These ten ski resorts are all reachable from Leukerbad 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.
The resorts below are sorted by travel time from Leukerbad, City, to facilitate your planning. Make sure to visit the map, to explore thousands of destinations and activities, reachable from any starting point in Switzerland.
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The Torrent ski area above Leukerbad in Valais is a family-friendly snow sports region at around 2,350 m with views of the Valais four-thousand-metre peaks and the Rhone Valley. It offers around 50 km of prepared pistes for all levels, a fun park, and numerous sun terraces and mountain restaurants. It is complemented by the Snowpark Sportarena Erli in the village, which is particularly suited to beginners and children.
24 km
7
Lockers: Yes
Easy slopes: 2.4 km
Intermediate slopes: 14 km
Advanced slopes: 8 km| 481 (9m) | |
| 481 (3m) | |
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.
14 km4Easy slopes: 7 kmIntermediate slopes: 6 kmAdvanced slopes: 2.2 km| 481 (9m) | |
| 481 (6m) | |
| 471 (34m) | |
| R91 (10m) | |
Jeizinen 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.
9 km5Easy slopes: 8 kmIntermediate slopes: 1.4 kmAdvanced slopes: 0.3 km| 481 (9m) | |
| 481 (6m) | |
| 471 (34m) | |
| R91 (6m) | |
| 592 (4m) | |
| 2247 (9m) | |
Crans-Montana is a ski resort in the Swiss canton of Valais, with its ski area spread across the sectors of Montana, Crans, Violettes and Aminona and reaching up to the Plaine Morte glacier. The area offers downhill skiing and snowboarding, ski touring, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and winter hiking, along with a dedicated Snow Island practice area in the resort.
75 km18Easy slopes: 14 kmIntermediate slopes: 45 kmAdvanced slopes: 12 km| 481 (9m) | |
| 481 (6m) | |
| 471 (34m) | |
| IR95 (7m) | |
| 2225 (13m) | |
| 431 (3m) | |
| GB (3m) | |
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| 481 (9m) | |
| 481 (6m) | |
| 471 (34m) | |
| R91 (6m) | |
| 591 (32m) | |
Anzère is a ski resort in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, above the Rhône Valley near Sion. Its ski area offers 58 km of alpine slopes for all levels, reaching a highest point of 2420 m, served by 12 lifts. The resort includes two beginner zones, a free village slope, and panoramic views of Alpine peaks such as the Bietschhorn, Weisshorn, and Mont Blanc.
40 km10Lockers: YesEasy slopes: 10 kmIntermediate slopes: 7 kmAdvanced slopes: 3.4 km| 481 (9m) | |
| 481 (6m) | |
| 471 (34m) | |
| IR95 (18m) | |
| 351 (32m) | |
The Verbier 4 Vallées ski area in Switzerland is the largest ski area located entirely within Switzerland, extending from Verbier via La Tzoumaz and Bruson to Nendaz, Veysonnaz and Thyon. It ranges from 1,500 to 3,330 m in altitude and offers groomed pistes of all grades, marked freeride itineraries, a snowpark, funslopes and competition stadiums. In summer the area becomes a destination for mountain bikers and hikers.
180 km67Lockers: YesEasy slopes: 65 kmIntermediate slopes: 80 kmAdvanced slopes: 16 km| 481 (9m) | |
| 481 (6m) | |
| 471 (34m) | |
| IR95 (18m) | |
| 371 (37m) | |
Staldenried - 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| 481 (9m) | |
| 481 (6m) | |
| 471 (34m) | |
| R91 (15m) | |
| R42 (12m) | |
| 2270 (7m) | |
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| 481 (9m) | |
| 481 (6m) | |
| 471 (34m) | |
| R91 (15m) | |
| R42 (35m) | |
Vercorin is a ski resort in the Valais, Switzerland, reached from Chalais by a gondola lift and served by the Vercorin–Sigeroulaz–Crêt du Midi cable car up to 2,336 m. The ski area above the village offers blue and red runs, a beginners' area at Lavioz with mini-slides, mats and ropes, plus mountain restaurants at Crêt-du-Midi and Sigeroulaz. Multi-day passes also cover the neighbouring resorts of St-Luc/Chandolin and Grimentz-Zinal.
16 km7Easy slopes: 6 kmIntermediate slopes: 6 kmAdvanced slopes: 1.6 km| 481 (9m) | |
| 481 (6m) | |
| 471 (34m) | |
| IR95 (7m) | |
| 411 (11m) | |
| 2194 (7m) | |
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