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Skiing in Switzerland

Plan a ski or snowboard trip to Switzerland: compare 85 ski areas by elevation and size, check lift pass prices and find the nearest airport.

Three skiers on a snowy ridge looking towards the Matterhorn
Skiers with the Matterhorn in view, Switzerland. Photo: Muyu yao / Pexels.

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Verbier

How to get from Geneva to Verbier by train via Martigny and Le Châble, Verbier village vs Le Châble as a base, and which Verbier or 4 Vallées pass sector to buy.

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The snow-covered Matterhorn near Zermatt

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Zermatt

Getting to car-free Zermatt by train from Zurich or Geneva via Visp, which lift area to stay near, and when you need the international pass to ski to Cervinia.

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Best ski resorts in Switzerland: largest, highest and for beginners →
Highest ski resorts in Switzerland500 m1,500 m2,500 m3,500 mZermatt - Breuil-Cervinia: top 3,872 m (12,703 ft)3,872Zermatt - Breui…Saas Fee: top 3,556 m (11,667 ft)3,556Saas Fee4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon: top 3,305 m (10,843 ft)3,3054 Vallées – Ver…Corvatsch-Furtschellas: top 3,297 m (10,817 ft)3,297Corvatsch-Furts…Saas Grund: top 3,142 m (10,308 ft)3,142Saas GrundBelalp: top 3,101 m (10,174 ft)3,101BelalpLauchernalp: top 3,086 m (10,125 ft)3,086LauchernalpSkipisten Titlis Bergbahnen: top 3,041 m (9,977 ft)3,041Skipisten Titli…Corviglia: top 3,021 m (9,911 ft)3,021CorvigliaLaax: top 2,974 m (9,757 ft)2,974LaaxSaint-Luc - Chandolin: top 2,973 m (9,754 ft)2,973Saint-Luc - Cha…Andermatt+Disentis+Sedrun: top 2,958 m (9,705 ft)2,958Andermatt+Disen…
Top elevation of the highest mapped run, in metres. Full figures in the table below.

