Malleray - Les Orvalles
Valbirse
Malleray - Les Orvalles is a ski area in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, with access from Valbirse. It has 1 lift (1 platter mapped) and 0.4 km of marked pistes – 0.4 km easy, 0 km intermediate and 0 km difficult. The lifts reach 846 m above sea level; the lowest point is 781 m, a vertical drop of 65 m. Season passes: Magic Pass. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 57 cm of new snow per winter at Moutier (579 m, 9 km away), with 0 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Malleray-Bévilard railway station is 1 km from the valley lift.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (846 m) and the base (781 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 Moutier (579 m), 9 km from the ski area · winters 2011/12–2025/26 (15 seasons).
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Moutier: typical range (10–90 %) and median of the last 15 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 15 winters.
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| Month | New snow (avg) | Snow depth (avg) | Days with new snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 3 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 |
| Nov | 5 cm | 0 cm | 1.3 |
| Dec | 13 cm | 1 cm | 3.3 |
| Jan | 16 cm | 2 cm | 5.1 |
| Feb | 14 cm | 2 cm | 3.5 |
| Mar | 4 cm | 0 cm | 1.6 |
| Apr | 3 cm | 0 cm | 0.8 |
| May | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 34 cm | 15 cm | 0 |
| 2024/25 | 46 cm | 22 cm | 0 |
| 2023/24 | 37 cm | 14 cm | 0 |
| 2022/23 | 27 cm | 12 cm | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 41 cm | 11 cm | 0 |
| 2020/21 | 43 cm | 6 cm | 0 |
| 2019/20 | 11 cm | 5 cm | 0 |
| 2018/19 | 77 cm | 18 cm | 0 |
| 2017/18 | 46 cm | 9 cm | 0 |
| 2016/17 | 50 cm | 16 cm | 0 |
| 2015/16 | 37 cm | 9 cm | 0 |
| 2014/15 | 92 cm | 24 cm | 0 |
| 2013/14 | 27 cm | 16 cm | 0 |
| 2012/13 | 214 cm | 35 cm | 1 |
| 2011/12 | 78 cm | 19 cm | 0 |
Ski pass & season
Day-pass prices have not been checked for this area yet. See the official website.
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 · blue0.4 km
- Intermediate · red0 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
1 mapped lift, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Téleski-bike de l'Orvalle | Platter | 370 m | 781 → 846 | 65 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Bern
- Municipality
- Valbirse
- Villages
- Valbirse
- By train
- Malleray-Bévilard station · 1 km from the valley lift
- Website
- bikeparkvalbirse.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 47.2285, 7.2707
Questions
How many lifts does Malleray - Les Orvalles have?
Malleray - Les Orvalles has 1 lift. Mapped in detail: 1 platter.
How high is Malleray - Les Orvalles?
The highest lift station is at 846 m and the lowest point at 781 m, giving a vertical drop of 65 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Malleray - Les Orvalles have?
0.4 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 0.4 km blue, 0 km red and 0 km black.
How much is a day pass at Malleray - Les Orvalles?
Day prices are published on the official website (https://www.bikeparkvalbirse.ch/). Season passes: Magic Pass.
How much snow does Malleray - Les Orvalles get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 57 cm of new snow per winter at Moutier (579 m, 9 km away), with 0 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground. Record: 35 cm (29 Oct 2012/13).
Which season passes are valid at Malleray - Les Orvalles?
Magic Pass.
Is there a live webcam for Malleray - Les Orvalles?
No live webcam is known for this area yet.
How do I get to Malleray - Les Orvalles by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Malleray-Bévilard, 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.
Nearby ski areas
Straight-line distance.