Glacier 3000 ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Glacier 3000 is a ski area in Aven, Valais, Switzerland. Its 29 mapped downhill runs add up to 22 km, which ranks it #51 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0.5% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 759 m long.

Slopes at Glacier 3000

About 38% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 23% intermediate and 39% advanced or expert, which makes Glacier 3000 best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 17 lifts: 6 drag lifts, 4 chairlifts, 3 t-bars, 3 cable cars, 1 rope tow. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,544 m up to 2,931 m, a vertical drop of 1,387 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Glacier 3000

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), about 67 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 27 min by car; Geneva International Airport (GVA) is 86 km away. Nearby ski areas include Heiti – Gsteig b. Gstaad (1.2 km), Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets (61.3 km), Mayens de Conthey (0.9 km) and Lauenen (2.0 km), which together add 93 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.