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Sommartel / Le Locle ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Sommartel / Le Locle is a ski area in Le Locle, Neuchatel, Switzerland with 3.8 km of mapped downhill runs and 3 lifts, between 1,111 m and 1,302 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
3.8 km
Lifts
3
Top elevation
1,302 m
Vertical drop
191 m
Nearest airport
BRN · 58 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy2.0 km
  • Advanced0.9 km
  • Intermediate0.8 km

10 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 2 Rope tows
  • 1 T-bars

Sommartel / Le Locle is a ski area in Le Locle, Neuchatel, Switzerland. Its 10 mapped downhill runs add up to 3.8 km, which ranks it #168 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 378 m long.

Slopes at Sommartel / Le Locle

About 53% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 22% intermediate and 25% advanced or expert, which makes Sommartel / Le Locle a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 3 lifts: 2 rope tows, 1 t-bar. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,111 m up to 1,302 m, a vertical drop of 191 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Sommartel / Le Locle

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), about 58 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 16 min by car; EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) is 86 km away. Nearby ski areas include Brot-Dessus (0.3 km), Les Gollières, La Corbatière (5.8 km) and Crêt-du-Puy (6.1 km), which together add 12 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Sommartel / Le Locle

  1. 1 BRN58 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg Flag of FranceBâle / Mulhouse, France Airports in FranceTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    BSL86 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Dole Tavaux Airport Flag of FranceDole, France Airports in France
    DLE100 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Geneva International Airport Flag of SwitzerlandGeneva, Switzerland Airports in SwitzerlandTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    GVA101 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Sommartel / Le Locle have?

3.8 km of downhill runs (10 runs): 2.0 km easy, 0.9 km advanced, 0.8 km intermediate. It is #168 in Switzerland by piste length.

How high is Sommartel / Le Locle?

The lifts and runs reach 1,302 m (4,272 ft); the lowest point is 1,111 m, a vertical drop of 191 m.

What is the nearest airport to Sommartel / Le Locle?

Bern Airport (BRN), about 58 km away in a straight line; EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL) is 86 km away.

How many ski lifts does Sommartel / Le Locle have?

3 lifts: 2 rope tows, 1 t-bars.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.