List of ski areas and resorts in Switzerland
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Valais and Vaud
| Name | Resorts | Altitude bottom m |
Altitude top m |
Lifts1 | Ski pistes km |
Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champex-Lac | Champex-Lac | 1500 | 2000 | 4 | 20 | http://www.champex.info |
| Matterhorn ski paradise | Zermatt Zermatt Zermatt is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a population of about 5,800 inhabitants.... |
1600 | 3900 | 103 | 313 | Matterhorn ski paradise |
| Les portes du soleil | Morgins, Champéry Champéry Champéry is a municipality in the district of Monthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-History:Champéry is first mentioned in 1286 as Champery... , Les Crosets |
1000 | 2500 | 114/78/12 | 650 | Les portes du soleil |
| Verbier - Les quatre vallées | Verbier Verbier Verbier is a village located in southwestern Switzerland in the canton of Valais. It is one of the largest holiday resort and ski areas in the Swiss Alps, is recognized as one of the premiere "off-piste" locations in the world... , Nendaz Nendaz Nendaz is a municipality in the district of Conthey in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.-History:Nendaz is first mentioned in 984 as Nenda. It was also known under its German name Neind though that name is no longer used.-Geography:... , Veysonnaz Veysonnaz Veysonnaz is a municipality in the district of Sion in the Swiss canton of Valais.-Geography:Veysonnaz has an area, , of . Of this area, or 29.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 44.5% is forested... |
1400 | 3330 | 50/32/18 | 410 | Verbier - Les quatre vallées |
| Skiregion Aletsch | Belalp, Bettmeralp, Fiesch Fiesch Fiesch is a municipality in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Nearby Fiescheralp is administered by Fiesch and is accessible by the Eggishorn lift.... , Riederalp Riederalp Riederalp is a municipality in the district of Raron in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It was created in 2003 through the merger of Goppisberg, Greich and Ried-Mörel.-Geography:... |
1050 | 3118 | 38/7/4 | 239 | Aletsch |
| Crans Montana | Crans, Barzettes, Montana, Aminona | 1500 | 3000 | 30/10/7 | 200 | Crans Montana |
| Sierre-Anniviers | Grimentz Grimentz Grimentz is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Chandolin, Saint Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers.-History:... , Zinal Zinal Zinal is a village located in the municipality of Anniviers in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies at an altitude of 1,675 metres in the Swiss Alps in the Val d'Anniviers, a valley running from the Zinal Glacier, north of Dent Blanche to the village of Ayer... , Vercorin, St-Luc und Chandolin Chandolin Chandolin is a village in the district of Sierre in the Swiss canton of Valais. An independent municipality before, it merged on 1 January 2009 with neighboring Ayer, Grimentz, Saint Jean, Saint-Luc and Vissoie to form the municipality of Anniviers.-History:... |
1340 | 3025 | 37/3/4 | 230 | Val d'Anniviers |
| Saas Fee | Saas Fee, Saas Balen, Saas Grund | 1470 | 3600 | 37/4/15 | 145 | Saas Fee |
| Leysin | Leysin Leysin Leysin is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.-History:Leysin is first mentioned around 1231-32 as Leissins. In 1352 it was mentioned as Leisins.-Geography:... , Les Mosses, La Lecherette |
1253 | 2200 | 19/7/3 | 100 | Leysin |
| Les Diablerets | Les Diablerets | 1200 | 2971 | 27/10/8 | 80 | Les Diablerets |
| Leukerbad | Leukerbad Leukerbad Leukerbad is a municipality in the district of Leuk in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.- History :The story of Leukerbad dates back to the 4th century B.C. Graves and ceramics attest the presence of habitation in Leukerbad... |
1411 | 2800 | 9/1/3 | 60 | Leukerbad |
| Lötschental Lötschental The Lötschental is the largest valley on the northern side of the Rhône valley in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It lies in the Bernese Alps, with the river Lonza running down the length of the valley from its source within the Langgletscher.... |
Wiler (Lötschen) | 1375 | 3111 | 2/2/1 | 33 | Lötschental |
| Anzère | Anzère Anzère Anzère is a small village in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, located in the municipality of Ayent and close to Sion and Crans. A south-facing purpose-built resort in traditional Swiss architectural style... |
1500 | 2500 | 8/2/1 | 40 | Anzère |
| Villars-Gryon | Villars Villars-sur-Ollon Villars sur Ollon, commonly referred to as Villars, is a village in Switzerland in the canton of Vaud, part of the municipality of Ollon. Accommodation consists largely of chalets... , Gryon Gryon Gryon is a municipality of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland, located in the district of Aigle.-Geography:Gryon has an area, , of . Of this area, or 28.3% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 52.3% is forested... |
1300 | 2200 | 11 | 75 | Villars-Gryon |
Bernese OberlandCanton of BerneThe Canton of Bern is the second largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by both surface area and population. Located in west-central Switzerland, it borders the Canton of Jura and the Canton of Solothurn to the north. To the west lie the Canton of Neuchâtel, the Canton of Fribourg and Vaud. To the south...
