Les Pléiades
Ski resort · Vaud, Switzerland
Les Pléiades is a ski resort in Vaud (Switzerland) with 6.0 km of runs and 6 lifts. You can ski between 1,120 m and 1,397 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 277 m. Its longest run is La Châ bleue (1.5 km) and the steepest, Les Motalles rouge, reaches 43% on its toughest stretch.
See Les Pléiades on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 6.0 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Elevation
- 1,120–1,397 m
- Vertical drop
- 277 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue2.9 km
- Red3.1 km
The steepest runs at Les Pléiades
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Les Motalles rouge Red43% · 23°
- La Châ rouge Red42% · 23°
- La Châ bleue Blue40% · 22°
- Prantin Red39% · 21°
- Variante Prantin Red39% · 21°
The longest runs
- La Châ bleue Blue1.5 km
- Les Motalles rouge Red1.2 km
- Les Motalles bleue Blue0.9 km
- La Châ rouge Red0.6 km
- Prantin Red0.4 km
Lifts
3 platter lifts · 2 rope tows · 1 chairlift.
When to go to Les Pléiades
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,258 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,258 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Les Pléiades
- Les Paccots3 km · 9.4 km of runs
- Rochers-de-Naye6 km · 8.2 km of runs
- Rathvel7 km · 5.6 km of runs
- Moléson10 km · 9.0 km of runs
- Les Mosses16 km · 26 km of runs
- Leysin16 km · 25 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Les Pléiades?
- In Vaud, Switzerland. The nearest resort is Les Paccots, 3 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Les Pléiades have?
- 6.0 km: 2.9 km of blue runs, 3.1 km of red runs.
- What is the elevation of Les Pléiades?
- You can ski between 1,120 m and 1,397 m: a vertical drop of 277 m.
- How many lifts does Les Pléiades have?
- 6: 3 platter lifts, 2 rope tows, 1 chairlift.
- What is the steepest run at Les Pléiades?
- Les Motalles rouge (red), at 43% (23°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Les Pléiades?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Les Pléiades?
- 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.