Chez Petit, Valais · Switzerland · ski area
Vichères-Bavon ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Vichères-Bavon is a ski area in Chez Petit, Valais, Switzerland with 15 km of mapped downhill runs and 4 lifts, between 1,595 m and 2,263 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 15 km
- Lifts
- 4
- Top elevation
- 2,263 m
- Vertical drop
- 668 m
- Nearest airport
- NCY · 82 km
Slopes by difficulty
19 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 1 T-bars
- 1 Button lifts
- 1 Rope tows
- 1 Chairlifts
Vichères-Bavon is a ski area in Chez Petit, Valais, Switzerland. Its 19 mapped downhill runs add up to 15 km, which ranks it #78 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 781 m long.
Slopes at Vichères-Bavon
About 52% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 36% intermediate and 12% advanced or expert, which makes Vichères-Bavon a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 4 lifts: 1 t-bar, 1 button lift, 1 rope tow, 1 chairlift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,595 m up to 2,263 m, a vertical drop of 668 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to Vichères-Bavon
The nearest airport is Annecy Meythet airport (NCY), about 82 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 46 min by car; Geneva International Airport (GVA) is 85 km away. Nearby ski areas include Bourg-Saint-Pierre (0.4 km), Champex-Lac (11.3 km), La Fouly (7.4 km) and Lourtier (0.9 km), which together add 209 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Vichères-Bavon
- 1 NCY82 kmstraight line
- 2 GVA85 kmstraight line
- 3 TRN95 kmstraight line
- 4 CMF106 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Vichères-Bavon
- 5 kmBourg-Saint-Pierre0.4 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,631 m
- 6 kmChampex-Lac11 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,193 m
- 7 kmLa Fouly7.4 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 2,158 m
- 12 kmLourtier0.9 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,192 m
- 16 kmVormaine
France2.6 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,611 m - 16 kmBalme - VallorcineFrance31 km of slopes · 9 lifts · up to 2,251 m
- 16 kmLes Grands MontetsFrance26 km of slopes · 9 lifts · up to 2,768 m
- 17 kmCrévacol
Italy24 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 2,450 m - 18 kmLes Chosalets (Chamonix)France0.4 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,252 m
- 19 kmLa Poya (Chamonix)France2.1 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,500 m
- 19 km4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon175 km of slopes · 77 lifts · up to 3,301 m
- 19 kmOllomontItalySmall ski area
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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.