Saint-George
Saint-George is a ski area in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland. It has 2 lifts (1 T-bar, 1 platter mapped) and 1.9 km of marked pistes – 1.1 km easy, 0.8 km intermediate and 0 km difficult. The lifts reach 1’144 m above sea level; the lowest point is 977 m, a vertical drop of 167 m. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 225 cm of new snow per winter at Les Bioux (1’023 m, 11 km away), with 13 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Live webcams are available on the official website.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (1’144 m) and the base (977 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 Les Bioux (1’023 m), 11 km from the ski area · winters 2011/12–2025/26 (15 seasons).
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Les Bioux: 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 | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0.5 |
| Nov | 24 cm | 2 cm | 5 |
| Dec | 52 cm | 11 cm | 7.9 |
| Jan | 61 cm | 14 cm | 10.9 |
| Feb | 42 cm | 14 cm | 9.4 |
| Mar | 31 cm | 5 cm | 6.3 |
| Apr | 13 cm | 1 cm | 2.6 |
| May | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0.4 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 171 cm | 26 cm | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 139 cm | 47 cm | 13 |
| 2023/24 | 136 cm | 23 cm | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 94 cm | 30 cm | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 231 cm | 64 cm | 17 |
| 2020/21 | 265 cm | 64 cm | 32 |
| 2019/20 | 157 cm | 22 cm | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 264 cm | 49 cm | 29 |
| 2017/18 | 318 cm | 58 cm | 12 |
| 2016/17 | 177 cm | 35 cm | 4 |
| 2015/16 | 259 cm | 42 cm | 6 |
| 2014/15 | 252 cm | 94 cm | 33 |
| 2013/14 | 250 cm | 28 cm | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 430 cm | 65 cm | 38 |
| 2011/12 | 235 cm | 55 cm | 8 |
Ski pass & season
Day-pass prices have not been published or checked for this area yet. See the official website.
Live cams
Opens the official live cams in a new tab. Images belong to the ski area.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue1.1 km
- Intermediate · red0.8 km
- Difficult · black0 km
- Ski routes0 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
2 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Devants | T-bar | 663 m | 977 → 1’144 | 167 m |
| Lally | Platter | 300 m | 1’002 → 1’055 | 53 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Vaud
- Municipality
- Saint-George
- Villages
- Saint-George
- By train
- No railway station at the base – plan by bus & train
- Website
- stgeorge.ch/f/activites-tourisme-loisirs/ski-alpin/plan-et-etat-pistes-alpines.asp
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.5177, 6.2562
Questions
How many lifts does Saint-George have?
Saint-George has 2 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 T-bar, 1 platter.
How high is Saint-George?
The highest lift station is at 1’144 m and the lowest point at 977 m, giving a vertical drop of 167 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Saint-George have?
1.9 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 1.1 km blue, 0.8 km red and 0 km black.
How much is a day pass at Saint-George?
Day prices are published on the official website (https://www.stgeorge.ch/f/activites-tourisme-loisirs/ski-alpin/plan-et-etat-pistes-alpines.asp).
How much snow does Saint-George get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 225 cm of new snow per winter at Les Bioux (1’023 m, 11 km away), with 13 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Record: 94 cm (2 Feb 2014/15).
Is there a live webcam for Saint-George?
Yes – live cams are available at https://www.stgeorge.ch/f/activites-tourisme-loisirs/ski-nordique/webcam.asp.
How do I get to Saint-George 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.
Nearby ski areas
Straight-line distance.