Valtournenche
About the area
Valtournenche is mostly a red-run area: 16 km of the 26 km are red, against 10 km of blue and less than 1 km of black. That mix suits confident intermediates best. Beginners can manage it with caveats — only 37% of the pistes are green or blue, though there are eight short easy runs next to a lift base. Families should note that just one of the six lifts is a gondola, so most loading is on chairlifts, which is awkward with small children. Experts will find little here: black and freeride terrain makes up 3%.
The slopes run from 1,558 m up to 3,091 m, so the upper sections hold snow reliably. Access is by six lifts, one gondola and five chairlifts. The longest descent measures 3,942 m and the biggest vertical on a single run is 808 m. Valtournenche is part of the Zermatt–Breuil-Cervinia area.
At a glance
- Pistes
- 27 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Altitude
- 1558–3091 m
- Vertical
- 1533 m
- Runs
- 34
- Longest run
- 3.9 km
- Biggest vertical on one run
- 808 m
- Gondolas & cable cars
- 1
- Bubble/heated lifts
- 3
- Nursery runs at lift bases
- 8
Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.
Pistes by difficulty
- Blue9.9 km
- Red16.2 km
- Black0.8 km
Lifts by type
- 5Chairlift
- 1Gondola
Who should come here
Who should come here
Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.
Beginners
with caveats
- · 37% of pistes are green/blue (10 km)
- · 3% are black/expert/freeride
- · 8 short easy runs next to a lift base
Families
with caveats
- · 1 gondola/cable-car lift (no chairlift loading for small kids)
- · a base within walking distance of the lifts
Experts
not really
- · 1 km black/expert/freeride (3%)
- · longest vertical on one run 808 m
Best forintermediatessnow surehigh altitudebig area
Where to stay
Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.