These ten ski resorts are all reachable from Sion 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 Sion, to facilitate your planning. Make sure to visit the map, to explore thousands of destinations and activities, reachable from any starting point in Switzerland.
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 km
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Lockers: Yes
Easy slopes: 10 km
Intermediate slopes: 7 km
Advanced slopes: 3.4 kmLearn more on
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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.
14 km4Easy slopes: 7 kmIntermediate slopes: 6 kmAdvanced slopes: 2.2 kmLearn more on
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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 kmLearn more on
verbier4vallees.ch
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 kmLearn more on
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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 kmLearn more on
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La Forclaz is a small ski area on the right bank of the Val d'Hérens in Switzerland, part of the Espace Dent-Blanche ski sector La Forclaz / Le Tsaté. It enjoys exceptional sunshine and offers a limited number of slopes suitable for all levels, open only when snow and weather conditions are good. In the heart of the village, a baby-lift provides an ideal playground for first experiences on snow, while the buvette du Tsaté at the top of the slopes serves regional products on its terrace.
8 km3Easy slopes: 2.6 kmIntermediate slopes: 3.6 kmAdvanced slopes: 1.8 kmLearn more on
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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 kmLearn more on
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Ovronnaz is a ski resort in the Valais, Switzerland, above the Rhône valley, served by the Téléovronnaz cable car up to the Jorasse area at around 1,940 m. The resort combines downhill skiing and snowboarding with winter hiking, snowshoeing, ski touring, cross-country skiing and sledging, and is also known for its thermal baths, Les Bains d'Ovronnaz. In summer the cable car runs for hiking, mountain biking and other outdoor activities.
16 km6Easy slopes: 1.6 kmIntermediate slopes: 12 kmAdvanced slopes: 3.2 kmLearn more on
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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 kmLearn more on
vercorin.ch
Les Marécottes is a ski area in the Vallée du Trient in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, reached by the TéléMarécottes cable car from the village to the hamlet of La Creusaz at around 1,700 m. The small resort offers marked downhill pistes served by the cable car, with the Mont-Blanc massif and the Rhône plain as a backdrop. In summer the cable car serves as the starting point for numerous hikes towards the Emaney valley and the Barberine, Fenestral and Emaney passes.
14 km3Easy slopes: 10 kmIntermediate slopes: 3.8 kmAdvanced slopes: 1.2 kmLearn more on
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