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Explore Swiss ski resorts from Sierre: Ski Areas Linked by Train and Bus

These ten ski resorts are all reachable from Sierre 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 Sierre/Siders, 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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1/10

Eischoll

Minimum travel time: 28m to Raron (Talstation Eischoll)

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.

dist14 km
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lift4
  • Easy slopes: 7 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 6 km
  • Advanced slopes: 2.2 km

    • Night skiing: Yes
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Free entrance: No

    • Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area, Children ski lessons

How to get to Eischoll

2/10

Crans-Montana

Minimum travel time: 34m to Les Marolires

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.

dist75 km
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lift18
  • Easy slopes: 14 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 45 km
  • Advanced slopes: 12 km

    • Number of snowparks: 2

    • Free entrance: No

    • Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area

How to get to Crans-Montana

3/10

Jeizinen

Minimum travel time: 47m to Jeizinen (Bergstation)

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.

dist9 km
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lift5
  • Easy slopes: 8 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 1.4 km
  • Advanced slopes: 0.3 km

    • Number of snowparks: 0
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 40 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $

    • Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area, Children ski lessons

How to get to Jeizinen

4/10

Vercorin

Minimum travel time: 47m to Vercorin (station aval)

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.

dist16 km
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lift7
  • Easy slopes: 6 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 6 km
  • Advanced slopes: 1.6 km

    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 61 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $$

    • Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area

How to get to Vercorin

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Anzère

Minimum travel time: 49m to Anzère, Pralan

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.

dist40 km
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lift10
  • Lockers: Yes
  • Easy slopes: 10 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 7 km
  • Advanced slopes: 3.4 km

    • Number of snowparks: 1
    • Night skiing: Yes
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 72 CHF
    • Free entrance: Yes (partly)
    • Price range: $$$

How to get to Anzère

6/10

4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon

Minimum travel time: 52m to Les Masses, télésiège

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.

dist180 km
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lift67
  • Lockers: Yes
  • Easy slopes: 65 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 80 km
  • Advanced slopes: 16 km

    • Number of snowparks: 1
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 94 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $$$$


How to get to 4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon

7/10

Lauchernalp

Minimum travel time: 53m to Wiler (Lötschen) (Talstation)

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.

dist20 km
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lift5
  • Easy slopes: 10 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 6 km
  • Advanced slopes: 3.6 km

    • Ski school: Yes

    • Free entrance: No

    • Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area, Children ski lessons

How to get to Lauchernalp

8/10

Staldenried - Gspon

Minimum travel time: 54m to Staldenried

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.

dist2.4 km
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lift3
  • Easy slopes: 0.7 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 1.8 km

    • Ski school: False

    • Free entrance: No

    • Children activities: Children ski lessons

How to get to Staldenried - Gspon

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Aletsch Arena

Minimum travel time: 56m to Mörel (Riederalpbahn)

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.

dist85 km
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lift30
  • Easy slopes: 40 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 40 km
  • Advanced slopes: 4 km

    • Number of snowparks: 2
    • Night skiing: Yes
    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 53 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $$

    • Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area

How to get to Aletsch Arena

10/10

Grimentz-Zinal

Minimum travel time: 57m to Mottec

Grimentz-Zinal is an all-year ski area in the Val d'Anniviers in the Valais Alps, at the foot of the Imperial Crown and the five 4,000-metre peaks. The area is accessed via the gondolas from Grimentz (Bendolla) and Zinal (Zinal-Sorebois) and is open in both winter and summer. The ski pass is also valid in the St-Luc/Chandolin and Vercorin areas.

dist70 km
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lift19
  • Lockers: Yes
  • Easy slopes: 22 km
  • Intermediate slopes: 24 km
  • Advanced slopes: 22 km

    • Ski school: Yes

    • Entrance fee: 75 CHF
    • Free entrance: No
    • Price range: $$$

    • Children activities: Children ski lessons

How to get to Grimentz-Zinal


  • Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area, Children ski lessons
Children activities: Sledging, Snow play area, Children ski lessons

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