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Skiing in Switzerland

Plan a ski or snowboard trip to Switzerland: compare 59 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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Switzerland

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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Switzerland

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 - Breuil-CerviniaValais3,872 m2,314 m209 km63
4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/ThyonValais3,305 m2,400 m175 km77
Arosa LenzerheideGraubunden2,857 m1,617 m164 km49
LaaxGlarus2,974 m1,924 m152 km37
Andermatt+Disentis+SedrunUri2,958 m1,742 m102 km40
ObersaxenGraubunden2,269 m1,171 m92 km20
Aletsch ArenaValais2,869 m1,812 m90 km43
Grindelwald - Wengen (Kleine Scheidegg - Männlichen)Bern2,394 m1,456 m88 km27
Champéry – Les Crosets – Champoussin – MorginsValais2,145 m1,085 m83 km32
Adelboden - LenkBern2,193 m930 m83 km21
AvoriazValais2,250 m1,094 m81 km40
ParsennGraubunden2,827 m2,017 m81 km39
Crans-MontanaValais2,878 m1,456 m74 km25
Zinal / GrimentzValais2,873 m1,489 m71 km23
CorvigliaGraubunden3,021 m1,299 m68 km49
Villars/Gryon/Les DiableretsVaud2,100 m975 m61 km30
Schönried - Saanenmöser - Zweisimmen - St. StephanBern2,003 m1,069 m59 km16
FlumserbergSaint Gallen2,218 m1,551 m59 km24
Saint-Luc - ChandolinValais2,973 m1,293 m56 km18
Meiringen - HaslibergBern2,433 m1,381 m51 km16
Saas FeeValais3,556 m2,071 m48 km30
SavogninGraubunden2,700 m1,532 m44 km8
Scuol Motta NalunsGraubunden2,792 m1,498 m43 km14
Skipisten Titlis BergbahnenNidwalden3,041 m2,046 m42 km30
Corvatsch-FurtschellasGraubunden3,297 m1,918 m40 km15
PizolSaint Gallen2,250 m1,738 m40 km14
BelalpValais3,101 m1,771 m40 km13
Grindelwald FirstBern2,497 m1,462 m39 km8
Gstaad - Saanen - RougemontBern2,152 m1,185 m39 km11
Mürren/SchilthornBern2,949 m2,140 m39 km18
AnzèreValais2,411 m967 m38 km13
SörenbergObwalden2,257 m1,139 m38 km17
Unterbäch - EischollValais2,432 m1,200 m37 km11
JakobshornGraubunden2,563 m1,032 m37 km13
Melchsee-FruttBern2,232 m1,152 m34 km14
Chäserrugg-Alt St. JohannSaint Gallen2,260 m1,381 m33 km23
Les RoussesVaud1,663 m620 m32 km24
Brigels-Waltensburg-AndiastGraubunden2,412 m1,310 m31 km12
WildhausSaint Gallen2,070 m1,540 m31 km9
Disentis/MustérGraubunden2,770 m1,553 m29 km11
ElsigenalpBern2,283 m960 m28 km11
ElmGlarus2,100 m1,084 m28 km8
Brunni-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 - WalleggBern1,999 m910 m24 km10
Hoch-YbrigSchwyz1,831 m791 m24 km7
Leukerbad (Torrent)Valais2,596 m1,208 m24 km8
Grüsch-DanusaGraubunden1,776 m1,179 m22 km9
Glacier 3000Valais2,931 m1,386 m22 km17
Airolo PesciümTicino2,253 m1,075 m21 km8
Saas GrundValais3,142 m1,589 m21 km6
LauchernalpValais3,086 m1,641 m20 km7
Confin / San BernardinoGraubunden2,504 m864 m20 km6
Splügen-TamboGraubunden2,211 m728 m20 km7
TschiertschenGraubunden2,378 m1,058 m20 km5

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

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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