| Name | Resorts | Altitude bottom m |
Altitude top m |
Lifts1 | Ski pistes km |
Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gstaad Mountain Rides | Gstaad Gstaad Gstaad is a village in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Berne in southwestern Switzerland. Part of the municipality of Saanen, Gstaad is known as one of the most exclusive ski resorts in the world.... |
1200 | 2971 | 69 | 250 | Gstaad und Umgebung |
| Jungfrauregion Jungfrauregion The Jungfrauregion is a region located in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland. It is named after the famous mountain Jungfrau .-Towns located within the Jungfrauregion:*Grindelwald*Mürren*Lauterbrunnen*Interlaken*Unterseen*Wengen... |
Mürren Mürren Mürren is a traditional Walser mountain village in Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, at an elevation of 1,650 m above sea level and unreachable by public road.... , Wengen, Grindelwald Grindelwald Grindelwald is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The village is located at above sea level in the Bernese Alps.-Winter sports:... |
796 | 2970 | 19/14/6 | 213 | Jungfrauregion |
| Adelboden-Lenk | Adelboden Adelboden Adelboden is a municipality in the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district in the Bernese Oberland in Switzerland.-Geography:Adelboden lies in the west of the Berner Oberland, at the end of the valley of the Engstlige river, which flows in Frutigen into the Kander river.Adelboden is a... , Lenk Lenk Lenk may refer to:Places:* Lenk im Simmental, a municipality in the district of Obersimmental in the canton of Bern in SwitzerlandPeople:* Arthur Lenk, an Israeli diplomat* Maria Lenk, a Brazilian swimmer... , Frutigen Frutigen Frutigen is a municipality in the Bernese Oberland in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. It is the capital of the Frutigen-Niedersimmental administrative district.-History:... |
1068 | 2330 | 36/7/8 | 205 | Adelboden-Lenk |
| Alpenregion Meiringen-Hasliberg | Meiringen Meiringen -References:... , Hasliberg Hasliberg Hasliberg is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.-History:Hasliberg is first mentioned in 1358 as Hasle an dem berge. After 1834 it was known as Gem Hasleberg. Since 1923 the spelling has been Hasliberg.-Geography:Hasliberg has... |
602 | 2433 | 6/4/6 | 60 | Alpenregion Meiringen-Hasliberg |
Central SwitzerlandCentral SwitzerlandCentral Switzerland is the region of the Alpine foothills geographically the heart and historically the origin of Switzerland, with the cantons of Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden, Lucerne and Zug....
| Name | Resorts | Altitude bottom m |
Altitude top m |
Lifts1 | Ski pistes km |
Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunni-Alpthal | Brunni, Alpthal Alpthal Alpthal is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.-Geography:Alpthal has an area, , of . Of this area, 32.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while 62.8% is forested... |
1098 | 1500 | 5/0/1 | 20 | Brunni-Alpthal |
| Engelberg Titlis Titlis The Titlis is a mountain in the Urner Alps of Switzerland. It is located on the border between the cantons of Obwalden and Berne in Switzerland, overlooking Engelberg and is famous as the site of the world's first revolving cable car... |
Engelberg Engelberg Engelberg is a village in the canton of Obwalden in Switzerland. Engelberg has a population of . , 21.0% of the population was made up of foreign nationals.It is the leading mountain resort in central Switzerland... |
1050 | 3020 | 14/14/14 | 82 | Engelberg |
| Gotthard Oberalp Arena Gotthard Oberalp Arena The Gotthard Oberalp Arena is a ski area located in Andermatt and Sedrun, in Switzerland. It has 16 ski lifts and approximately 30 runs, and just over 100km of pistes... |
Andermatt Andermatt Andermatt is a municipality in the canton of Uri in Switzerland.With Realp and Hospental, it is located in the Urseren valley, south of Altdorf.-Geography:... , Hospental |
1444 | 2963 | 11/8/4 | 55 | Andermatt |
| Sörenberg | Sörenberg, Flühli | 1166 | 2350 | 17/2/3 | 50 | Sörenberg |
| Hoch-Ybrig | Oberiberg Oberiberg Oberiberg is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.-History:Oberiberg is first mentioned around 1217-22 as Yberge. Until the separation, in 1884, into Unteriberg and Oberiberg the independent municipality was known simply as Iberg.-Geography:Oberiberg has an... , Unteriberg Unteriberg Unteriberg is a municipality in Schwyz District in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland.-History:Unteriberg is first mentioned around 1217-22 as Yberge. Until the separation, in 1884, into Unteriberg and Oberiberg the independent municipality was known simply as Iberg.-Geography:Unteriberg has an... |
900 | 1938 | 6/4/1 | 50 | Ybrig |
Graubünden
| Name | Resorts | Altitude bottom m |
Altitude top m |
Lifts1 | Ski pistes km |
Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davos-Klosters | Davos Davos Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range... , Klosters Klosters Klosters-Serneus is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.Its well-known ski resort lies from Zurich, the nearest international airport. Transfer time is about 1.5 hours. Klosters is from Davos... |
