Champex-Lac
Orsières
Champex-Lac is a ski area in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, with access from Orsières. It has 4 lifts (2 chairlifts, 2 platters mapped) and 5.1 km of marked pistes – 1.8 km easy, 2.3 km intermediate and 1 km difficult, plus 1.3 km of ski routes. The lifts reach 2’184 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’468 m, a vertical drop of 716 m. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 172 cm of new snow per winter at Hérémence (1’218 m, 28.5 km away), with 11 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Live webcams are available on the official website. Orsières railway station is 2.4 km from the valley lift.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (2’184 m) and the base (1’468 m). Model data, MeteoSwiss ICON-CH and others via Open-Meteo.
Snow line
Freezing level (0 °C) for the next 7 days. Precipitation falls as snow up to roughly 300 m below this line – compare it with the top and base of the ski area.
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Snow history
Measured by MeteoSwiss at Hérémence (1’218 m), 28.5 km from the ski area · winters 2009/10–2025/26 (17 seasons). The nearest suitable station is far away – treat the figures as indicative. Higher up on the slopes there is usually considerably more snow.
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Hérémence: typical range (10–90 %) and median of the last 17 winters, compared with last winter and this winter so far.
New snow per winter
Total fresh snow, October–May. Last winter highlighted.
Average new snow by month
Average fresh snow per month over 17 winters.
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| Month | New snow (avg) | Snow depth (avg) | Days with new snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 2 cm | 0 cm | 0.4 |
| Nov | 18 cm | 2 cm | 2.9 |
| Dec | 54 cm | 11 cm | 6.7 |
| Jan | 43 cm | 11 cm | 6.6 |
| Feb | 31 cm | 11 cm | 5 |
| Mar | 16 cm | 2 cm | 2.4 |
| Apr | 9 cm | 1 cm | 0.9 |
| May | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 146 cm | 26 cm | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 185 cm | 59 cm | 3 |
| 2023/24 | 150 cm | 40 cm | 9 |
| 2022/23 | 102 cm | 25 cm | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 113 cm | 45 cm | 6 |
| 2020/21 | 193 cm | 38 cm | 7 |
| 2019/20 | 217 cm | 35 cm | 4 |
| 2018/19 | 151 cm | 28 cm | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 245 cm | 70 cm | 28 |
| 2016/17 | 147 cm | 36 cm | 1 |
| 2015/16 | 190 cm | 39 cm | 3 |
| 2014/15 | 145 cm | 34 cm | 4 |
| 2013/14 | 231 cm | 57 cm | 20 |
| 2012/13 | 293 cm | 56 cm | 23 |
| 2011/12 | 207 cm | 82 cm | 72 |
| 2010/11 | 88 cm | 31 cm | 1 |
| 2009/10 | 119 cm | 27 cm | 0 |
Ski pass & season
Day-pass prices have not been published or checked for this area yet. See the official website.
Live cams
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Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue1.8 km
- Intermediate · red2.3 km
- Difficult · black1 km
- Ski routes1.3 km
- Sledging runs0.2 km
Measured along the mapped piste lines. Resorts often advertise larger figures because they count both sides of wide slopes or every variant of a run.
Lifts
4 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Breya 1 | Chairlift | 1’103 m | 1’485 → 2’184 | 699 m |
| La Breya 2 | Chairlift | 518 m | 1’968 → 2’184 | 216 m |
| Petite Breya | Platter | 667 m | 1’485 → 1’680 | 195 m |
| Lac | Platter | 200 m | 1’468 → 1’518 | 50 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Valais
- Municipality
- Orsières
- Villages
- Champex-Lac, Orsières
- By train
- Orsières station · 2.4 km from the valley lift
- Website
- champex.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.0273, 7.1052
Questions
How many lifts does Champex-Lac have?
Champex-Lac has 4 lifts. Mapped in detail: 2 chairlifts, 2 platters.
How high is Champex-Lac?
The highest lift station is at 2’184 m and the lowest point at 1’468 m, giving a vertical drop of 716 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Champex-Lac have?
5.1 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 1.8 km blue, 2.3 km red and 1 km black. There are also 1.3 km of ski routes.
How much is a day pass at Champex-Lac?
Day prices are published on the official website (https://www.champex.ch).
How much snow does Champex-Lac get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 172 cm of new snow per winter at Hérémence (1’218 m, 28.5 km away), with 11 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Record: 82 cm (31 Dec 2011/12).
Is there a live webcam for Champex-Lac?
Yes – live cams are available at https://www.saint-bernard.ch/fr/pratique/webcams-81/.
How do I get to Champex-Lac by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Orsières, 2.4 km from the valley lift.
Lifts, pistes and the map come from OpenStreetMap, elevations from swisstopo. Last update . Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap – how the figures are calculated.
Nearby ski areas
Straight-line distance.