La Forclaz VD
Ormont-Dessous
La Forclaz VD is a ski area in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, with access from Ormont-Dessous. It has 2 lifts (1 platter, 1 rope tow mapped) and 1.9 km of marked pistes – 1.3 km easy, 0.6 km intermediate and 0 km difficult. The lifts reach 1’429 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’258 m, a vertical drop of 171 m. Les Planches (Aigle) railway station is 1.1 km from the valley lift.
Conditions & snow forecast
Ski pass & live cams
Day-pass prices have not been published or checked for this area yet. See the official website.
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue1.3 km
- Intermediate · red0.6 km
- Difficult · black0 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
2 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Téléski des Thays | Platter | 472 m | 1’258 → 1’429 | 171 m |
| Pony | Rope tow | 100 m | 1’289 → 1’305 | 16 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Vaud
- Municipality
- Ormont-Dessous
- Villages
- Ormont-Dessous
- By train
- Les Planches (Aigle) station · 1.1 km from the valley lift
- Website
- teleskislaforclaz.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.3484, 7.0689
Questions
How many lifts does La Forclaz VD have?
La Forclaz VD has 2 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 platter, 1 rope tow.
How high is La Forclaz VD?
The highest lift station is at 1’429 m and the lowest point at 1’258 m, giving a vertical drop of 171 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does La Forclaz VD have?
1.9 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 1.3 km blue, 0.6 km red and 0 km black.
How much is a day pass at La Forclaz VD?
Prices are published on the official website (https://www.teleskislaforclaz.ch/).
Is there a live webcam for La Forclaz VD?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to La Forclaz VD by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Les Planches (Aigle), 1.1 km from the valley lift.
Lifts, pistes and the map come from OpenStreetMap, elevations from swisstopo. Last update . Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap – how the figures are calculated.