1191 | 2844 | 14/6/5 | 427 | Davos-Klostershttp://www.skiklosters.com |
| Lenzerheide-Valbella | Lenzerheide Lenzerheide Lenzerheide is a mountain resort in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies at the foot of the Parpaner Rothorn. The village belongs to the municipality Vaz/Obervaz in the district of Albula, sub-district Alvaschein.... , Valbella, Parpan, Churwalden, Lenz |
1230 | 2865 | 36/24/4 | 310 | Lenzerheide-Valbella |
| Engadin-St. Moritz | St. Moritz St. Moritz St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden... , Silvaplana, Sils Maria, Pontresina, Celerina, Zuoz |
1768 | 3303 | 56/29/16 | 350 | Engadin-St. Moritz |
| Alpenarena | Flims Flims Flims is a municipality in the district of Imboden in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The town of Flims is dominated by the Flimserstein which you can see from almost anywhere in the area.... , Laax Laax Laax is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.-Geography:Laax has an area, , of . Of this area, 35.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while 30.6% is forested... , Falera |
1000 | 3018 | 12/7/11 | 220 | Alpenarena |
| Silvretta Arena | Samnaun Samnaun Samnaun is a municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.-History:The valley was first used as a seasonal mountain pasture for the villages of Tschlin and Ramosch. By 1220 the first permanent farm houses are mentioned... , Ischgl (A) Ischgl Ischgl is a small village in the Paznaun Valley in Tyrol . Its ski resort Silvretta Arena Ischgl-Samnaun is connected with the ski resort of Samnaun across the border in Switzerland. Together this ski area belongs to the largest skiing resorts in the Alps... |
1700 | 2900 | 16/21/5 | 200 | Silvretta Arena |
| Gotthard Oberalp Arena Gotthard Oberalp Arena The Gotthard Oberalp Arena is a ski area located in Andermatt and Sedrun, in Switzerland. It has 16 ski lifts and approximately 30 runs, and just over 100km of pistes... |
Disentis, Sedrun, Dieni | 1150 | 2903 | 14/7/1 | 110 | Disentis-Sedrun |
| Savognin | Savognin Savognin Savognin is a municipality in the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.... |
1207 | 2713 | 16/6/0 | 80 | Savognin |
| Engadin-Scuol | Scuol Scuol Scuol is a municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The official language in Scuol is Romansh.-Name:The official name has undergone several changes in the 20th century:... |
1250 | 2800 | 8/5/2 | 80 | Scuol |
| Arosa | Arosa Arosa Arosa is a town and a municipality in the district of Plessur in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland. It is both a summer and a winter tourist resort.-History:... |
1739 | 2653 | 4/6/3 | 70 | Arosa |
| Brigels | Brigels, Waltensburg, Andiast Andiast Andiast is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. Until 1943, it was known as Andest.Lying close to the ski resorts of Waltensburg/Vuorz and Breil/Brigels, Andiast is known for its winter sports.-History:... |
1100 | 2418 | 6/3/0 | 75 | Brigels |
| Vals3000 | Vals Vals, Switzerland Vals is a municipality in the district of Surselva in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.-History:Archeological finds from the Bronze Age around the thermal baths and Tomül pass as well as Iron Age items on the slopes of the Valserberg indicate that this area was used before written history... |
1250 | 3000 | 4/0/1 | 25 | Vals3000 |
Eastern SwitzerlandEastern SwitzerlandEastern Switzerland is the common name of the region situated to the north of Glarus Alps, with the cantons of Schaffhausen, Thurgau, St. Gallen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden and Glarus...
| Name | Resorts | Altitude bottom m |
Altitude top m |
Lifts1 | Ski pistes km |
Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flumserberg | Flumserberg, Unterterzen | 1000 | 2222 | 5/8/4 | 65 | Flumserberg |
| Toggenburg | Wildhaus Wildhaus Wildhaus is a village in the new municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The municipalities of Alt St. Johann and Wildhaus merged into the municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann on 1 January 2010.The reformer Huldrych... , Unterwasser, Alt St. Johann Alt St. Johann Alt St. Johann is a village in the new municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St. Johann in the Wahlkreis of Toggenburg in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. The municipalities of Alt St. Johann and Wildhaus merged on 1 January 2010 into the new municipality of Wildhaus-Alt St.Johann.-History:Alt St.... |
900 | 2262 | 12/6/2 | 60 | Toggenburg |
| Pizol | Bad Ragaz Bad Ragaz Bad Ragaz is a municipality in the Wahlkreis of Sarganserland in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.It is the home of a famous natural spring and is a popular spa and health resort destination. Bad Ragaz is also surprisingly known as one of the best pizza towns in all of Europe... , Wangs |
900 | 2226 | 5/3/4 | 40 | Pizol |
| Brauwald | Braunwald Braunwald Braunwald is a former municipality in the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Effective from 1 January 2011, Braunwald is part of the municipality of Glarus Süd.-Geography:... |
1256 | 1905 | 9 | 32 | Braunwald |
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