Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
Beginners: with caveatsFamilies: with caveatsExperts: not really
At a glance
- Pistes
- 14 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Altitude
- 772–2376 m
- Vertical
- 1604 m
- Runs
- 16
- Longest run
- 10.5 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 1595 m
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 10
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-23. Official figures may differ.
Pistes by difficulty
- Green1.7 km
- Blue1.8 km
- Red10.5 km
Lifts by type
- 4Button lift
- 2Chairlift
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
with caveats
- · 25% of pistes are green/blue (4 km)
- · 0% are black/expert/freeride
- · 10 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
with caveats
- · a base right at the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 0 km black/expert/freeride (0%)
- · longest vertical on one run 1595 m
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.
At the lifts
Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval
main base
walk to the lift · 666 m
Also covers the districts: Penoutlay, Le Fay, Turchebise, Grange de Bovère, Maison Neuve, Hauterive, Sous Maison Neuve, Crêts de la Chapelle, Crêts des Faux, La Chapelle, Les Faux, La Glière, La Chaletaz
Salvagny
walk to the lift · 215 mOSM score 77
closest to the slopes
Cheaper, down the valley
Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.