These ten ski resorts are all reachable from Brig by public transport. From family-friendly slopes to high-altitude runs, there's something for every skier. Whether you're after quiet pistes or lively après-ski villages, the Swiss rail network brings you close to the action.
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Eischoll is a small mountain village at 1220 m above sea level on the northern side of the Rhone valley in the Upper Valais. The ski area is accessed by the Raron–Eischoll cable car and the Eischoll–Stryggen chairlift, which runs from 1260 m to 1560 m above sea level. Besides skiing and snowboarding, Eischoll offers night skiing, a 3 km sledging run, winter hiking trails, snowshoe trails and a ski touring area.
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Easy slopes: 7 km
Intermediate slopes: 6 km
Advanced slopes: 2.2 km
The Aletsch Arena is a ski area at over 2,000 metres altitude in Valais with pistes around Riederalp, Bettmeralp and Fiescheralp. The car-free high plateau offers guaranteed snow from December to Easter, views of the Great Aletsch Glacier and the surrounding four-thousand-metre peaks, and ski-in/ski-out access directly from accommodation.
85 km30Easy slopes: 40 kmIntermediate slopes: 40 kmAdvanced slopes: 4 km
Rosswald is a family-friendly ski area in the Valais above Brig, reached by cable car from Ried-Brig. The car-free alpine village at around 1,800 metres offers 25 kilometres of prepared pistes in blue, red and black grades served by four ski lifts up to 2,600 metres, plus holiday chalets, restaurants and a mountain hotel. In summer the sun terrace is a base for hiking, biking, a swimming lake and paragliding.
5 km5Easy slopes: 1.6 kmIntermediate slopes: 0.9 kmAdvanced slopes: 2.4 km
The Moosalpregion is a ski area in Bürchen and Törbel in Valais with around 25 kilometres of pistes and seven lifts. It extends over the Moosalp pass and offers views of the Bietschhorn and the Mischabel group with the Dom. The Bodmen children's ski area with its large playground is particularly suited to small children and beginners.
20 km7Easy slopes: 8 kmIntermediate slopes: 8 kmAdvanced slopes: 5 km
Blatten-Belalp is a ski area in Valais, Switzerland, situated high above the Rhone valley. The car-free Belalp offers over 45 km of prepared pistes with views of the Great Aletsch Glacier and four-thousand-metre peaks such as the Matterhorn, Weisshorn and Dufourspitze. The area extends from the valley station in Blatten bei Naters up to the slopes of the Hohstock at 3,118 m above sea level and includes a snowpark, fun slopes, freeride routes and the free children's Hexenland.
40 km9Easy slopes: 20 kmIntermediate slopes: 9 kmAdvanced slopes: 10 kmThe Rothwald/Wasenalp ski area is located north of the Simplon area in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, and is known for its open larch forest and shady freeride terrain. Two lifts serve around 25 kilometres of groomed pistes between 1,750 and 2,270 metres above sea level, complemented by an extensive ski touring and snowshoeing area.
9 km2Easy slopes: 5 kmIntermediate slopes: 2.6 kmAdvanced slopes: 1.4 kmStaldenried - Gspon is a family-friendly ski area on the sunny Gspon terrace in the Upper Valais at 1,894 m above sea level, framed by the Valais four-thousand-metre peaks Balfrin, Weisshorn and Bietschhorn. The small, inexpensive piste area suits beginners, advanced skiers and families; the slopes are artificially snowed and considered snow-sure. Two mountain lifts access the sunny slopes, and the «Rondell» snow bar sits directly at the edge of the piste.
2.4 km3Easy slopes: 0.7 kmIntermediate slopes: 1.8 km
Lauchernalp is a ski area in the Lötschental valley in the Swiss canton of Valais, with 40 kilometres of pistes and guaranteed snow up to 3100 metres above sea level. It is set against the UNESCO World Heritage backdrop of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch with its four-thousand-metre peaks. The area is reached by cable car and offers pistes for all levels as well as freeride terrain.
20 km5Easy slopes: 10 kmIntermediate slopes: 6 kmAdvanced slopes: 3.6 km
Visperterminen is a mountain village in Valais above the Rhone valley, known for Europe's highest vineyard and the Giw ski area. The compact, family-friendly winter sports area at around 2000 m above sea level is accessed by a chairlift from the village and offers over 20 kilometres of pistes as well as a 7 km sledging run.
16 km4Easy slopes: 8 kmIntermediate slopes: 6 kmAdvanced slopes: 1.6 kmJeizinen is a ski area in the Swiss canton of Valais, reached by cable car from Gampel in around nine minutes. The Skigebiet Jeizinen-Feselalpe comprises five lifts, with a chairlift from Jeizinen (1,550 m) to the Üflänge (1,750 m) and a surface lift continuing to the Obere Feselalp (2,200 m). The area offers a children's lift and children's paradise on the Üflänge, a platter lift for advanced beginners, and a red and a blue piste from the upper station.
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