Hoch-Ybrig is a skiing and hiking area in the canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, shared by the municipalities of Unteriberg and Oberiberg.
Hoch-Ybrig is dominated by the mountain range Forstberg - Druesberg (2,282 m / 7,487 ft) - Twäriberg. These mountains of the Schwyzer Alps form a boundary between Hoch-Ybrig on one side and Muotathal valley and the canton of Glarus on the other side.
A cable car leads from Weglosen (1,035 m / 3,396 ft) to Seebli (1,460 m / 4,790 ft) at the feet of Roggenstock. From Seebli, there are chairlift connections to Spirstock (1,771 m / 5,810 ft) and Sternen (1,856 m / 6,089 ft).
The following table displays the operating hours since the 1968/1969 season. [1]
Climate change is having its effect on the area: even though operating in recent duration stays relatively stable, in the last decade the amount of actual snow has declined heavily. For instance in the 2015/2016 season only after 15 January the full area was operational when there was enough snow on all the pistes. in 2016 during 12 and 13 November about 90 centimetres (35 in) of snow fell, but due to mild temperatures all of it disappeared again in about a week and thus operation could not commence.
The site has 16 snow canons and 3 lances with which they can keep a few slopes open if there is little snow.
| Season | Start | End | # Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968/69 | 1968-12-24 | 1969-04-07 | 105 |
| 1969/70 | 1969-12-25 | 1970-05-18 | 145 |
| 1970/71 | 1970-12-24 | 1971-04-21 | 119 |
| 1971/72 | 1971-11-19 | 1972-04-10 | 144 |
| 1972/73 | 1972-11-25 | 1973-05-06 | 163 |
| 1973/74 | 1973-11-30 | 1974-04-22 | 145 |
| 1974/75 | 1974-10-05 | 1975-05-04 | 202 |
| 1975/76 | 1975-11-22 | 1976-05-02 | 163 |
| 1976/77 | 1976-11-27 | 1977-05-08 | 163 |
| 1977/78 | 1977-11-19 | 1978-05-07 | 170 |
| 1978/79 | 1978-12-02 | 1979-05-13 | 158 |
| 1979/80 | 1979-11-17 | 1980-05-11 | 176 |
| 1980/81 | 1980-12-04 | 1981-04-20 | 138 |
| 1981/82 | 1981-12-05 | 1982-05-09 | 156 |
| 1982/83 | 1982-12-21 | 1983-05-01 | 132 |
| 1983/84 | 1983-12-03 | 1984-05-06 | 156 |
| 1984/85 | 1984-12-22 | 1985-04-28 | 128 |
| 1985/86 | 1985-12-26 | 1986-04-28 | 124 |
| 1986/87 | 1986-12-20 | 1987-05-01 | 133 |
| 1987/88 | 1987-12-26 | 1988-04-24 | 121 |
| 1988/89 | 1988-12-10 | 1989-04-09 | 121 |
| 1989/90 | 1989-12-09 | 1990-04-16 | 118 |
| 1990/91 | 1990-11-10 | 1991-04-15 | 145 |
| 1991/92 | 1991-11-23 | 1992-05-03 | 163 |
| 1992/93 | 1992-12-05 | 1993-04-25 | 131 |
| 1993/94 | 1993-11-20 | 1994-04-24 | 156 |
| 1994/95 | 1994-12-24 | 1995-04-25 | 123 |
| 1995/96 | 1995-11-25 | 1996-04-26 | 144 |
| 1996/97 | 1996-11-30 | 1997-04-13 | 135 |
| 1997/98 | 1997-12-06 | 1998-04-26 | 138 |
| 1998/99 | 1998-11-21 | 1999-05-02 | 163 |
| 1999/2000 | 1999-11-20 | 2000-05-01 | 164 |
| 2000/01 | 2000-12-16 | 2001-05-01 | 137 |
| 2001/02 | 2001-12-01 | 2002-04-28 | 149 |
| 2002/03 | 2002-12-07 | 2003-04-27 | 135 |
| 2003/04 | 2003-12-20 | 2004-05-02 | 135 |
| 2004/05 | 2004-11-27 | 2005-04-24 | 149 |
| 2005/06 | 2005-12-07 | 2006-04-23 | 138 |
| 2006/07 | 2006-12-13 | 2007-04-16 | 125 |
| 2007/08 | 2007-11-17 | 2008-04-20 | 156 |
| 2008/09 | 2008-11-26 | 2009-04-19 | 145 |
| 2009/10 | 2009-12-05 | 2010-04-18 | 135 |
| 2010/11 | 2010-12-01 | 2011-04-10 | 131 |
| 2011/12 | 2011-12-17 | 2012-04-15 | 121 |
| 2012/13 | 2012-12-08 | 2013-04-14 | 128 |
| 2013/14 | 2013-11-30 | 2014-04-21 | 141 |
| 2014/15 | 2014-12-24 | 2015-04-12 | 109 |
| 2015/16 | 2015-11-28 | 2016-04-10 | 134 |
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