L'Abbaye
Vallée de Joux
L'Abbaye is a ski area in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, with access from Vallée de Joux. It has 4 lifts (4 platters mapped) and 7.1 km of marked pistes – 4.8 km easy, 0.9 km intermediate and 1.4 km difficult. The lifts reach 1’434 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’011 m, a vertical drop of 423 m. The area is included in the Magic Pass season pass. Sechey railway station is 1.5 km from the valley lift.
Conditions & snow forecast
Ski pass & live cams
Day-pass prices have not been checked for this area yet.
Magic Pass Included in the Magic Pass season pass 2026/27.
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue4.8 km
- Intermediate · red0.9 km
- Difficult · black1.4 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
4 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sappelet | Platter | 1’067 m | 1’248 → 1’434 | 186 m |
| Le Communal | Platter | 561 m | 1’255 → 1’337 | 82 m |
| Lac de Joux | Platter | 1’297 m | 1’012 → 1’323 | 311 m |
| Les Collondès | Platter | 217 m | 1’018 → 1’064 | 46 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Vaud
- Municipality
- L'Abbaye
- Villages
- L'Abbaye, Vallée de Joux
- By train
- Sechey station · 1.5 km from the valley lift
- Website
- Not known yet
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.6395, 6.3208
Questions
How many lifts does L'Abbaye have?
L'Abbaye has 4 lifts. Mapped in detail: 4 platters.
How high is L'Abbaye?
The highest lift station is at 1’434 m and the lowest point at 1’011 m, giving a vertical drop of 423 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does L'Abbaye have?
7.1 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 4.8 km blue, 0.9 km red and 1.4 km black.
How much is a day pass at L'Abbaye?
L'Abbaye is included in the Magic Pass. Single-day prices are published on the official website.
Is there a live webcam for L'Abbaye?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to L'Abbaye by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Sechey, 1.5 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.