Sainte-Croix village lift
Sainte-Croix
Sainte-Croix village lift is a ski area in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, with access from Sainte-Croix. It has 1 lift (1 drag lift mapped) and 0.7 km of marked pistes – 0.4 km easy, 0.3 km intermediate and 0 km difficult. The lifts reach 1’211 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’142 m, a vertical drop of 69 m. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 225 cm of new snow per winter at Les Bioux (1’023 m, 29.1 km away), with 13 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Sainte-Croix railway station is 0.7 km from the valley lift.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (1’211 m) and the base (1’142 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), 29.1 km from the ski area · winters 2011/12–2025/26 (15 seasons). The nearest suitable station is far away – treat the figures as indicative.
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.
Live cams
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue0.4 km
- Intermediate · red0.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Téléski de la Piste Eclairée | Drag lift | 230 m | 1’142 → 1’211 | 69 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Vaud
- Municipality
- Sainte-Croix
- Villages
- Sainte-Croix
- By train
- Sainte-Croix station · 0.7 km from the valley lift
- Website
- Not known yet
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.8244, 6.4936
Questions
How many lifts does Sainte-Croix village lift have?
Sainte-Croix village lift has 1 lift. Mapped in detail: 1 drag lift.
How high is Sainte-Croix village lift?
The highest lift station is at 1’211 m and the lowest point at 1’142 m, giving a vertical drop of 69 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Sainte-Croix village lift have?
0.7 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 0.4 km blue, 0.3 km red and 0 km black.
How much is a day pass at Sainte-Croix village lift?
Day prices are published on the official website.
How much snow does Sainte-Croix village lift get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 225 cm of new snow per winter at Les Bioux (1’023 m, 29.1 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 Sainte-Croix village lift?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to Sainte-Croix village lift by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Sainte-Croix, 0.7 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.