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Vaud, Switzerland

Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets ski resort

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Skiers with the Matterhorn in view, Switzerland. Photo: Muyu yao / Pexels.

Good for

  • Beginners66% of mapped runs are easy
  • Quick transfer1 h 30 min from Geneva

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings, our transfer partners’ drive times.

The short answer

Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets has about 61 km of mapped runs and 30 lifts, with skiing from about 1,125 m up to 2,100 m (6,890 ft), a vertical drop of 975 m. By mapped runs it is number 16 of the 85 Switzerland ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bern (BRN), about 71 km away in a straight line.

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Private transfer Geneva Airport → Villars, 122 km by road, about 1 h 30 min. You book with the partner (Kiwitaxi or QEEQ); we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Route details

Where to stay

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Ski hire

Ski hire in Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets

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Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,613 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 78 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 134°-3°0 mm
  2. Sat 148°-3°0 mm
  3. Sun 157°-2°1.9 mm
  4. Mon 160°-4°14.2 mm
  5. Tue 170°-5°23.3 mm
  6. Wed 183°-3°32.6 mm
  7. Thu 192°-3°20.3 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets: runs from 1,125 m to 2,100 m, a vertical drop of 975 m1,2001,4001,6001,8002,000Top of the highest mapped run: 2,100 m (6,890 ft)Top 2,100 m · 6,890 ftBase 1,125 m · 3,691 ft975 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,100 m6,890 ft
Vertical drop
975 m3,199 ft
Mapped runs
61 km106 runs
Lifts
30mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 2% (1.4 km), Easy 64% (39.2 km), Intermediate 32% (19.6 km), Advanced 2% (1 km)Novice: 1.4 km, 9 runs (2%)Easy: 39.2 km, 62 runs (64%)64%EasyIntermediate: 19.6 km, 33 runs (32%)32%IntermediateAdvanced: 1 km, 2 runs (2%)

About 66% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 32% intermediate and 2% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice91.4 km
Easy6239.2 km
Intermediate3319.6 km
Advanced21 km

Lifts

30 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts8
Platter lifts7
T-bars5
Magic carpets4
Gondolas3
Rope tows3

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Bern (BRN)Bern71 km
Geneva (GVA)Geneva79 km
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY)Annecy91 km
Turin (TRN)Caselle Torinese (TO)132 km

Ski transfers to Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,100 m (6,890 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,125 m (3,691 ft), a vertical of 975 m (3,199 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 61 km of downhill runs and 30 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets?

Bern (BRN) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 71 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Villars/Gryon/Les Diablerets piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.

Geneva → Villars

Private transfer from €359