Charmey
Charmey is a ski area in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland. It has 5 lifts (1 gondola, 1 chairlift, 1 T-bar, 1 platter mapped) and 11.5 km of marked pistes – 6.5 km easy, 3.7 km intermediate and 1.3 km difficult, plus 1 km of ski routes. The lifts reach 1’619 m above sea level; the lowest point is 871 m, a vertical drop of 748 m. The area is included in the Magic Pass season pass. Live webcams are available on the official website.
Conditions & snow forecast
Ski pass & live cams
Day-pass prices have not been checked for this area yet. See the official website.
Magic Pass Included in the Magic Pass season pass 2026/27.
Opens the official live cams in a new tab. Images belong to the ski area.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue6.5 km
- Intermediate · red3.7 km
- Difficult · black1.3 km
- Ski routes1 km
- Sledging runs3.3 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
4 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TéléCharmey | Gondola | 3’013 m | 874 → 1’619 | 745 m |
| Les Banderettes 2 | T-bar | 537 m | 1’484 → 1’616 | 132 m |
| Vounetse | Chairlift | 1’693 m | 1’174 → 1’616 | 442 m |
| Les Banderettes 1 | Platter | 406 m | 1’501 → 1’592 | 91 m |
5 lift installations are listed for this area; 4 are currently mapped in OpenStreetMap and shown here.
Practical information
- Canton
- Fribourg
- Municipality
- Val-de-Charmey
- Villages
- Charmey
- By train
- No railway station at the base – plan by bus & train
- Website
- charmey.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.6281, 7.2049
Questions
How many lifts does Charmey have?
Charmey has 5 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 gondola, 1 chairlift, 1 T-bar, 1 platter.
How high is Charmey?
The highest lift station is at 1’619 m and the lowest point at 871 m, giving a vertical drop of 748 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Charmey have?
11.5 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 6.5 km blue, 3.7 km red and 1.3 km black. There are also 1 km of ski routes.
How much is a day pass at Charmey?
Charmey is included in the Magic Pass. Single-day prices are published on the official website.
Is there a live webcam for Charmey?
Yes – live cams are available at https://www.charmey.ch/en/webcams/.
How do I get to Charmey 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.