Châtel-Saint-Denis, Fribourg · Switzerland · ski area
Rathvel ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Rathvel is a ski area in Châtel-Saint-Denis, Fribourg, Switzerland with 5.6 km of mapped downhill runs and 3 lifts, between 1,190 m and 1,487 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 5.6 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Top elevation
- 1,487 m
- Vertical drop
- 297 m
- Nearest airport
- BRN · 57 km
Slopes by difficulty
12 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 2 Button lifts
- 1 T-bars
Rathvel is a ski area in Châtel-Saint-Denis, Fribourg, Switzerland. Its 12 mapped downhill runs add up to 5.6 km, which ranks it #141 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 468 m long.
Slopes at Rathvel
About 47% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 53% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Rathvel a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 3 lifts: 2 button lifts, 1 t-bar. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,190 m up to 1,487 m, a vertical drop of 297 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Rathvel
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), about 57 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 15 min by car; Geneva International Airport (GVA) is 74 km away. Nearby ski areas include Les Paccots (9.4 km), Moléson (9.0 km), La Chia (2.6 km) and Les Pléiades (6.0 km), which together add 28 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Rathvel
- 1 BRN57 kmstraight line
- 2 GVA74 kmstraight line
- 3 NCY96 kmstraight line
- 4EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgBSL125 kmstraight line
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Nearby
Ski resorts near Rathvel
- 4 kmLes Paccots9.4 km of slopes · 9 lifts · up to 1,487 m
- 4 kmMoléson9.0 km of slopes · 10 lifts · up to 1,974 m
- 7 kmLa Chia2.6 km of slopes · up to 1,308 m
- 7 kmLes Pléiades6.0 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 1,395 m
- 9 kmLes Pléiades0.3 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,347 m
- 10 kmLes Prévondes0.4 km of slopes · 11 lifts · up to 1,070 m
- 12 kmRochers-de-Naye8.2 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,014 m
- 13 kmGiblouxup to 1,063 m
- 16 kmChâteau-d'OexSmall ski area
- 17 kmMont-Gibloux1.6 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,145 m
- 18 kmLes Mosses26 km of slopes · 14 lifts · up to 1,870 m
- 20 kmCharmey12 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,617 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.