Moléson
Moléson-sur-Gruyères
Moléson is a ski area in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland, with access from Moléson-sur-Gruyères. It has 6 lifts (1 funicular, 1 cable car, 1 chairlift, 1 T-bar, 1 drag lift, 1 platter, 1 magic carpet mapped) and 9 km of marked pistes – 5.2 km easy, 1.4 km intermediate and 2.4 km difficult. The lifts reach 1’978 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’109 m, a vertical drop of 869 m. The area is included in the Magic Pass season pass. Live webcams are available on the official website. Moléson-Village railway station is 0.2 km from the valley lift.
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 · blue5.2 km
- Intermediate · red1.4 km
- Difficult · black2.4 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
7 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francey-Le Moléson | Cable car | 1’027 m | 1’511 → 1’978 | 467 m |
| Moléson Village-Plan Francey | Funicular | 1’416 m | 1’111 → 1’511 | 400 m |
| Télésiège des Joux | Chairlift | 781 m | 1’266 → 1’511 | 245 m |
| Gros Plane | T-bar | 958 m | 1’275 → 1’474 | 199 m |
| Moléson-Village | Platter | 393 m | 1’110 → 1’180 | 70 m |
| — | Drag lift | 211 m | 1’118 → 1’172 | 54 m |
| — | Magic carpet | 80 m | 1’110 → 1’120 | 10 m |
6 lift installations are listed for this area; 7 are currently mapped in OpenStreetMap and shown here.
Practical information
- Canton
- Fribourg
- Municipality
- Gruyères
- Villages
- Moléson-sur-Gruyères
- By train
- Moléson-Village station · 0.2 km from the valley lift
- Website
- moleson.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.5586, 7.0267
Questions
How many lifts does Moléson have?
Moléson has 6 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 funicular, 1 cable car, 1 chairlift, 1 T-bar, 1 drag lift, 1 platter, 1 magic carpet.
How high is Moléson?
The highest lift station is at 1’978 m and the lowest point at 1’109 m, giving a vertical drop of 869 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Moléson have?
9 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 5.2 km blue, 1.4 km red and 2.4 km black.
How much is a day pass at Moléson?
Moléson is included in the Magic Pass. Single-day prices are published on the official website.
Is there a live webcam for Moléson?
Yes – live cams are available at https://www.moleson.ch/webcams/.
How do I get to Moléson by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Moléson-Village, 0.2 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.