LAAX (Flims Laax Falera)
… 🧊 Glacier area 🛹 Snow park 10/10, our rating
Which pistes and lifts are open today: at the lift company →
Photo: Philipp Ruggli · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
LAAX (Flims Laax Falera) lies in Grisons and is one of the larger Swiss ski areas: 224 kilometres of piste served by 28 lifts.
The area runs from 1100 to 3018 metres above sea level, giving around 1,918 metres of vertical. That takes the terrain above the 3,000-metre mark, which markedly improves snow reliability on the upper slopes.
The ski terrain reaches up to a glacier, and the season runs Nov – April. There is no summer skiing here any more, but the state of the glacier remains a live issue.
The snow park is among the best in Europe, an adult day pass costs CHF 92.
Of note: Europe’s freestyle capital, Vorab glacier; summer skiing ended in 1992
Pistes by difficulty
- Easy (blue)123 km55%
- Intermediate (red)85 km38%
- Difficult (black)16 km7%
Distribution calculated from OpenStreetMap and applied to the 224 official kilometres of piste. An approximation, not a figure from the lift company.
Snow report
SLF measuring stationWe only show readings from the last seven days, and the most recent one we have is older. Current snow depths are available from the SLF and from the resort itself.
Source: SLF / WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research. A single measuring station, not the resort’s official piste report.
Piste map, map & webcams
Interactive piste map
Every piste and lift colour-coded by difficulty, zoomable, built on OpenStreetMap. Community-maintained data; where it differs, the official piste map next to it is authoritative.
Open on OpenSkiMap →Official piste map
The lift company’s drawn piste map, plus lift status and tickets.
laax.com →Webcams
Live images from the mountain on the resort’s official site, usually several locations.
View webcams →Piste maps and webcam images belong to the lift companies and are protected by copyright. That is why we link directly to the original instead of copying it.
Snow’n’Rail at LAAX (Flims Laax Falera): up to 10% off the ski pass
This resort takes part in Snow’n’Rail, the combined offer from SBB RailAway: book the journey and the ski pass together and the pass costs less.
Getting there by public transport
Destination stop: Flims Dorf, Post. Fastest connection on a Saturday morning in the currently published timetable, from the open Swiss timetable interface, retrieved 10 August 2026. A guide value, not a timetable: the real journey time depends on when you leave and what you connect to, and winter-only bus services are not yet included.
Frequently asked about LAAX (Flims Laax Falera)
How high is LAAX (Flims Laax Falera)?
The ski area runs from 1,100 to 3,018 metres above sea level, a vertical range of 1,918 metres. For snow reliability the lower figure matters more: that is where the snow disappears first, and where a mild December is felt before it is felt at the top.
How many kilometres of piste does LAAX (Flims Laax Falera) have?
224 kilometres on 28 lifts, according to the operator. There is no binding standard for measuring piste kilometres, so the figure is comparable between resorts only to a point. The lift count says at least as much about how big a place feels.
What does a day pass at LAAX (Flims Laax Falera) cost?
CHF 92 for an adult day pass at the standard rate, as of summer 2026. Booked early it is often less; on a peak Saturday it is not. Arriving by public transport takes up to 10 per cent off through the Snow’n’Rail scheme.
When does LAAX (Flims Laax Falera) open?
The usual season window is Nov – April. For winter 2026/27 the resort has announced 28 November 2026 as its starting date (Wintersaison, Opening-Wochenende 28. und 29. November, täglich ab 5. Dezember). Every announced date depends on enough snow and cold.
How do I get to LAAX (Flims Laax Falera) by train?
The destination stop is Flims Dorf, Post. From Zürich HB the fastest connection on a Saturday morning takes 1 h 44, changing 1 time; from Bern 2 h 51. A guide value, not a timetable.
Is there Snow’n’Rail at LAAX (Flims Laax Falera)?
Yes. LAAX (Flims Laax Falera) is one of the destinations in SBB RailAway's combined offer: book the journey and the ski pass together and the pass costs up to 10 per cent less. At SBB the destination is listed as Laax. That percentage is the maximum SBB advertises; what actually comes off depends on the ticket type and the date, and only SBB can tell you bindingly.
Does LAAX (Flims Laax Falera) have a glacier?
Yes. Glacier terrain makes the early season more reliable, because the snow layer is supported from below by ice. The summers since 2022 have shown that this is no longer a guarantee either: several Alpine glacier areas have given up summer skiing altogether.
Is there a snowpark at LAAX (Flims Laax Falera)?
Yes, and a good one: we rate it 10 out of 10. That rating is our own assessment, based on the size and number of features, how regularly the park is shaped, and whether it runs all season. It does not come from the lift company.
LAAX (Flims Laax Falera) in the magazine
Weekend of 7/8 November: Glacier 3000, Verbier and Cervinia start, and from Tuesday the freezing level climbs to almost 3000 metres
What the lift companies themselves confirm for the weekend, what they do not, and what the official MeteoSwiss forecast says for next week: dry until Monday, then rain up into high terrain, with snow returning only on Friday.
No summer skiing left in the Alps: 24 areas have given up, four of them in three weeks
On 15 August 2026 the Stelvio was the last area to stop summer operations. Since then nobody in the Alps has been skiing in summer, for the first time. The record of 24 closures, the decade in comparison, and the reason that is not the ice.
Where you can practise transceiver searching: 27 facilities in Switzerland
More than two dozen Swiss ski areas have a permanent practice facility for avalanche transceiver searching. Use is mostly free and needs only a valid lift pass. The complete list, linked to our resort pages, and what such a facility can do.
Where freeriding happens in Switzerland: the vertical gives it away
Freeriding needs vertical drop, and our dataset holds it for all 87 areas. Zermatt leads with 2,263 metres; the median is 1,085. The analysis, what it says about the well-known freeride addresses, and where the figure misleads.
Where this resort stands
In our rankings of all Swiss ski areas:
- Number 1 among the snowparks
- Number 7 among the largest by kilometres of piste
- Number 11 among the highest resorts
LAAX (Flims Laax Falera) is one of 23 ski areas in the canton of Grisons, and it is quickest reached from Zurich by train, in 1 h 44.
Nearby ski areas
Distances are straight-line, not driving time. In the Alps a ridge between two valleys can turn 12 km into a two-hour drive.
Key figures
- Region
- Grisons
- Season
- Nov – April
- Kilometres of piste
- 224 km
- Elevation
- 1100 to 3018 m (1,918 m of vertical)
- Lifts
- 28
- Adult day pass
- around CHF 92 (guide value)
- Summer skiing
- no
- Glacier
- yes
- Snow park
- 10/10, our editorial rating
- Coordinates
- 46.836, 9.288
- Official website
- laax.com
All values are guide figures still being verified. For day-to-day information, use the resort’s official website.