Mountain webcams switched off at the end of 2025

Swisscom has shut down a number of webcams, due to the end of the 3G mobile network. An upgrade is not worthwhile, and one camera was already offline before Christmas.
 

For people in the lowlands, stuck in the fog, the webcams on mountain peaks are a practical service: you can check if the weather is better there before heading up into the mountains. Swisscom has been operating such webcams, offering a panoramic view, for 20 years.

But there will no longer be any live images from certain locations on the summits from 2026, as reported by the SRF (Swiss Radio and Television) in late December. Swisscom switched off its 3G mobile network services at that time, and the mountain web cameras use this technology. An upgrade to 4G or 5G is not worthwhile, says Swisscom spokesperson Sepp Huber. The effort would be too great.

The Rigi webcam on 23rd December: it was still running then, but is offline indefinitely from 1st January 2026           
The webcam on the Bantiger was switched off in November. A message appears when the page is opened.         Screenshots of the webcams
 

Nevertheless: not all the mountain cameras run through Swisscom, with municipalities and organisations also operating webcams in the mountains. The shutdown affects mountains such as the Rigi, the Chasseral, the Uetliberg, the Bantiger, the Aroser Weisshorn, San Salvatore and others, reports the SRF. The camera on the Bantiger has, in any case, not provided any live images since the end of November.

According to the tourism organisation ‘Bern Welcome’, the mountain webcams were actually very popular. People particularly valued them for checking weather and visibility conditions. But Swisscom does not regard them as being part of its core business.

It is possible that others could step in, however, and Swisscom is in contact with associations and municipalities regarding potential takeovers, they added. But no solution has been found so far.