Blonay, Vaud · Switzerland · ski area
Les Pléiades ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Les Pléiades is a ski area in Blonay, Vaud, Switzerland with 6.0 km of mapped downhill runs and 6 lifts, between 1,158 m and 1,395 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 6.0 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Top elevation
- 1,395 m
- Vertical drop
- 237 m
- Cross-country
- 12 km
- Nearest airport
- BRN · 65 km
Slopes by difficulty
13 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 3 Button lifts
- 2 Rope tows
- 1 Chairlifts
Les Pléiades is a ski area in Blonay, Vaud, Switzerland. Its 13 mapped downhill runs add up to 6.0 km, which ranks it #134 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 460 m long.
Slopes at Les Pléiades
About 48% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 52% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Les Pléiades a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 6 lifts: 3 button lifts, 2 rope tows, 1 chairlift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,158 m up to 1,395 m, a vertical drop of 237 m — typical of a local ski hill. Cross-country skiers get 11.6 km of nordic trails.
Getting to Les Pléiades
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), about 65 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 24 min by car; Geneva International Airport (GVA) is 68 km away. Nearby ski areas include Les Paccots (9.4 km), Les Prévondes (0.4 km), Rochers-de-Naye (8.2 km) and Rathvel (5.6 km), which together add 33 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Les Pléiades
- 1 BRN65 kmstraight line
- 2 GVA68 kmstraight line
- 3 NCY89 kmstraight line
- 4 CMF124 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Les Pléiades
- 3 kmLes Paccots9.4 km of slopes · 9 lifts · up to 1,487 m
- 4 kmLes Prévondes0.4 km of slopes · 11 lifts · up to 1,070 m
- 7 kmRochers-de-Naye8.2 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,014 m
- 7 kmRathvel5.6 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,487 m
- 11 kmMoléson9.0 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 1,974 m
- 14 kmLa Chia2.6 km of slopes · up to 1,308 m
- 16 kmLeysin25 km of slopes · 13 lifts · up to 2,191 m
- 17 kmLes Mosses26 km of slopes · 14 lifts · up to 1,870 m
- 18 kmChâteau-d'OexSmall ski area
- 19 kmChalet a Gobet0.7 km of slopes · up to 862 m
- 19 kmThollon-les-Mémises
France19 km of slopes · 16 lifts · up to 1,872 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.