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Les Mosses resort profile

Leysin Les Mosses · Vaud · Switzerland · 1253–2205 m

Altitude1253-2205 m
Vertical drop952 m
Slopes100 km
Lifts28

Les Mosses, Vaud

Resort overview

Resort base in the Leysin Les Mosses ski area.

Altitude1466 m
StateVaud
CountrySwitzerland

Leysin Les Mosses ski area

Les Mosses is part of this ski area.

This is one ski-area statistical scope linked to 2 resort bases. Terrain and lift totals refer to the ski area as a whole.

Mountain rangeFreiburger Voralpen und Berner Voralpen
Vertical drop1253 - 2205 meters
Descent952 meters

Leysin Les Mosses ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Les Mosses.

Les Mosses is a resort base in the Leysin Les Mosses ski area. It is linked to 2 resort bases. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 100 km of slopes, 1253-2205 m altitude, 28 lifts. Beginner terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 66%.

Ski areaAltitude range1253–2205 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix100 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network28 lifts97% confidence
Large ski areaHigh-altitude terrainBeginner focus
Ski-area scale 100 km. An extensive slope network offers broad terrain choice for a longer stay. It is linked to 2 resort bases, giving visitors several accommodation and access locations; direct lift linkage can differ between bases.
Terrain character The terrain is clearly weighted toward beginner skiing. The largest share is about 66%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Useful upper altitudeStrong terrain value
Altitude resilience The upper mountain has a useful altitude advantage in warm or marginal snow periods. The 952 m vertical range also creates meaningful temperature and snow-quality differences from valley to summit.
Lift infrastructure About 3.6 slope km per lift indicates a broadly balanced lift-to-terrain ratio.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Leysin Les Mosses.

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.

Manageable terrain scaleBeginner terrain focus
Slopes19 ski slopes
Total100 km
  • Blue66 km
  • Red30 km
  • Black4 km
Blue66 km66%
Red30 km30%
Black4 km4%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Leysin Les Mosses.

The ski area has 28 lifts. Surface / drag lift is the largest published category at 14. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 35% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 5 lifts. The network provides about 3.6 slope km per lift.

Surface / drag lift 14
Chairlift 7
Gondola 1
Train 1
Type not published 5
Total lifts28

Ski pass

Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.

The adult day pass offers strong terrain value relative to the published slope network.

Strong terrain value
TicketPricePrice/km
Daycard adult49 SWISS FRANC0.49 SWISS FRANC/km
6-day adult252 SWISS FRANC2.52 SWISS FRANC/km
Daycard child33 SWISS FRANC0.33 SWISS FRANC/km
6-day child174 SWISS FRANC1.74 SWISS FRANC/km

Altitude

Share of mapped ski terrain by elevation band.

The mapped terrain is concentrated between 1,000 and 2,000 m, with no terrain below 1,000 m. Snow conditions therefore depend mainly on mid-mountain exposure, weather cycles and snowmaking rather than on vulnerable valley-floor sectors.

Mid-mountain majorityNo terrain below 1,000 mLargest share: Intermediate (≤2000m)
Intermediate (≤2000m)92%
High (≤3000m)8%

Slope angle

Share of mapped terrain by slope-angle class.

Around 29% of mapped terrain is in a steeper class and 71% is moderate or gentler. Strong intermediate to advanced skiers have substantial technical options, while expert-level ability is mainly relevant on selected sectors. Very or extremely steep terrain accounts for 7%, compared with 22% in the bit-steep and steep bands, so expert judgement is relevant on a meaningful subset of the technical terrain.

Selective technical terrainMeaningful very-steep shareLargest share: Moderate or gentler
Moderate or gentler71%
Bit steep15%
Steep7%
Very steep5%
Extrem. steep2%

Orientation

Aspect distribution and its likely influence on sun and snow retention.

South-facing terrain is prominent. It can provide sunnier skiing, but surfaces are more likely to soften early and lose snow faster during mild or late-season periods.

Sunny but melt-sensitiveLargest share: East
North6%
East53%
South38%
West2%

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

Overall rating 5.6
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 Les Mosses yet.

Address

PlaceLes Mosses Vaud Switzerland

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Resort profile

What makes this resort different

Family progression base

Mountain character

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

66% blue pistes

71% moderate/gentler terrain

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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