La Forclaz, Valais · Switzerland · ski area
La Forclaz ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
La Forclaz is a ski area in La Forclaz, Valais, Switzerland with 7.6 km of mapped downhill runs and 3 lifts, between 1,696 m and 2,202 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 7.6 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Top elevation
- 2,202 m
- Vertical drop
- 506 m
- Nearest airport
- BRN · 91 km
Slopes by difficulty
25 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap, 0.7 km with snowmaking. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 1 T-bars
- 1 Button lifts
- 1 Rope tows
La Forclaz is a ski area in La Forclaz, Valais, Switzerland. Its 25 mapped downhill runs add up to 7.6 km, which ranks it #120 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 302 m long.
Slopes at La Forclaz
About 33% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 44% intermediate and 23% advanced or expert, which makes La Forclaz a balanced resort for intermediate skiers. 0.7 km (9%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 3 lifts: 1 t-bar, 1 button lift, 1 rope tow. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,696 m up to 2,202 m, a vertical drop of 506 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to La Forclaz
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), about 91 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 59 min by car; Turin Airport (TRN) is 99 km away. Nearby ski areas include Evolène (26.3 km), Arolla (15.8 km), Zinal / Grimentz (71.2 km) and Nax - Mont Noble (19.2 km), which together add 207 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to La Forclaz
- 1 BRN91 kmstraight line
- 2 TRN99 kmstraight line
- 3 MXP106 kmstraight line
- 4 LUG107 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near La Forclaz
- 6 kmEvolène26 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,625 m
- 9 kmArolla16 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 2,879 m
- 9 kmZinal / Grimentz71 km of slopes · 23 lifts · up to 2,872 m
- 15 kmNax - Mont Noble19 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,637 m
- 16 kmVercorin19 km of slopes · 12 lifts · up to 2,369 m
- 18 kmSaint-Luc - Chandolin56 km of slopes · 18 lifts · up to 2,972 m
- 20 kmZermatt - Breuil-Cervinia, Breuil-Cervinia Ski Paradise209 km of slopes · 63 lifts · up to 3,872 m
- 20 km4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon175 km of slopes · 77 lifts · up to 3,301 m
- 20 kmLourtier0.9 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,192 m
- 24 kmValtournenche
Italy27 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 3,091 m - 26 kmMayens de Conthey0.9 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,428 m
- 26 kmAnzère38 km of slopes · 13 lifts · up to 2,411 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.