The Ski Resort
The skiing area of Sainte Croix and its holiday resort Les Rasses welcome the young and the old to spend their skiing holiday in its area. Situated on 1150 to 1580m the skiing resort offers beautiful views of the surrounding landscape and the Lake Geneve.
The wide descents of medium steepness will be of special interest to beginners and intermediates. The 7 ski lifts of the area, one of them being a beginner´s lift, are reliable and modern. Further facilites of the mountain railways include a snowgun, ensuring good snowconditions at any time.
For friends of snowshoeing marked trails to the top of the Chasserons are waiting to be explored. Amounting to a length of 24 km this snowshoe walk will be a sportive challenge to everyone!
A great winter holiday is also assured to cross-country skiers as more than 100 km of classic and skating tracks are provided in and around Sainte Croix.
Interesting facts
- The vertical drop from summit to base is 433 m. The average difference in altitude between base and summit of Ski Resorts in Switzerland is 875 m. Runs and slopes are therefore relatively short. The high point of the ski resort is located at an elevation of 1,583 m.
- The day pass at Sainte Croix - Les Rasses is CHF35 making it one of the 3 cheapest ski Resorts in the Lake Geneva region.
- Average snow depth during the season is 25 cm at summit elevation and 28 cm at base elevation. Snow coverage is usually best during February, offering an average snow depth of 29 cm at summit elevation and 30 cm at the base.
- Sainte Croix - Les Rasses features 29 sunny days on average per season. The average for all ski Resorts in Switzerland is 33 sunny days. January is the sunniest month with an average of 10 sunny days.
