Guide to the Swiss Alps Ski Resorts

Skiing in Switzerland means efficient resorts, well run lift systems, outstanding hotels and mountain restaurants, and excellent skiing amongst picture postcard scenery. Click over the resort name for the full guide on skiing, accommodation, apres ski, activities and mountain and travel information.

High season : Christmas and New Year, February, March to mid-April.
Low season : Early December to before Christmas, January after New Year, late April.

Guide to Grindelwald

Attractive cosmopolitan resort set amongst spectacular mountains, great for snowboarding and intermediate skiers.

Guide to Murren

Idyllic traffic free Swiss village, perched amongst magnificent mountains. Tiny tranquil Mürren has some of the best snow and most challenging terrain for skiers and snowboarders.

Guide to Saas Fee

Pictoresque, traffic-free Valais mountain village situated at high altitude, with year-round skiing and Europe's highest cable railway.

Guide to Verbier

A superb and challenging ski resort in the Swiss Valais region, particularly for expert skiers and advanced intermediates.

Guide to Villars

Pretty and traditional Swiss village with large skiing areas reached by funicular. The village has breathtaking mountain views to Monnt Blanc and the Dents du Midi.

Guide to Wengen

A traditional Swiss resort in spectacular scenery. This car-free village is in the heart of the fantastic Jungfrau region. There are superb intermediate skiing slopes.

Guide to Zermatt

Beautiful car-free mountain village at the foot of the spectacular Matterhorn, one of Switzerland's top ski resorts with the largest summer skiing area in the Alps.

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