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Valais, Switzerland

Anzère ski resort

The short answer

Anzère has about 38 km of mapped runs and 13 lifts, with skiing from about 1,445 m up to 2,411 m (7,910 ft), a vertical drop of 967 m. By mapped runs it is number 31 of the 59 Switzerland ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bern (BRN), about 67 km away in a straight line.

Anzère: runs from 1,445 m to 2,411 m, a vertical drop of 966 m1,6001,8002,0002,2002,400Top of the highest mapped run: 2,411 m (7,910 ft)Top 2,411 m · 7,910 ftBase 1,445 m · 4,741 ft966 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,411 m7,910 ft
Vertical drop
967 m3,173 ft
Mapped runs
38 km154 runs
Lifts
13mostly platter lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 1% (0.2 km), Easy 36% (13.4 km), Intermediate 44% (16.3 km), Advanced 19% (7.1 km)Novice: 0.2 km, 8 runs (1%)Easy: 13.4 km, 75 runs (36%)36%EasyIntermediate: 16.3 km, 58 runs (44%)44%IntermediateAdvanced: 7.1 km, 13 runs (19%)19%Advanced

About 37% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 44% intermediate and 19% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice80.2 km
Easy7513.4 km
Intermediate5816.3 km
Advanced137.1 km

Lifts

13 mapped lifts, most of them platter lifts.

Lift typeCount
Platter lifts3
Chairlifts3
Magic carpets3
Gondolas2
T-bars1
Drag lifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Bern (BRN)Bern67 km
Geneva (GVA)Geneva100 km
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY)Annecy109 km
Turin (TRN)Caselle Torinese (TO)125 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Anzère?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,411 m (7,910 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,445 m (4,741 ft), a vertical of 967 m (3,173 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Anzère have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 38 km of downhill runs and 13 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Anzère?

Bern (BRN) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 67 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Anzère piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.