489 reviews). A upper-scale option for Scuol, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 446 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Scuol, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 383 reviews
Strong value for Scuol, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 305 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Scuol, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 188 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Scuol, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 195 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Scuol.
Excellent · 185 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Scuol.
Very good · 200 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Scuol.
Very good · 109 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Scuol.
Excellent · 69 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Scuol, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
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The village sits at 1,250 m below the ski area, so true ski-in/ski-out is rare; most stays use the gondola from Scuol-Tarasp or the small slope-side hotels above Ftan.
The Lower Engadine has always been the quieter, older-feeling half of the Engadine, and Scuol carries that mood without trying. The Motta Naluns sector runs cold and north-facing above 2,500 m, with long red runs back to the gondola and a handful of black descents to Ftan and Sent. Snow holds well from mid-December to mid-April, helped by a high base and the dry continental climate of the upper Inn valley. The Bogn Engiadina is a proper Roman-Irish baths complex with mineral pools fed by local springs, the sort of place locals visit on a Tuesday evening. Add the cross-border lift connection over to Samnaun for big-mileage days, the painted villages of Guarda and Ardez next door, and the Swiss National Park's marked winter trails through the larch forest. The result is a resort that rewards the kind of skier who also wants a walk, a soak and an hour of quiet.
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Scuol offers 80 km of pistes across 15 lifts, from 1250 m to 2783 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 7 to Apr 14, with a snow score of 80/100. Snow is usually most reliable in the heart of that window, deep in winter, while the closing weeks bring longer days and softer afternoon snow.
The village sits at 1,250 m below the ski area, so true ski-in/ski-out is rare; most stays use the gondola from Scuol-Tarasp or the small slope-side hotels above Ftan.
Scuol has 80 km of marked pistes served by 15 lifts, between 1250 m and 2783 m of altitude.
Scuol counts about 60 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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