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Ski resorts in Valais

The snow-covered Matterhorn near Zermatt
The Matterhorn above Zermatt, Switzerland. Photo: Tanner Barrott / Pexels.

The short answer

We list 24 ski areas in Valais. The largest by mapped runs is Zermatt - Breuil-Cervinia (360 km); the highest is Zermatt - Breuil-Cervinia, with runs from 3,872 m (12,703 ft); and the biggest vertical is at 4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon (2,400 m).

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Highest ski resorts in Valais500 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…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)3,086LauchernalpSaint-Luc - Chandolin: top 2,973 m (9,754 ft)2,973Saint-Luc - Cha…Glacier 3000: top 2,931 m (9,616 ft)2,931Glacier 3000Arolla: top 2,880 m (9,449 ft)2,880ArollaCrans-Montana: top 2,878 m (9,442 ft)2,878Crans-MontanaZinal / Grimentz: top 2,873 m (9,426 ft)2,873Zinal / GrimentzAletsch Arena: top 2,869 m (9,413 ft)2,869Aletsch Arena
Top elevation of the highest mapped run, in metres. Full figures in the table below.

All Valais ski areas 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
Aletsch Arena logoAletsch ArenaValais2,869 m1,812 m90 km43
Champéry – Les Crosets – Champoussin – MorginsValais2,145 m1,085 m83 km32
Morzine-Avoriaz logoAvoriazValais2,250 m1,094 m75 km40
Crans-Montana logoCrans-MontanaValais2,878 m1,456 m74 km25
Zinal logoZinal / GrimentzValais2,873 m1,489 m71 km23
Saint-Luc logoSaint-Luc - ChandolinValais2,973 m1,293 m56 km18
Saas Fee logoSaas FeeValais3,556 m2,071 m48 km30
Belalp logoBelalpValais3,101 m1,771 m40 km13
AnzèreValais2,411 m967 m38 km13
Unterbäch - EischollValais2,432 m1,200 m37 km11
EvolèneValais2,625 m1,269 m26 km5
Leukerbad (Torrent) logoLeukerbad (Torrent)Valais2,596 m1,208 m24 km8
Glacier 3000 logoGlacier 3000Valais2,931 m1,386 m22 km17
Saas Grund logoSaas GrundValais3,142 m1,589 m21 km6
LauchernalpValais3,086 m1,641 m20 km7
Nax - Mont NobleValais2,638 m1,130 m19 km5
Vercorin logoVercorinValais2,369 m1,049 m19 km12
Grächen logoGrächenValais2,863 m1,245 m17 km15
OvronnazValais2,456 m1,116 m17 km7
ArollaValais2,880 m898 m16 km6
Bellwald logoBellwaldValais2,558 m937 m16 km4
Champex-LacValais2,194 m859 m11 km4

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

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