Crans-Montana
Valais, CH — size L · 74 km of trails · 1445 m vertical · 25 lifts · heavy snowfall
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Season: Nov 28 – Apr 4
26/27 Passes
| Pass | What it grants | Blackouts |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Pass | unlimited days | no blackout dates |
| Epic Local | 5 days | no blackout dates |
The mountain
- Trails
- 74 km — size L
- Vertical
- 1445 m
- Summit
- 2872 m
- Base
- 1427 m
- Lifts
- 25
- Region
- Aminona, Valais, Switzerland
- By rail
- Sierre/Siders station, then bus 421 (SMC) to the lifts
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Heavy
- Snow-day share
- 36% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; ERA5 model
- Longest snowy stretch
- 8 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; ERA5 model
- Model climatology
- 462 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid
The Season
middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26planned season
Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Character
20% of it is novice or easy terrain, in the lowest tenth of European resorts of 60–150 km, where the median is 45%. That is 15 km of it. There is not much room here to learn. Its lift fleet runs to 5 gondolas among 25. 21% of its trail length is advanced or harder, against 14% for European resorts of 60–150 km.
Terrain
- novicegreen0.1 km · 1 run
- easyblue14.4 km · 21 runs
- intermediatered43.9 km · 71 runs
- advancedblack11.7 km · 15 runs
- freeride3.8 km · 5 runs
European grading.
Lifts
- 5gondolas
- 6chairlifts
- 1T-bar
- 9platters
- 4magic carpets
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anzère | 7 km | 38 km | heavy | Magic Pass | compare |
| Leukerbad | 12 km | 1 km | heavy | Magic Pass | |
| Leukerbad Torrent Ski Resort & Gemmi Resort | 12 km | 24 km | heavy | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | |
| Engstligenalp | 13 km | 11 km | heavy | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | |
| St-Luc/Chandolin | 14 km | 56 km | heavy | Magic Pass | compare |
| Grimentz-Zinal | 19 km | 71 km | heavy | Magic Pass | compare |
Also compared with
- Crans-Montana vs Verbier 4 Vallées — 28 km away
- Crans-Montana vs Villars-Gryon — 28 km away
- Crans-Montana vs Leysin — 36 km away
- Crans-Montana vs Blatten-Belalp — 37 km away
- Crans-Montana vs Saas-Fee — 43 km away
- Crans-Montana vs Zermatt Matterhorn — 44 km away
- Crans-Montana vs Monterosa Ski — 58 km away
FAQ
- Is Crans-Montana on the Epic Pass?
- Yes. The Epic Pass grants unlimited days at Crans-Montana for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- Is Crans-Montana on the Epic Local?
- Yes. The Epic Local grants 5 days at Crans-Montana for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- How much snow does Crans-Montana get?
- Crans-Montana has heavy snowfall by our banding.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Nothing within 160 km shares a pass with it.
Sources
- Pass terms
- Epic
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- Open-Meteo