Western Alps: best ski lifts

Ski resorts with the most modern and best lift facilities in the Western Alps.


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Best lifts in the Western Alps

51-250 out of 446 ski resorts

Evaluation: 3.8 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 16

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Evaluation: 3.8 out of 5 stars
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  • 4

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Evaluation: 3.8 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 7

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Evaluation: 3.7 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 10

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Evaluation: 3.6 out of 5 stars
From the villages of Unterwasser (910 m) and Alt St. Johann (900 m), a funicular and a combination… more
Ski lifts:
  • 12

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Evaluation: 3.6 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 16

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Evaluation: 3.6 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 17

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Evaluation: 3.6 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 4

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Evaluation: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 10

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
From the valley at 1,020 m, a 6-seater gondola takes you into the ski area. The fast, detachable… more
Ski lifts:
  • 5

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
From Andermatt, you can reach the nearly 3,000-meter-high Gemsstock with two consecutive cable cars.… more
Ski lifts:
  • 4

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
From Saas-Fee, the Alpin Express, a three-cable circulating gondola lift, takes you up to the ski area… more
Ski lifts:
  • 23

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
Overall, there are more chairlifts and gondolas compared to the number of drag lifts. The detachable… more
Ski lifts:
  • 16

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
Almost all slopes can be accessed by chairlifts and gondolas. However, some lifts are already a bit… more
Ski lifts:
  • 20

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
The quickest way to reach the ski area from the valley is by taking the eight-person gondola lift Les… more
Ski lifts:
  • 15

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
From Chamonix, a modern 10-person gondola takes you up to the Le Brévent ski area. From Les Praz, an… more
Ski lifts:
  • 17

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
The Les Planards ski area is served by a four-seater chairlift, two platter lifts, and a conveyor… more
Ski lifts:
  • 4

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
Since the 2014/15 season, the modern 10-person gondola lift Plan Joran takes you from the valley up… more
Ski lifts:
  • 7

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
From the towns of Megève and Saint Gervais, various gondola lifts take you up into the ski area.… more
Ski lifts:
  • 61

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
At the edge of Vals, an 8-seater gondola lift starts up to Gadastatt at 1809 m. Three more drag lifts… more
Ski lifts:
  • 6

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
From the S. Catrina valley station in Disentis/Mustér, a cable car takes you up into the ski area to… more
Ski lifts:
  • 12

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
The unique fairy tale gondola lift takes you from Grächen to the ski area. The special feature of the… more
Ski lifts:
  • 11

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
In Saint Sorlin and La Toussuire, most lifts are high-speed lifts; in Le Corbier and Saint Sorlin, the… more
Ski lifts:
  • 68

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
From the edge of Leukerbad, the 80-person cable car floats up to the Rinderhütte at 2,340 m in just 5… more
Ski lifts:
  • 13

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
In Alpe d'Huez, skiers are transported through the ski area by numerous gondolas and chairlifts. Some… more
Ski lifts:
  • 69

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
Four consecutive aerial cableways take guests from the Stechelberg valley station via Gimmelwald,… more
Ski lifts:
  • 17

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Evaluation: 3.4 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 7

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Evaluation: 3.2 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 12

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Evaluation: 3.2 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 17

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Evaluation: 3.1 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 6

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Evaluation: 3 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 2

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Evaluation: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 4

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Evaluation: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 7

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Evaluation: 2.9 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 5

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Evaluation: 2.9 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 3

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Evaluation: 2.9 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 2

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Evaluation: 2.9 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 7

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Evaluation: 2.9 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 4

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Evaluation: 2.9 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 4

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Evaluation: 2.9 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 2

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Evaluation: 2.9 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 3

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Evaluation: 2.9 out of 5 stars
You can reach the Aiguille du Midi with two cable cars. From the end of the glacier descent, a group… more
Ski lifts:
  • 5

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Evaluation: 2.8 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 8

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Evaluation: 2.8 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 2

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Evaluation: 2.8 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 4

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Evaluation: 2.8 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 6

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Evaluation: 2.7 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 3
  • Heli-skiing

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Evaluation: 2.7 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 2

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Evaluation: 2.7 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 4

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Evaluation: 2.7 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 5

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Evaluation: 2.7 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 4

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Evaluation: 2.7 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 11

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Evaluation: 2.6 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 2

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Evaluation: 2.5 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 13

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11

Test result: 2 out of 5 stars
In the Bürchen/Törbel ski area, the Moosalp-Express is a triple chairlift. Otherwise, there are only… more
Ski lifts:
  • 7

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Test result: 2 out of 5 stars
The entire ski area is served by two platter lifts. more
Ski lifts:
  • 2

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Evaluation: 2.4 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 7

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Evaluation: 2.3 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 8

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Evaluation: 2.2 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 11

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51-250 out of 446 ski resorts