Moleson is a small ski village with skiing from 1200m to 2002m. The pistes here are quite limited but there is more than enough to keep you amused. There is a full range of pistes, from green to black, and some excellent off-piste, which is not hard to find. The beautiful thing about Moléson is that, if you are confident, you can drop off the edge of any run, have a good, tree-lined, James Bond-style descent, and still not get lost or have to walk anywhere. The nursery slope is at the entrance to the village. The lifts are open every day from Christmas until Easter from 8.30am to 4.30pm.
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Ski School
Ecole Suisse de Ski et de Snowboard de Moléson offers private or group lessons for skiing, snowboarding and snow-shoeing. Tel: 026 921 1500 or +41 79 353 25 25 www.essmoleson.ch
Ski Equipment Hire
Castella Sport, Grand Rue 17, Bulle Tel: 026 912 7647 (Bulle) /026 921 3349 (Moléson)
Oschner Sport, rue de l’Europe 14, Le Pole Sud, Bulle Tel: 026 913 70 53
Within an hour’s drive are the resorts of Verbier, Gstaad, Les Diablerets-Villars, Leysin-Les Mosses, Châteaux D’Oex, Charmey and other small villages. See below for full details.
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SKI RESORT |
WEB |
KM/TIME FROM MOLESON |
LIFTS |
KM OF PISTES |
HEIGHT OF TOP LIFT |
COMMENTS |
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Moleson |
0 |
5 |
30 |
2002m |
Good nursery slopes and mix of blues/red and a tough black from the summit |
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Charmey |
16km/ 18 mins |
7 |
30 |
1627m |
Lovely small village with enough to keep you amused for a day or two. Easy to medium runs |
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La Berra- La Roche |
24km/ 25 mins |
8 |
25 |
1899m |
Some good long runs through the trees. Nice easy/medium skiing |
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La Chia |
15km/ 15 mins |
2 |
5 |
1300m |
Only open at weekends and holidays. Small ski village but ideal for beginners |
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Les Paccots |
les-paccots.ch |
35km/ 28 mins |
11 |
20 |
1500m |
Small village but with some nice skiing when the snow is good |
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Gstaad-Chateau d’Oex |
32km/ 30 mins |
14 |
250 |
2200m |
Large, world-class resort – renowned for being the haunt of celebrities. Expensive and not very well connected pistes, but excellent skiing across the whole network. Worth it particularly if you spend a few days there and make the most of a pass. |
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Gstaad-Rougement-Saanen |
38km/ 37 mins |
21 |
90 |
2555m |
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Gstaad-Zweisimmen |
56km/ 50 mins |
6 |
40 |
2328m |
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Les Mosses |
41km/ 38 mins |
12 |
40 |
1905m |
South-facing slopes which are easy-moderate (blues/reds) and a few blacks that are easy too. Links by bus with Leysin. |
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Leysin |
54km/ 53 mins |
14 |
60 |
2205m |
Good resort and generally south facing |
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Les Diablerets |
52km/ 50 mins |
23 |
3000m |
Very large resort – as it links with Villars and also the Glacier, which is shared with Gstaad. Great skiing and usually excellent snow. |
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Villars |
75km/ 55 mins |
27 |
120 |
2120m |
Fabulous skiing and a good extensive resort linked with Les Diablerets. |
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Verbier/4 Vallees |
105km/ 70 mins |
92 |
410 |
3330m |
Huge international resort with world-class skiing. Truly excellent but can have terrible queues. |
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Schwarzsee |
51km/ 60 mins |
7 |
22 |
2090m |
Lovely small resort with some good runs. |