Leysin
Vaud, CH — size M · 25 km of trails · 955 m vertical · 13 lifts · heavy snowfall
Closed today
Season: Nov 28 – Apr 11
26/27 Passes
| Pass | What it grants | Blackouts |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Pass | unlimited days | no blackout dates |
The mountain
- Trails
- 25 km — size M
- Vertical
- 955 m
- Summit
- 2192 m
- Base
- 1237 m
- Lifts
- 13
- Region
- Le Sepey, Vaud, Switzerland
- By rail
- Leysin-Feydey station, 0.7 km — close enough to walk
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Heavy
- Snow-day share
- 37% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; ERA5 model
- Longest snowy stretch
- 10 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; ERA5 model
- Model climatology
- 454 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
70% of its trail length is novice or easy, against 44% for European resorts of 25–60 km, but the share is measuring a small mountain: 18 km of it. Its lift fleet runs to 1 funicular and 1 gondola among 13. It is a small hill: 25 km of trails, against 46 km for the median European resort on a pass. Most of what the independents' passes sell is this size.
Terrain
- novicegreen0.2 km · 1 run
- easyblue17.3 km · 24 runs
- intermediatered5.5 km · 14 runs
- advancedblack1.5 km · 3 runs
- freeride0.6 km · 1 run
European grading.
Lifts
- 1funicular
- 1gondola
- 7chairlifts
- 2rope tows
- 2magic carpets
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villars-Gryon | 9 km | 61 km | heavy | Magic Pass (shared) | compare |
| Glacier 3000 | 10 km | — | heavy | Magic Pass (shared) | |
| Ovronnaz | 20 km | 17 km | heavy | Magic Pass (shared) | |
| Portes du Soleil | 25 km | 414 km | heavy | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | compare |
| Anzère | 30 km | 38 km | heavy | Magic Pass (shared) | compare |
| Verbier 4 Vallées | 32 km | 175 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local | compare |
Also compared with
- Leysin vs Crans-Montana — 36 km away
- Leysin vs Grimentz-Zinal — 47 km away
- Leysin vs Chamonix — 48 km away
- Leysin vs St-Luc/Chandolin — 48 km away
FAQ
- Is Leysin on the Magic Pass?
- Yes. The Magic Pass grants unlimited days at Leysin for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- How much snow does Leysin get?
- Leysin has heavy snowfall by our banding.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Villars-Gryon (9 km), Glacier 3000 (10 km), Ovronnaz (20 km)
Sources
- Pass terms
- Magic Pass
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- Open-Meteo