Valais

Saint-Luc / Chandolin

… ✓ Checked by the lift company, October 2026

Photo: tonyfurrer · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Saint-Luc / Chandolin lies in Valais and is a manageable ski area: 60 kilometres of piste served by 11 lifts.

The area runs from 1650 to 3025 metres above sea level, giving around 1,375 metres of vertical. That takes the terrain above the 3,000-metre mark, which markedly improves snow reliability on the upper slopes.

The season usually runs Dec – April.

An adult day pass costs up to CHF 68.

Of note: Val d’Anniviers, sun terrace with an observatory

60

Slope km

1650–3025

Elevation (m)

11

Lifts

CHF 68

Day pass (guide)

Pistes by difficulty

Easy (blue)25.2 km42%
Intermediate (red)30.9 km52%
Difficult (black)3.9 km6%

Distribution calculated from OpenStreetMap and applied to the 60 official kilometres of piste. An approximation, not a figure from the lift company.

Snow report

We 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.

valdanniviers.ch →

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.

What sets this ski area apart

Saint-Luc and Chandolin sit on the sunny side of the Val d'Anniviers, high above the Rhone valley. They are no longer municipalities in their own right: on 1 January 2009 all six communes in the valley merged into the municipality of Anniviers, one of the largest in Switzerland by area.

The way into the ski area is unusual. Instead of a gondola, a funicular runs from Saint-Luc up to Tignousa, 1300 metres long, from 1680 to 2180 metres, opened in 1994, with a gradient of 55.2 per cent according to the lift company. From the top the link continues across to Chandolin.

Both villages sit high enough that snow cover is rarely the problem. What limits the area is size: 60 kilometres of piste spread over two aspects of the same slope, and anyone wanting more variety will find it further up the valley at Grimentz-Zinal.

Sources: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anniviers, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funiculaire_St-Luc_%E2%80%93_Tignousa

Getting there by public transport

Zürich HB3 h 273 changes

Bern2 h 223 changes

Basel SBB3 h 323 changes

Genève3 h 052 changes

Destination stop: St-Luc, Bella Tola. 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.

Look up the exact connection at SBB →

Frequently asked about Saint-Luc / Chandolin

How high is Saint-Luc / Chandolin?

The ski area runs from 1,650 to 3,025 metres above sea level, a vertical range of 1,375 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 Saint-Luc / Chandolin have?

60 kilometres on 11 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 Saint-Luc / Chandolin cost?

up to CHF 68 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.

When does Saint-Luc / Chandolin open?

The usual season window is Dec – April. For winter 2026/27 the resort has announced 18 December 2026 as its starting date (Winterbetrieb; vorher an Wochenenden, wenn der Schnee reicht). Every announced date depends on enough snow and cold.

How do I get to Saint-Luc / Chandolin by train?

The destination stop is St-Luc, Bella Tola. From Zürich HB the fastest connection on a Saturday morning takes 3 h 27, changing 3 times; from Bern 2 h 22. A guide value, not a timetable.