Val-de-Ruz village lifts
Val-de-Ruz
Val-de-Ruz village lifts is a ski area in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, with access from Val-de-Ruz. It has 4 lifts (3 rope tows, 1 magic carpet mapped) and 0.1 km of marked pistes – 0.1 km easy, 0 km intermediate and 0 km difficult. The lifts reach 1’314 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’235 m, a vertical drop of 79 m. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 210 cm of new snow per winter at Chaumont (1’136 m, 8.5 km away), with 25 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Les Hauts-Geneveys railway station is 2.5 km from the valley lift.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (1’314 m) and the base (1’235 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 Chaumont (1’136 m), 8.5 km from the ski area · winters 1996/97–2025/26 (30 seasons).
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Chaumont: 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 | 0.3 |
| Nov | 22 cm | 3 cm | 4.1 |
| Dec | 52 cm | 12 cm | 6.9 |
| Jan | 51 cm | 17 cm | 8.3 |
| Feb | 45 cm | 23 cm | 6.6 |
| Mar | 29 cm | 12 cm | 5 |
| Apr | 10 cm | 1 cm | 1.8 |
| May | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 122 cm | 26 cm | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 106 cm | 35 cm | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 79 cm | 32 cm | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 74 cm | 25 cm | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 184 cm | 66 cm | 16 |
| 2020/21 | 293 cm | 67 cm | 34 |
| 2019/20 | 146 cm | 26 cm | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 235 cm | 58 cm | 22 |
| 2017/18 | 294 cm | 48 cm | 17 |
| 2016/17 | 165 cm | 35 cm | 5 |
| 2015/16 | 265 cm | 47 cm | 13 |
| 2014/15 | 222 cm | 65 cm | 45 |
| 2013/14 | 215 cm | 38 cm | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 385 cm | 65 cm | 43 |
| 2011/12 | 223 cm | 55 cm | 17 |
| 2010/11 | 127 cm | 28 cm | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 200 cm | 57 cm | 27 |
| 2008/09 | 393 cm | 105 cm | 107 |
| 2007/08 | 232 cm | 46 cm | 18 |
| 2006/07 | 120 cm | 29 cm | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 366 cm | 95 cm | 113 |
| 2004/05 | 319 cm | 74 cm | 59 |
| 2003/04 | 236 cm | 67 cm | 27 |
| 2002/03 | 180 cm | 77 cm | 31 |
| 2001/02 | 162 cm | 51 cm | 11 |
| 2000/01 | 142 cm | 40 cm | 1 |
| 1999/00 | 217 cm | 77 cm | 38 |
| 1998/99 | 379 cm | 104 cm | 70 |
| 1997/98 | 107 cm | 50 cm | 19 |
| 1996/97 | 116 cm | 68 cm | 20 |
| 1995/96 | 198 cm | 72 cm | 32 |
| 1994/95 | 350 cm | 67 cm | 56 |
| 1993/94 | 347 cm | 66 cm | 27 |
| 1992/93 | 132 cm | 39 cm | 4 |
| 1991/92 | 171 cm | 50 cm | 17 |
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 · blue0.1 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
4 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Rope tow | 188 m | 1’273 → 1’314 | 41 m |
| — | Rope tow | 133 m | 1’238 → 1’262 | 24 m |
| — | Rope tow | 109 m | 1’241 → 1’258 | 17 m |
| — | Magic carpet | 29 m | 1’235 → 1’238 | 3 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Neuchâtel
- Municipality
- Val-de-Ruz
- Villages
- Val-de-Ruz
- By train
- Les Hauts-Geneveys station · 2.5 km from the valley lift
- Website
- toboggans.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 47.0708, 6.8712
Questions
How many lifts does Val-de-Ruz village lifts have?
Val-de-Ruz village lifts has 4 lifts. Mapped in detail: 3 rope tows, 1 magic carpet.
How high is Val-de-Ruz village lifts?
The highest lift station is at 1’314 m and the lowest point at 1’235 m, giving a vertical drop of 79 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Val-de-Ruz village lifts have?
0.1 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 0.1 km blue, 0 km red and 0 km black.
How much is a day pass at Val-de-Ruz village lifts?
Day prices are published on the official website (https://www.toboggans.ch/).
How much snow does Val-de-Ruz village lifts get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 210 cm of new snow per winter at Chaumont (1’136 m, 8.5 km away), with 25 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Record: 105 cm (18 Feb 2008/09).
Is there a live webcam for Val-de-Ruz village lifts?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to Val-de-Ruz village lifts by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Les Hauts-Geneveys, 2.5 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.