Ski resorts in Switzerland by size

Ski areaRegionTop elevationVerticalMapped runsLifts
Zermatt logoZermatt - Breuil-CerviniaValais3,872 m2,313 m360 km63
Verbier logo4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/ThyonValais3,305 m2,400 m175 km82
Arosa Lenzerheide logoArosa LenzerheideGraubunden2,857 m1,617 m164 km49
LaaxGlarus2,974 m1,924 m152 km37
Andermatt+Disentis+Sedrun logoAndermatt+Disentis+SedrunUri2,958 m1,742 m102 km40
Obersaxen logoObersaxenGraubunden2,269 m1,171 m92 km20
Aletsch Arena logoAletsch ArenaValais2,869 m1,812 m90 km43
Grindelwald logoGrindelwald - Wengen (Kleine Scheidegg - Männlichen)Bern2,394 m1,456 m88 km27
Champéry – Les Crosets – Champoussin – MorginsValais2,145 m1,085 m83 km32
Adelboden logoAdelboden - LenkBern2,193 m930 m83 km21
Morzine-Avoriaz logoAvoriazValais2,250 m1,094 m75 km40
Parsenn logoParsennGraubunden2,827 m2,017 m81 km39
Crans-Montana logoCrans-MontanaValais2,878 m1,456 m74 km25
Zinal logoZinal / GrimentzValais2,873 m1,489 m71 km23
CorvigliaGraubunden3,021 m1,299 m68 km49
Villars logoVillars/Gryon/Les DiableretsVaud2,100 m975 m61 km30
Schönried logoSchönried - Saanenmöser - Zweisimmen - St. StephanBern2,003 m1,069 m59 km16
Flumserberg logoFlumserbergSaint Gallen2,218 m1,551 m59 km24
Saint-Luc logoSaint-Luc - ChandolinValais2,973 m1,293 m56 km18
Meiringen logoMeiringen - HaslibergBern2,433 m1,381 m51 km16
Saas Fee logoSaas FeeValais3,556 m2,071 m48 km30
SavogninGraubunden2,700 m1,532 m44 km8
Scuol Motta Naluns logoScuol Motta NalunsGraubunden2,792 m1,498 m43 km14
Skipisten Titlis Bergbahnen logoSkipisten Titlis BergbahnenNidwalden3,041 m2,046 m42 km30
Corvatsch-Furtschellas logoCorvatsch-FurtschellasGraubunden3,297 m1,918 m40 km15
Pizol logoPizolSaint Gallen2,250 m1,738 m40 km14
Belalp logoBelalpValais3,101 m1,771 m40 km13
Grindelwald First logoGrindelwald FirstBern2,497 m1,462 m39 km8
Gstaad logoGstaad - Saanen - RougemontBern2,152 m1,185 m39 km11
Mürren logoMürren/SchilthornBern2,949 m2,140 m39 km18
AnzèreValais2,411 m967 m38 km13
SörenbergObwalden2,257 m1,139 m38 km17
Unterbäch - EischollValais2,432 m1,200 m37 km11
Jakobshorn logoJakobshornGraubunden2,563 m1,032 m37 km13
Melchsee-Frutt logoMelchsee-FruttBern2,232 m1,152 m34 km14
Chäserrugg-Alt St. Johann logoChäserrugg-Alt St. JohannSaint Gallen2,260 m1,381 m33 km23
Les RoussesVaud1,663 m620 m32 km24
Brigels-Waltensburg-AndiastGraubunden2,412 m1,310 m31 km12
Wildhaus logoWildhausSaint Gallen2,070 m1,540 m31 km9
Disentis/MustérGraubunden2,770 m1,553 m29 km11
Elsigenalp logoElsigenalpBern2,283 m960 m28 km11
ElmGlarus2,100 m1,084 m28 km8
Brunni-Holzegg-Rotenflue logoBrunni-Holzegg-RotenflueSchwyz1,741 m924 m27 km12
MadrisaGraubunden2,617 m1,465 m27 km12
Les MossesVaud1,871 m508 m26 km14
EvolèneValais2,625 m1,269 m26 km5
LeysinVaud2,194 m963 m25 km13
RinerhornGraubunden2,491 m1,034 m25 km7
Lenk logoLenk - WalleggBern1,999 m910 m24 km10
Hoch-Ybrig logoHoch-YbrigSchwyz1,831 m791 m24 km7
Leukerbad (Torrent) logoLeukerbad (Torrent)Valais2,596 m1,208 m24 km8
Grüsch-Danusa logoGrüsch-DanusaGraubunden1,776 m1,179 m22 km9
Glacier 3000 logoGlacier 3000Valais2,931 m1,386 m22 km17
Airolo PesciümTicino2,253 m1,075 m21 km8
Saas Grund logoSaas GrundValais3,142 m1,589 m21 km6
LauchernalpValais3,086 m1,641 m20 km7
Confin logoConfin / San BernardinoGraubunden2,504 m864 m20 km6
Splügen-Tambo logoSplügen-TamboGraubunden2,211 m728 m20 km7
Tschiertschen logoTschiertschenGraubunden2,378 m1,058 m20 km5
Nax - Mont NobleValais2,638 m1,130 m19 km5
Vercorin logoVercorinValais2,369 m1,049 m19 km12
Klewenalp logoKlewenalp - StockhütteNidwalden1,936 m737 m18 km20
Bosco Gurin logoBosco Gurin – GrossalpTicino2,326 m847 m17 km4
Grächen logoGrächenValais2,863 m1,245 m17 km15
OvronnazValais2,456 m1,116 m17 km7
ArollaValais2,880 m898 m16 km6
Bellwald logoBellwaldValais2,558 m937 m16 km4
Vals logoValsGraubunden2,849 m1,567 m15 km4
Zuoz logoZuozGraubunden2,450 m745 m14 km7
CharmeyFribourg1,622 m751 m12 km4
Axalp logoAxalpBern1,937 m523 m12 km4
Sainte-Croix / Les RassesVaud1,558 m367 m11 km6
Champex-LacValais2,194 m859 m11 km4
Kandersteg logoKanderstegBern1,718 m520 m10 km6
Brambrüesch logoBrambrüeschGraubunden2,172 m988 m10 km5
MolésonFribourg1,975 m866 m9 km10
Les Paccots logoLes PaccotsFribourg1,487 m424 m9 km9
Grindelwald logoGrindelwald - Männlichen (Schlittelpiste)Bern2,244 m1,304 m8 km140
Niederhorn logoNiederhornBern1,938 m774 m8 km8
Biel - KinzigUri1,940 m318 m7 km9
Engelberg logoEngelberg - Ristis-BrunniObwalden2,058 m1,046 m7 km7
Dent de Vaulion – Le MorezVaud1,465 m315 m7 km4
Hohwald BeatenbergBern1,604 m318 m7 km3
Adelboden logoAdelboden - TschentenAlpBern1,956 m555 m7 km4
Les PléiadesVaud1,397 m278 m6 km6

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) via OpenSkiMap; mapped figures can differ from resorts’ published ones.

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Lift pass prices 2026/27

Nearest airports and transfers

2026/27 season dates in Switzerland

Resort / areaOpensCloses
Zermatt1 November 20262 May 2027
Saas-Fee1 November 202618 April 2027
Saas-Grund and Saas-Almagell19 December 20264 April 2027
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