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Champex-Lac ski resort

  • Top 2,194 m
  • 11 km of runs
  • 4 lifts
The snow-covered Matterhorn near Zermatt
The Matterhorn above Zermatt, Switzerland. Photo: Tanner Barrott / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners69% of mapped runs are easy

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Champex-Lac has about 11 km of mapped runs and 4 lifts, with skiing from about 1,335 m up to 2,194 m (7,198 ft), a vertical drop of 859 m. By mapped runs it is number 73 of the 85 Switzerland ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), about 78 km away in a straight line.

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Where to stay

Hotels in Champex-Lac

Hotels, apartments and chalets in and around Champex-Lac, with prices for your dates.

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Champex-Lac 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,765 m · updated 30 Oct, 01:54 UTC

  1. Fri 309°-2°0 mm
  2. Sat 319°-2°0 mm
  3. Sun 14°-1°0 mm
  4. Mon 26°-5°0 mm
  5. Tue 36°0°0 mm
  6. Wed 46°0°0 mm
  7. Thu 57°-2°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Champex-Lac: runs from 1,335 m to 2,194 m, a vertical drop of 859 m1,4001,6001,8002,000Top of the highest mapped run: 2,194 m (7,198 ft)Top 2,194 m · 7,198 ftBase 1,335 m · 4,380 ft859 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,194 m7,198 ft
Vertical drop
859 m2,818 ft
Mapped runs
11 km20 runs
Lifts
4mostly platter lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 69% (7.8 km), Intermediate 22% (2.5 km), Advanced 9% (1 km)Easy: 7.8 km, 11 runs (69%)69%EasyIntermediate: 2.5 km, 8 runs (22%)22%IntermediateAdvanced: 1 km, 1 runs (9%)9%Advanced

About 69% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 22% intermediate and 9% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy117.8 km
Intermediate82.5 km
Advanced11 km

Lifts

4 mapped lifts, most of them platter lifts.

Lift typeCount
Platter lifts2
Chairlifts2

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
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY)Annecy78 km
Geneva (GVA)Geneva80 km
Turin (TRN)Caselle Torinese (TO)101 km

Ski transfers to Champex-Lac

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Champex-Lac?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,194 m (7,198 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,335 m (4,380 ft), a vertical of 859 m (2,818 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Champex-Lac have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 11 km of downhill runs and 4 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Champex-Lac?

Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 78 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Champex-Lac 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.

Geneva → Champex-Lac

153 km by road