La Côte-aux-Fées
La Côte-aux-Fées is a ski area in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland. It has 1 lift (1 platter mapped) and 0.5 km of marked pistes – 0.5 km easy, 0 km intermediate and 0 km difficult. The lifts reach 1’080 m above sea level; the lowest point is 980 m, a vertical drop of 100 m. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 86 cm of new snow per winter at Vallorbe (748 m, 19.1 km away), with 2 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (1’080 m) and the base (980 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 Vallorbe (748 m), 19.1 km from the ski area · winters 2010/11–2025/26 (16 seasons).
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Vallorbe: typical range (10–90 %) and median of the last 16 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 16 winters.
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| Month | New snow (avg) | Snow depth (avg) | Days with new snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 |
| Nov | 8 cm | 1 cm | 2.4 |
| Dec | 27 cm | 4 cm | 4.4 |
| Jan | 24 cm | 4 cm | 5 |
| Feb | 17 cm | 5 cm | 3.7 |
| Mar | 7 cm | 1 cm | 1.8 |
| Apr | 3 cm | 0 cm | 0.7 |
| May | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 44 cm | 13 cm | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 44 cm | 24 cm | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 37 cm | 18 cm | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 40 cm | 26 cm | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 91 cm | 38 cm | 2 |
| 2020/21 | 109 cm | 16 cm | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 32 cm | 12 cm | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 105 cm | 25 cm | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 113 cm | 21 cm | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 64 cm | 28 cm | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 113 cm | 23 cm | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 123 cm | 50 cm | 10 |
| 2013/14 | 44 cm | 11 cm | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 218 cm | 45 cm | 14 |
| 2011/12 | 101 cm | 26 cm | 0 |
| 2010/11 | 90 cm | 26 cm | 0 |
Ski pass & season
Day-pass prices have not been published or checked for this area yet.
Live cams
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue0.5 km
- Intermediate · red0 km
- Difficult · black0 km
- Ski routes0 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
1 mapped lift, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Côte-aux-Fées | Platter | 450 m | 980 → 1’080 | 100 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Neuchâtel
- Municipality
- La Côte-aux-Fées
- Villages
- La Côte-aux-Fées
- By train
- No railway station at the base – plan by bus & train
- Website
- Not known yet
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.8656, 6.4996
Questions
How many lifts does La Côte-aux-Fées have?
La Côte-aux-Fées has 1 lift. Mapped in detail: 1 platter.
How high is La Côte-aux-Fées?
The highest lift station is at 1’080 m and the lowest point at 980 m, giving a vertical drop of 100 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does La Côte-aux-Fées have?
0.5 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 0.5 km blue, 0 km red and 0 km black.
How much is a day pass at La Côte-aux-Fées?
Day prices are published on the official website.
How much snow does La Côte-aux-Fées get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 86 cm of new snow per winter at Vallorbe (748 m, 19.1 km away), with 2 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Record: 50 cm (2 Feb 2014/15).
Is there a live webcam for La Côte-aux-Fées?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to La Côte-aux-Fées by public transport?
There is no railway station at the base; use the Swiss public transport planner (bus and train) to the valley station.
Lifts, pistes and the map come from OpenStreetMap, elevations from swisstopo. Last update . Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap – how the figures are calculated.