Leysin
About the area
Leysin offers about 25 km of pistes in the Vaud Alps, and the mix tells you who it is for: some 18 km, or 70% of the terrain, is green or blue. Beginners get two magic carpets and five short easy runs right by a lift base, so the first days need no long transfers. Families also benefit from the gondola, which avoids chairlift loading with small children. Strong skiers will find the area thin: only 9% is black, expert or freeride (2 km in total, plus 1 km of marked freeride), and the biggest vertical on a single run is 448 m.
The slopes run from 1236 m to 2191 m, with 13 lifts in all: one gondola, a funicular, seven chairlifts, two rope tows and two magic carpets. The longest descent measures 3035 m. There are also 6 km of cross-country trails.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 25 km
- Lifts
- 13
- Altitude
- 1236–2191 m
- Vertical
- 955 m
- Runs
- 43
- Longest run
- 3.0 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 448 m
- Cross-country
- 7 km
- Magic carpets
- 2
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 1
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 1
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 5
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Official sitePistes by difficulty
- Green0.2 km
- Blue17.3 km
- Red5.5 km
- Black1.5 km
- Freeride0.6 km
Lifts by type
- 7Chairlift
- 2Rope tow
- 2Magic carpet
- 1Gondola
- 1Funicular
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
yes
- · 70% of pistes are green/blue (18 km)
- · 9% are black/expert/freeride
- · 2 magic carpets for first steps
- · 5 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 right at the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 2 km black/expert/freeride (9%)
- · longest vertical on one run 448 m
- · 1 km marked freeride
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.