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La Dole resort profile

Vaud · Switzerland · 1160–1678 m

Altitude1160-1678 m
Vertical drop518 m
Slopes28.6 km
Lifts21

La Dole, Vaud

Resort overview
Altitude1160 m
StateVaud
CountrySwitzerland

La Dole ski area

La Dole is part of this ski area.

Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.

Vertical drop1160 - 1678 meters
Descent518 meters

La Dole ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only La Dole.

This profile covers the La Dole ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 28.6 km of slopes, 1160-1678 m altitude, 21 lifts. Beginner terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 61%.

Ski areaAltitude range1160–1678 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix28.6 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network21 lifts97% confidence
Compact ski areaBeginner focusDense lift network
Ski-area scale 28.6 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
Terrain character The terrain is clearly weighted toward beginner skiing. The largest share is about 61%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Lower-elevation sensitivityDense lift accessHigh published capacity
Altitude resilience Snow reliability is likely to depend more strongly on aspect, weather cycles and snowmaking than on extreme altitude.
Lift infrastructure About 1.4 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 20,610 persons, about 981 persons/hour per lift and 721 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 15.5 km, averaging about 0.7 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across La Dole.

This ski area is clearly oriented toward beginner skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Beginner terrain focus
Slopes32 ski slopes
Total28.6 km
  • Blue17.5 km
  • Red8.7 km
  • Black2.4 km
Blue17.5 km61%
Red8.7 km30%
Black2.4 km9%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across La Dole.

The ski area has 21 lifts. T-bar / platter is the largest published category at 12. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 24% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 4 lifts. The network provides about 1.4 slope km per lift.

Dense terrain accessHigh published capacity
Chairlift 4
Rope tow / baby lift 1
T-bar / platter 12
Type not published 4
Total lifts21
Lift capacity 20,610 persons/hour
Lift length15.5 km

The overall rating for La Dole currently uses third-party overall rating evidence. No SkiWeather visitor review has been counted yet.

Overall rating 6
All resorts 6.2
Beginner n.a. 7.6
Advanced n.a. 7.7
Expert n.a. 7.1
Free-nature n.a. 6.9
Snow n.a. 7.6
Family n.a. 7.8
Après-ski n.a. 6.7
Nature n.a. 7.7
Hiking n.a. 7
Lifts n.a. 7.2

No visitor review is available for La Dole yet.

Address

PlaceLa Dole Vaud Switzerland

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Resort profile

What makes this resort different

Family progression base

Mountain character

La Dole is best understood as a family progression base: easier terrain, moderate gradients and usable access make progression the strongest structural story.

61% blue pistes

8% black pistes

The trade-off

Progression-focused trips where easier and moderate terrain form a large part of the usable mountain.

Advanced skiers seeking a strongly technical profile may find the terrain mix less distinctive.

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