Les Mosses
Ski resort · Vaud, Switzerland
Les Mosses is a ski resort in Vaud (Switzerland) with 26 km of runs and 14 lifts. You can ski between 1,362 m and 1,871 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 509 m. Its longest run is La Lécherette Bleue (1.6 km) and the steepest, Les Parchets 1, reaches 60% on its toughest stretch.
See Les Mosses on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 26 km
- Lifts
- 14
- Elevation
- 1,362–1,871 m
- Vertical drop
- 509 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue13 km
- Red9.5 km
- Black3.0 km
The steepest runs at Les Mosses
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Les Parchets 1 Black60% · 31°
- La Lécherette Noire Black54% · 28°
- L'Arsat Blue51% · 27°
- Praz-Cornet Rouge Red49% · 26°
- Les Parchets I Noire Black46% · 25°
The longest runs
- La Lécherette Bleue Blue1.6 km
- Le Crettex bleue Blue1.5 km
- Praz-Cornet bleue Blue1.5 km
- Les Parchets I Rouge Red1.4 km
- Dorchaux Blue1.4 km
Lifts
7 platter lifts · 4 T-bar lifts · 2 rope tows · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Les Mosses
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 1,646 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,616 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Les Mosses
- Leysin8 km · 25 km of runs
- Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets10 km · 61 km of runs
- Rochers-de-Naye11 km · 8.2 km of runs
- Glacier 300012 km · 22 km of runs
- Gstaad - Saanen - Rougemont13 km · 39 km of runs
- Wispile – Gstaad16 km · 5.6 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Les Mosses?
- In Vaud, Switzerland. The nearest resort is Leysin, 8 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Les Mosses have?
- 26 km: 13 km of blue runs, 9.5 km of red runs, 3.0 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Les Mosses?
- You can ski between 1,362 m and 1,871 m: a vertical drop of 509 m.
- How many lifts does Les Mosses have?
- 14: 7 platter lifts, 4 T-bar lifts, 2 rope tows, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Les Mosses?
- Les Parchets 1 (black), at 60% (31°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Les Mosses?
- 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 Les Mosses?
- 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.