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Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses ski resort

The short answer

Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses has about 11 km of mapped runs and 6 lifts, with skiing from about 1,191 m up to 1,558 m (5,112 ft), a vertical drop of 367 m. By mapped runs it is number 69 of the 78 Switzerland ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Geneva (GVA), about 74 km away in a straight line.

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Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,375 m · updated 11 Oct, 01:04 UTC

  1. Sun 118°1°0 mm
  2. Mon 1210°0°0 mm
  3. Tue 1314°3°0 mm
  4. Wed 1415°5°0 mm
  5. Thu 1514°4°0 mm
  6. Fri 1615°5°0 mm
  7. Sat 178°5°1.6 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.

Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses: runs from 1,191 m to 1,558 m, a vertical drop of 367 m1,2001,3001,4001,500Top of the highest mapped run: 1,558 m (5,112 ft)Top 1,558 m · 5,112 ftBase 1,191 m · 3,907 ft367 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,558 m5,112 ft
Vertical drop
367 m1,204 ft
Mapped runs
11 km14 runs
Lifts
6mostly platter lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 51% (5.8 km), Intermediate 32% (3.6 km), Advanced 18% (2 km)Easy: 5.8 km, 5 runs (51%)51%EasyIntermediate: 3.6 km, 6 runs (32%)32%IntermediateAdvanced: 2 km, 3 runs (18%)18%Advanced

About 51% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 32% intermediate and 18% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy55.8 km
Intermediate63.6 km
Advanced32 km

Lifts

6 mapped lifts, most of them platter lifts.

Lift typeCount
Platter lifts4
T-bars2

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
Geneva (GVA)Geneva74 km
Bern (BRN)Bern74 km
Dole Tavaux (DLE)Dole87 km
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL)Bâle / Mulhouse113 km

Ski transfers to Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,558 m (5,112 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,191 m (3,907 ft), a vertical of 367 m (1,204 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 11 km of downhill runs and 6 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses?

Geneva (GVA) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 74 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses 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.