Les Bugnenets – Savagnières
Saint-Imier · Le Pâquier
Les Bugnenets – Savagnières is a ski area in the canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, with access from Saint-Imier, Le Pâquier. It has 8 lifts (6 T-bars, 2 drag lifts, 2 magic carpets mapped) and 15.9 km of marked pistes – 6.2 km easy, 8.6 km intermediate and 1.1 km difficult. The lifts reach 1’442 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’077 m, a vertical drop of 365 m. Season passes: Magic Pass. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 210 cm of new snow per winter at Chaumont (1’136 m, 8.6 km away), with 25 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (1’442 m) and the base (1’077 m). Model data, MeteoSwiss ICON-CH and others via Open-Meteo.
Snow line
Freezing level (0 °C) for the next 7 days. Precipitation falls as snow up to roughly 300 m below this line – compare it with the top and base of the ski area.
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Snow history
Measured by MeteoSwiss at Chaumont (1’136 m), 8.6 km from the ski area · winters 1996/97–2025/26 (30 seasons).
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Chaumont: typical range (10–90 %) and median of the last 30 winters, compared with last winter and this winter so far.
New snow per winter
Total fresh snow, October–May. Last winter highlighted.
Average new snow by month
Average fresh snow per month over 30 winters.
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| Month | New snow (avg) | Snow depth (avg) | Days with new snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 2 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 |
| Nov | 22 cm | 3 cm | 4.1 |
| Dec | 52 cm | 12 cm | 6.9 |
| Jan | 51 cm | 17 cm | 8.3 |
| Feb | 45 cm | 23 cm | 6.6 |
| Mar | 29 cm | 12 cm | 5 |
| Apr | 10 cm | 1 cm | 1.8 |
| May | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 122 cm | 26 cm | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 106 cm | 35 cm | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 79 cm | 32 cm | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 74 cm | 25 cm | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 184 cm | 66 cm | 16 |
| 2020/21 | 293 cm | 67 cm | 34 |
| 2019/20 | 146 cm | 26 cm | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 235 cm | 58 cm | 22 |
| 2017/18 | 294 cm | 48 cm | 17 |
| 2016/17 | 165 cm | 35 cm | 5 |
| 2015/16 | 265 cm | 47 cm | 13 |
| 2014/15 | 222 cm | 65 cm | 45 |
| 2013/14 | 215 cm | 38 cm | 1 |
| 2012/13 | 385 cm | 65 cm | 43 |
| 2011/12 | 223 cm | 55 cm | 17 |
| 2010/11 | 127 cm | 28 cm | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 200 cm | 57 cm | 27 |
| 2008/09 | 393 cm | 105 cm | 107 |
| 2007/08 | 232 cm | 46 cm | 18 |
| 2006/07 | 120 cm | 29 cm | 0 |
| 2005/06 | 366 cm | 95 cm | 113 |
| 2004/05 | 319 cm | 74 cm | 59 |
| 2003/04 | 236 cm | 67 cm | 27 |
| 2002/03 | 180 cm | 77 cm | 31 |
| 2001/02 | 162 cm | 51 cm | 11 |
| 2000/01 | 142 cm | 40 cm | 1 |
| 1999/00 | 217 cm | 77 cm | 38 |
| 1998/99 | 379 cm | 104 cm | 70 |
| 1997/98 | 107 cm | 50 cm | 19 |
| 1996/97 | 116 cm | 68 cm | 20 |
| 1995/96 | 198 cm | 72 cm | 32 |
| 1994/95 | 350 cm | 67 cm | 56 |
| 1993/94 | 347 cm | 66 cm | 27 |
| 1992/93 | 132 cm | 39 cm | 4 |
| 1991/92 | 171 cm | 50 cm | 17 |
Ski pass & season
Day-pass prices have not been checked for this area yet.
Season passes
- Magic PassValid all season · Season pass for 90+ small and mid-sized resorts in western and central Switzerland
Live cams
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue6.2 km
- Intermediate · red8.6 km
- Difficult · black1.1 km
- Ski routes0 km
Measured along the mapped piste lines. Resorts often advertise larger figures because they count both sides of wide slopes or every variant of a run.
Lifts
10 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savagnières 2 | T-bar | 1’316 m | 1’133 → 1’442 | 309 m |
| Savagnières 1 | T-bar | 1’317 m | 1’133 → 1’438 | 305 m |
| Chasseral | T-bar | 1’284 m | 1’094 → 1’419 | 325 m |
| Les Pointes | T-bar | 725 m | 1’200 → 1’412 | 212 m |
| Le Rumont | T-bar | 1’184 m | 1’079 → 1’376 | 297 m |
| Plan-Marmet | T-bar | 404 m | 1’124 → 1’180 | 56 m |
| Petit-Marmet | Drag lift | 277 m | 1’124 → 1’160 | 36 m |
| Le Fornel | Drag lift | 312 m | 1’081 → 1’135 | 54 m |
| — | Magic carpet | 62 m | 1’128 → 1’132 | 4 m |
| — | Magic carpet | 162 m | 1’082 → 1’109 | 27 m |
8 lift installations are listed for this area; 10 are currently mapped in OpenStreetMap and shown here.
Practical information
- Canton
- Neuchâtel
- Municipality
- Val-de-Ruz
- Villages
- Saint-Imier, Le Pâquier
- By train
- No railway station at the base – plan by bus & train
- Website
- Not known yet
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 47.1231, 7.0125
Questions
How many lifts does Les Bugnenets – Savagnières have?
Les Bugnenets – Savagnières has 8 lifts. Mapped in detail: 6 T-bars, 2 drag lifts, 2 magic carpets.
How high is Les Bugnenets – Savagnières?
The highest lift station is at 1’442 m and the lowest point at 1’077 m, giving a vertical drop of 365 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Les Bugnenets – Savagnières have?
15.9 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 6.2 km blue, 8.6 km red and 1.1 km black.
How much is a day pass at Les Bugnenets – Savagnières?
Day prices are published on the official website. Season passes: Magic Pass.
How much snow does Les Bugnenets – Savagnières get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 210 cm of new snow per winter at Chaumont (1’136 m, 8.6 km away), with 25 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Record: 105 cm (18 Feb 2008/09).
Which season passes are valid at Les Bugnenets – Savagnières?
Magic Pass.
Is there a live webcam for Les Bugnenets – Savagnières?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to Les Bugnenets – Savagnières by public transport?
There is no railway station at the base; use the Swiss public transport planner (bus and train) to the valley station.
Lifts, pistes and the map come from OpenStreetMap, elevations from swisstopo. Last update . Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap – how the figures are calculated.
Nearby ski areas
Straight-line distance.