La Robella
Buttes · Val-de-Travers
La Robella is a ski area in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, with access from Buttes, Val-de-Travers. It has 4 lifts (1 chairlift, 2 T-bars, 1 drag lift mapped) and 10.8 km of marked pistes – 6.6 km easy, 2.4 km intermediate and 1.8 km difficult. The lifts reach 1’431 m above sea level; the lowest point is 770 m, a vertical drop of 661 m. Season passes: Magic Pass. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 66 cm of new snow per winter at Baulmes (642 m, 9.9 km away), with 0 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Live webcams are available on the official website. Buttes railway station is 0.3 km from the valley lift.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (1’431 m) and the base (770 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 Baulmes (642 m), 9.9 km from the ski area · winters 2011/12–2025/26 (15 seasons). Higher up on the slopes there is usually considerably more snow.
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Baulmes: typical range (10–90 %) and median of the last 15 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 15 winters.
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| Month | New snow (avg) | Snow depth (avg) | Days with new snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 |
| Nov | 6 cm | 0 cm | 1.3 |
| Dec | 21 cm | 2 cm | 3.6 |
| Jan | 21 cm | 2 cm | 4.2 |
| Feb | 12 cm | 1 cm | 2.2 |
| Mar | 4 cm | 0 cm | 1.5 |
| Apr | 2 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 |
| May | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 30 cm | 17 cm | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 44 cm | 21 cm | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 24 cm | 14 cm | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 35 cm | 17 cm | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 67 cm | 28 cm | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 87 cm | 23 cm | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 8 cm | 4 cm | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 80 cm | 17 cm | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 104 cm | 22 cm | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 40 cm | 15 cm | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 80 cm | 13 cm | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 98 cm | 43 cm | 3 |
| 2013/14 | 28 cm | 9 cm | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 179 cm | 35 cm | 1 |
| 2011/12 | 79 cm | 19 cm | 0 |
Ski pass & season
Day-pass prices have not been checked for this area yet. See the official website.
Season passes
- Magic PassValid all season · Season pass for 90+ small and mid-sized resorts in western and central Switzerland
Live cams
Opens the official live cams in a new tab. Images belong to the ski area.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue6.6 km
- Intermediate · red2.4 km
- Difficult · black1.8 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
4 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Téleski Crêt de la Neige | T-bar | 852 m | 1’198 → 1’431 | 233 m |
| — | Drag lift | 83 m | 1’220 → 1’232 | 12 m |
| Télésiège Buttes - La Robella | Chairlift | 1’142 m | 770 → 1’222 | 452 m |
| Téléski Mignon | T-bar | 405 m | 1’162 → 1’218 | 56 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Neuchâtel
- Municipality
- Val-de-Travers
- Villages
- Buttes, Val-de-Travers
- By train
- Buttes station · 0.3 km from the valley lift
- Website
- robella.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.8768, 6.5500
Questions
How many lifts does La Robella have?
La Robella has 4 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 chairlift, 2 T-bars, 1 drag lift.
How high is La Robella?
The highest lift station is at 1’431 m and the lowest point at 770 m, giving a vertical drop of 661 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does La Robella have?
10.8 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 6.6 km blue, 2.4 km red and 1.8 km black.
How much is a day pass at La Robella?
Day prices are published on the official website (https://www.robella.ch). Season passes: Magic Pass.
How much snow does La Robella get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 66 cm of new snow per winter at Baulmes (642 m, 9.9 km away), with 0 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Record: 43 cm (2 Feb 2014/15).
Which season passes are valid at La Robella?
Magic Pass.
Is there a live webcam for La Robella?
Yes – live cams are available at https://www.robella.ch/webcam/.
How do I get to La Robella by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Buttes, 0.3 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.