These ten ski resorts are all reachable from Yverdon-les-Bains 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 Yverdon-les-Bains, to facilitate your planning. Make sure to visit the map, to explore thousands of destinations and activities, reachable from any starting point in Switzerland.
Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses is a family winter and summer resort on the Balcon du Jura Vaudois in Switzerland, near the French border and sheltered by the slopes of the Chasseron. The ski area, operated as a single domain, offers marked downhill pistes served by téléskis including the Rasses I, II and III, Avattes and Cochet installations, plus a dedicated beginner zone. The resort is also known as the world capital of the music box and is easily reached by road and private railway from Yverdon-les-Bains.
12 km
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Easy slopes: 6 km
Intermediate slopes: 3.8 km
Advanced slopes: 2 kmLearn more on
ski-vaud.ch
| R12 (36m) | |
| 615 (5m) | |
The Téléski de Sommartel is a small ski area near Le Locle in Switzerland, operated by the ASTS support association. It offers around three kilometres of downhill pistes served by a single surface lift, open on Wednesdays and weekends when snow conditions allow. A buvette at the lift serves hot and cold drinks and snacks, with fondue available on reservation.
3.8 km3Easy slopes: 2.2 kmIntermediate slopes: 0.9 kmAdvanced slopes: 1 kmLearn more on
teleski-sommartel.ch
| IC51 (20m) | |
| 380 (46m) | |
Bugnenets - Savagnières is a ski area on the northern slope of the Chasseral in the Jura, between 1030 and 1460 m above sea level. It offers around 30 km of pistes for all levels – blue, red and black –, a snowpark and cross-country ski trails for classic and skating style. Racing skier Didier Cuche learned his first turns here; the resort is considered family-friendly and is reachable by public transport.
16 km8Easy slopes: 6 kmIntermediate slopes: 9 kmAdvanced slopes: 1.2 kmLearn more on
j3l.ch
| R13 (31m) | |
| 425 (37m) | |
Téléskis Les Prés-d'Orvin is located on the southern edge of the Jura chain, on the north slopes of Mont-Sujet between 1030 and 1230 m above sea level. The small ski area has five lifts, blue and red pistes, three baby lifts, a Telebob and a sledging run. Ski rental, a ski school and food options are available on site.
4 km5Easy slopes: 1.6 kmIntermediate slopes: 3 kmLearn more on
presdorvin-ski.ch
| IC51 (41m) | |
| 70 (29m) | |
Röti is a small ski area on the Balmberg in the Jura in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland. Three ski lifts – the Höfli practice lift, the Kähle lift and the Bödeli lift – serve pistes for beginners and more advanced skiers. When snow conditions allow, the floodlit Kähle piste is open for night skiing from Tuesday to Friday.
3 km3Easy slopes: 2 kmIntermediate slopes: 0.9 kmAdvanced slopes: 0.2 kmLearn more on
balmberg.ch
| IC5 (58m) | |
| 12 (26m) | |
Téléskis du Lac de Joux is a small alpine ski area in L'Abbaye in the Vallée de Joux, Switzerland, with slopes between 1010 m and 1437 m served by four ski lifts, including one for beginners. The area offers a bar and a picnic room, a free car park, mechanical snowmaking on the lower slopes, and a Swiss Ski School (ESS). Skiing is available by the hour and via the Magic Pass.
7 km4Easy slopes: 5 kmIntermediate slopes: 0.9 kmAdvanced slopes: 1.6 kmLearn more on
myvalleedejoux.ch
| 613 (19m) | |
| 685 (25m) | |
| R4 (11m) | |
| 690 (3m) | |
Les Paccots is a ski area in Switzerland in the Châtel-Saint-Denis region of the canton of Fribourg. The area has ten pistes (one black, one red and eight blue) served by ten lifts, mostly surface lifts, and also offers night skiing on the Les Joncs piste and lift.
9 km10Easy slopes: 6 kmIntermediate slopes: 1.6 kmAdvanced slopes: 2 kmLearn more on
station-les-paccots.ch
| IC5 (27m) | |
| IR15 (17m) | |
| S50 (9m) | |
| 492 (11m) | |
Saint-Cergue is a village ski area in the Jura vaudois above Lake Geneva, near Nyon in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It offers three small alpine ski sites — the pistes du Vallon in the village centre, the Basse-Ruche leisure area and the pistes de la Trélasse towards La Givrine — served by téléskis and a beginners' rope lift, with flexible hourly and day tickets and floodlit night skiing. The village is also a starting point for marked snowshoe, winter hiking and summer hiking routes towards La Dôle and the Parc naturel régional Jura vaudois.
2 km3Easy slopes: 1.6 kmIntermediate slopes: 0.4 kmLearn more on
st-cergue.ch
| IC51 (19m) | |
| IR95 (26m) | |
| R55 (34m) | |
The Téléski Les Genevez ski area is located in the Franches-Montagnes in the Jura and comprises a 600-metre-long ski lift with three pistes of different difficulty. A baby lift is available for children with free self-service access. The area extends from 1024 m to 1147 m above sea level.
2 km2Easy slopes: 0.7 kmIntermediate slopes: 1.4 kmLearn more on
telegenevez.ch
| IC51 (41m) | |
| R41 (17m) | |
| R42 (10m) | |
| 35 (19m) | |
Saint-George in the Vaud Jura operates a small alpine ski area with two surface lifts: the small Lally piste and the large Les Devants piste. The pistes are open during the winter season when weather conditions allow, and a buvette serves the area. The village also has a Nordic centre with cross-country ski trails, snowshoe and walking routes, and sledging runs.
2 km2Easy slopes: 1.2 kmIntermediate slopes: 0.8 kmLearn more on
stgeorge.ch
| IC51 (19m) | |
| RE33 (20m) | |
| 840 (29m) | |
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