Les Rousses
About the area
Les Rousses in the Vaud Alps is a gentle area built around easy skiing: 74% of the 32 km of pistes are green or blue (24 km), with about 25 short easy runs sitting right next to a lift base. Only 5% is black — roughly 2 km — and the longest vertical on a single run is 332 m, so strong skiers will run out of challenge quickly. Two magic carpets cover first turns, and a cable car means small children can be loaded without a moving chairlift. Beginners and families are the clear match here.
The area runs from 1,059 m to 1,662 m and is served by 24 lifts, mostly drags and platters, plus four chairlifts. The longest run measures 2,009 m. With the modest top height, plan around cold spells rather than late spring. Cross-country skiers get 77 km of nordic trails.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 32 km
- Lifts
- 24
- Altitude
- 1059–1662 m
- Vertical
- 603 m
- Runs
- 95
- Longest run
- 2.0 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 332 m
- Cross-country
- 77 km
- Magic carpets
- 2
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 1
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 1
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 25
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Green10.2 km
- Blue13.7 km
- Red6.2 km
- Black1.7 km
- Unclassified0.3 km
Lifts by type
- 9Button lift
- 5Drag lift
- 4Chairlift
- 2Rope tow
- 2Magic carpet
- 1T-bar
- 1Cable car
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
yes
- · 74% of pistes are green/blue (24 km)
- · 5% are black/expert/freeride
- · 2 magic carpets for first steps
- · 25 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
yes
- · 2 magic carpets
- · 1 gondola/cable-car lift (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · a base within walking distance of the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 2 km black/expert/freeride (5%)
- · longest vertical on one run 332 m
Best forbeginnersfamiliescross country
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.
Cheaper, down the valley
Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.