Sommartel
Le Locle
Sommartel is a ski area in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, with access from Le Locle. It has 3 lifts (1 T-bar, 2 rope tows mapped) and 3.9 km of marked pistes – 2 km easy, 0.8 km intermediate and 1.1 km difficult. The lifts reach 1’303 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’096 m, a vertical drop of 207 m. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 244 cm of new snow per winter at La Chaux-de-Fonds (1’017 m, 6.6 km away), with 25 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Le Locle-Col-des-Roches railway station is 2.3 km from the valley lift.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (1’303 m) and the base (1’096 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 La Chaux-de-Fonds (1’017 m), 6.6 km from the ski area · winters 1996/97–2025/26 (30 seasons).
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at La Chaux-de-Fonds: typical range (10–90 %) and median of the last 30 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 30 winters.
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| Month | New snow (avg) | Snow depth (avg) | Days with new snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 2 cm | 0 cm | 0.4 |
| Nov | 31 cm | 3 cm | 5.3 |
| Dec | 55 cm | 11 cm | 8.8 |
| Jan | 55 cm | 15 cm | 9.3 |
| Feb | 52 cm | 21 cm | 8.6 |
| Mar | 34 cm | 11 cm | 6.5 |
| Apr | 14 cm | 1 cm | 2.7 |
| May | 1 cm | 0 cm | 0.4 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 193 cm | 29 cm | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 144 cm | 43 cm | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 170 cm | 31 cm | 1 |
| 2022/23 | 105 cm | 20 cm | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 225 cm | 54 cm | 14 |
| 2020/21 | 297 cm | 60 cm | 26 |
| 2019/20 | 203 cm | 21 cm | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 287 cm | 62 cm | 40 |
| 2017/18 | 359 cm | 48 cm | 17 |
| 2016/17 | 214 cm | 43 cm | 18 |
| 2015/16 | 259 cm | 35 cm | 10 |
| 2014/15 | 264 cm | 65 cm | 52 |
| 2013/14 | 226 cm | 25 cm | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 406 cm | 71 cm | 50 |
| 2011/12 | 243 cm | 58 cm | 72 |
| 2010/11 | 155 cm | 25 cm | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 275 cm | 53 cm | 24 |
| 2008/09 | 408 cm | 96 cm | 113 |
| 2007/08 | 248 cm | 40 cm | 12 |
| 2006/07 | 174 cm | 30 cm | 1 |
| 2005/06 | 334 cm | 87 cm | 100 |
| 2004/05 | 320 cm | 63 cm | 40 |
| 2003/04 | 255 cm | 72 cm | 13 |
| 2002/03 | 188 cm | 79 cm | 27 |
| 2001/02 | 140 cm | 31 cm | 3 |
| 2000/01 | 118 cm | 22 cm | 0 |
| 1999/00 | 263 cm | 55 cm | 11 |
| 1998/99 | 506 cm | 120 cm | 55 |
| 1997/98 | 184 cm | 50 cm | 10 |
| 1996/97 | 155 cm | 50 cm | 16 |
| 1995/96 | 197 cm | 59 cm | 16 |
| 1994/95 | 369 cm | 76 cm | 26 |
| 1993/94 | 297 cm | 60 cm | 6 |
| 1992/93 | 135 cm | 30 cm | 1 |
| 1991/92 | 155 cm | 35 cm | 1 |
Ski pass & season
Day-pass prices have not been published or checked for this area yet. See the official website.
Live cams
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue2 km
- Intermediate · red0.8 km
- Difficult · black1.1 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
3 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teleski de Sommartel | T-bar | 731 m | 1’120 → 1’303 | 183 m |
| — | Rope tow | 95 m | 1’120 → 1’133 | 13 m |
| — | Rope tow | 145 m | 1’111 → 1’121 | 10 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Neuchâtel
- Municipality
- Le Locle
- Villages
- Le Locle
- By train
- Le Locle-Col-des-Roches station · 2.3 km from the valley lift
- Website
- teleski-sommartel.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 47.0322, 6.7465
Questions
How many lifts does Sommartel have?
Sommartel has 3 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 T-bar, 2 rope tows.
How high is Sommartel?
The highest lift station is at 1’303 m and the lowest point at 1’096 m, giving a vertical drop of 207 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Sommartel have?
3.9 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 2 km blue, 0.8 km red and 1.1 km black.
How much is a day pass at Sommartel?
Day prices are published on the official website (https://www.teleski-sommartel.ch/).
How much snow does Sommartel get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 244 cm of new snow per winter at La Chaux-de-Fonds (1’017 m, 6.6 km away), with 25 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Record: 120 cm (10 Feb 1998/99).
Is there a live webcam for Sommartel?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to Sommartel by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Le Locle-Col-des-Roches, 2.3 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.