Champex-Lac
Ski resort · Valais, Switzerland
Champex-Lac is a ski resort in Valais (Switzerland) with 11 km of runs and 4 lifts. You can ski between 1,335 m and 2,194 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 859 m. Its longest run is La Bleue (1.8 km) and the steepest, La Noire, reaches 69% on its toughest stretch.
See Champex-Lac on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 11 km
- Lifts
- 4
- Elevation
- 1,335–2,194 m
- Vertical drop
- 859 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue7.8 km
- Red2.5 km
- Black1.0 km
The steepest runs at Champex-Lac
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- La Noire Black69% · 35°
- Combe 2 Red58% · 30°
- Combe 1 Red41% · 22°
- Le Revers Blue34% · 19°
- La Bleue Blue30% · 17°
The longest runs
- La Bleue Blue1.8 km
- skitour: Haute Route Chamonix-Zermatt, Chemin d'Arpette Blue1.2 km
- La Noire Black1.0 km
- skitour: Haute Route Chamonix-Zermatt Blue0.7 km
- Combe 2 Red0.6 km
Lifts
2 platter lifts · 2 chairlifts.
When to go to Champex-Lac
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,787 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,764 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Champex-Lac
- Vichères-Bavon7 km · 15 km of runs
- Balme - Vallorcine11 km · 31 km of runs
- La Fouly11 km · 7.4 km of runs
- Les Marecottes12 km · 15 km of runs
- Les Grands Montets14 km · 26 km of runs
- 4 Vallées – Verbier/La Tzoumaz/Nendaz/Veysonnaz/Thyon18 km · 175 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Champex-Lac?
- In Valais, Switzerland. The nearest resort is Vichères-Bavon, 7 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Champex-Lac have?
- 11 km: 7.8 km of blue runs, 2.5 km of red runs, 1.0 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Champex-Lac?
- You can ski between 1,335 m and 2,194 m: a vertical drop of 859 m.
- How many lifts does Champex-Lac have?
- 4: 2 platter lifts, 2 chairlifts.
- What is the steepest run at Champex-Lac?
- La Noire (black), at 69% (35°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Champex-Lac?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Champex-Lac?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.