Vercorin
Chalais
Vercorin is a ski area in the canton of Valais, Switzerland, with access from Chalais. It has 10 lifts (1 cable car, 1 gondola, 1 chairlift, 4 platters, 2 rope tows, 2 magic carpets mapped) and 17.4 km of marked pistes – 6.7 km easy, 9.2 km intermediate and 1.5 km difficult, plus 6.9 km of ski routes. The lifts reach 2’374 m above sea level; the lowest point is 559 m, a vertical drop of 1’815 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.
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Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue6.7 km
- Intermediate · red9.2 km
- Difficult · black1.5 km
- Ski routes6.9 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
11 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont Major | Platter | 731 m | 2’232 → 2’374 | 142 m |
| Tracui d'en Bas - Mont Major | Chairlift | 1’375 m | 1’895 → 2’350 | 455 m |
| Crêt | Platter | 700 m | 2’160 → 2’332 | 172 m |
| Télécabine Vercorin - Crêt-du-Midi | Gondola | 2’766 m | 1’320 → 2’327 | 1’007 m |
| Tapis du Crêt | Magic carpet | 128 m | 2’232 → 2’320 | 88 m |
| Cabanon | Platter | 701 m | 2’120 → 2’310 | 190 m |
| Les Chardons | Platter | 365 m | 2’225 → 2’305 | 80 m |
| — | Rope tow | 152 m | 1’350 → 1’360 | 10 m |
| Baby Lift ESS Lavioz | Rope tow | 78 m | 1’350 → 1’360 | 10 m |
| — | Magic carpet | 32 m | 1’350 → 1’360 | 10 m |
| Téléphérique Chalais - Vercorin | Cable car | 1’638 m | 559 → 1’341 | 782 m |
10 lift installations are listed for this area; 11 are currently mapped in OpenStreetMap and shown here.
Practical information
- Canton
- Valais
- Municipality
- Chalais
- Villages
- Vercorin, Chalais
- By train
- No railway station at the base – plan by bus & train
- Website
- vercorin.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.2392, 7.5317
Questions
How many lifts does Vercorin have?
Vercorin has 10 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 cable car, 1 gondola, 1 chairlift, 4 platters, 2 rope tows, 2 magic carpets.
How high is Vercorin?
The highest lift station is at 2’374 m and the lowest point at 559 m, giving a vertical drop of 1’815 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Vercorin have?
17.4 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 6.7 km blue, 9.2 km red and 1.5 km black. There are also 6.9 km of ski routes.
How much is a day pass at Vercorin?
Vercorin is included in the Magic Pass. Single-day prices are published on the official website.
Is there a live webcam for Vercorin?
Yes – live cams are available at https://www.vercorin.ch/fr/Z15144/webcams.
How do I get to Vercorin 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.