Zinal / Grimentz ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Zinal / Grimentz is a ski area in Ayer, Valais, Switzerland. Its 109 mapped downhill runs add up to 71 km, which ranks it #13 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 1.7% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 653 m long.

Slopes at Zinal / Grimentz

About 31% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 35% intermediate and 31% advanced or expert, which makes Zinal / Grimentz best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 23 lifts: 8 button lifts, 5 chairlifts, 3 gondolas, 3 cable cars, 3 magic carpets, 1 t-bar. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,552 m up to 2,872 m, a vertical drop of 1,320 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Zinal / Grimentz

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), about 83 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 48 min by car; Lugano Airport (LUG) is 105 km away. Nearby ski areas include Vercorin (19.4 km), Saint-Luc - Chandolin (55.6 km), La Forclaz (7.6 km) and Nax - Mont Noble (19.2 km), which together add 144 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.