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Ovronnaz resort profile

Valais · Switzerland · 1400–2427 m

Altitude1400-2427 m
Vertical drop1027 m
Slopes30 km
Lifts7

Ovronnaz, Valais

Resort overview
GPS7.16667 E 46.200001 N
Altitude1400 m
StateValais
CountrySwitzerland

Ovronnaz ski area

Ovronnaz is part of this ski area.

Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.

Mountain rangeDiablerets Gruppe
Vertical drop1400 - 2427 meters
Descent1027 meters
Mountain(s)Tsantonnaire 2462m

Ovronnaz ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Ovronnaz.

This profile covers the Ovronnaz ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 30 km of slopes, 1400-2427 m altitude, 7 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 67%.

Ski areaAltitude range1400–2427 m100% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix30 km slopes100% confidenceSki areaLift network7 lifts100% confidence
Compact ski areaHigh-altitude terrainIntermediate focus
Ski-area scale 30 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
Terrain character The terrain is clearly weighted toward intermediate skiing. The largest share is about 67%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Useful upper altitude
Altitude resilience The upper mountain has a useful altitude advantage in warm or marginal snow periods. The 1027 m vertical range also creates meaningful temperature and snow-quality differences from valley to summit.
Lift infrastructure About 4.3 slope km per lift indicates a broadly balanced lift-to-terrain ratio. Published hourly capacity is 7,725 persons, about 1104 persons/hour per lift and 258 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 6.7 km, averaging about 1.0 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Ovronnaz.

This ski area is clearly oriented toward intermediate skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Intermediate terrain focus
Slopes3 ski slopes
Total30 km
  • Blue5 km
  • Red20 km
  • Black5 km
Blue5 km17%
Red20 km67%
Black5 km16%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Ovronnaz.

The ski area has 7 lifts. Chairlift is the largest listed category at 4. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 57% of the published lift-type breakdown. The network provides about 4.3 slope km per lift.

Chairlift 4
Rope tow / baby lift 1
T-bar / platter 2
Total lifts7
Lift capacity 7,725 persons/hour
Lift length6.7 km

Ski pass

Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.

The adult day pass has a mid-range cost relative to the published slope network.

Mid-range terrain cost
TicketPricePrice/km
Daycard adult61 SWISS FRANC2.03 SWISS FRANC/km
6-day adult226 SWISS FRANC7.53 SWISS FRANC/km
Daycard child37 SWISS FRANC1.23 SWISS FRANC/km
6-day child136 SWISS FRANC4.53 SWISS FRANC/km

Ovronnaz ratings

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Ski resort ratings for Ovronnaz compared to the site-wide resort benchmark. Open the ratings page to choose a different benchmark group. Based on 3 visitor reviews, with third-party overall rating evidence incorporated.

Overall rating 6.6
All resorts 6.2
Snow conditions 7
All resorts 7.6
Family friendly 6
All resorts 7.8
Advanced skiing 8
All resorts 7.7
Beginner 5.0 7.6 ▼
Advanced 8.0 7.7
Expert 8.0 7.1 ▲
Free-nature 8.0 6.9 ▲
Snow 7.0 7.6
Family 6.0 7.8 ▼
Après-ski 4.7 6.7 ▼
Nature 8.0 7.7
Hiking 8.0 7 ▲
Lifts 4.2 7.2 ▼

Ovronnaz reviews

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Lovely ski resort, less well known which is perfect for intermediate skiers. All the runs are black or red. If the conditions are right, the off piste is great too. Very few (if any) blue runs and i..

MEGAN VAN LOVERENZEIST

Address

AddressTourist Office Ovronnaz Poste 2096 1911 Ovronnaz Switzerland
PlaceOvronnaz Valais Switzerland

Contact

Websiteovronnaz.ch

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