REGIONAL INDEX / SWITZERLAND

Valais

Every source-checked Index.ski skier base currently published in this region, with piste maps, sector connections and practical arrival information.

Verified places: 03Places with piste maps: 03Skiing areas: 02

Photo: PhilippeA / PhilippeA / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Historical 16 March 2019 snowy Crans-Montana mountain landscape and chalet under a bright sun; genuine photograph by PhilippeA.

PRACTICAL SKIER BASES

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Markers show practical skier-base coordinates, not a town-centre approximation. Select a marker to open the full place profile.

Valais3 verified places
  • Open for skiing
  • Closed today · opening within 14 days
  • Closed for skiing
  • Unknown / uncertain

Colours show the published skiing status or confirmed operating calendar, not whether every lift is running. Check the operator before travel.

Confirmed dates change colours automatically in the place’s local time. Tentative dates, conflicting reports and expired checks remain black.

REGIONAL PLACE GUIDES

Published destinations in Valais.

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Historical 16 March 2019 snowy Crans-Montana mountain landscape and chalet under a bright sun; genuine photograph by PhilippeA.071

Bernese Alps / Plaine Morte

Crans-Montana alpine ski area

Crans-Montana, Switzerland

Plan the managed Crans-Montana alpine area with an independent downhill map, Crans/Signal/Barzettes orientation, ticket and return advice, and explicit limits on conditional season dates and championship closures.

Regional source inventory: 58 slopes and 141.1 km; independent community way segments are not the resort inventory or a live report. Three main gondola approaches; upper Plaine Morte funitel, chairlifts, surface lifts and learning facilities have separate status and ticket conditions.
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Historical February 2026 view of Saas-Fee village and lower winter slopes by Daniel Reust.108

Pennine Alps

Saas-Fee

Saas-Fee, Switzerland

A managed alpine ski area above Saas-Fee village, with Morenia, Felskinn and the high Mittelallalin glacier sector.

Managed Saas-Fee terrain; current public glacier/Morenia scope is separate from the full community map. Alpin Express, Spielboden/Felskinn and Metro Alpin transport chains; follow the exact maintenance-period arrangement.
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Historical November 2019 view of Trockener Steg station and snowy mountain surroundings in Zermatt.109

Pennine Alps

Zermatt

Zermatt, Switzerland

A managed alpine ski area above car-free Zermatt, linking Sunnegga–Rothorn, Gornergrat and the Schwarzsee–Matterhorn glacier sector.

Three Swiss managed sectors and selected shared-glacier community geometry; Italian valley resorts remain separate. Dated cable-car, gondola, chairlift and surface-lift chains, with separate Gornergrat railway and Sunnegga funicular.
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