Les Diablerets switzerland
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Les Diablerets Switzerland.
Les Diablerets Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1857 the Swiss ski resort Les Diablerets lies at 3000 metres altitude in the Vaud region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Les Diablerets ski area is snow sure. Over 0 snow cannons ensure artificial Les Diablerets snow making covers 0km of ski trails, which equates to around 0 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Les Diablerets (Switzerland) is Geneva / Geneve at a distance of 120km or approximately 120 minutes driving time. Les Diablerets ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
A rather pretty old mountain resort, better known as a year round glacier skiing destination (the glacier itself is largely intended for summer skiing) There is a ski link to Villars however, so the winter ski area is over 100km without resorting to the glacier. Quite lively apres ski considering its size.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Les Diablerets Switzerland
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 8 runs 22km |
30% |
Advanced Trails
 18 runs 42km |
69% |
Expert Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Les Diablerets Resort & Holiday Info
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | CHF283 - CHF283 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Les Diablerets Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 65km |
| total length of Les Diablerets trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 10km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N NE S SW |
| direction Les Diablerets ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3000m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1200m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1200m |
| centre of Les Diablerets ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1800m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1650m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Les Diablerets
Skiing Les Diablerets you'll enjoy 26 pistes and trails and that means approximately 65km of ski runs. Les Diablerets lifts number 24 with the capacity to uplift 22040 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swiss ski resort of Les Diablerets is over 10km long. Ski Les Diablerets summer or winter as there is also glacier skiing in Les Diablerets.
Les Diablerets Ski Area
Les Diablerets ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 30% intermediate, 69% advanced ski slopes and 0% for expert skiers - the most difficult Les Diablerets piste is the 10km Audon run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Les Diablerets after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Les Diablerets for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Les Diablerets Apres Ski
The apres ski Les Diablerets scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
4 apres ski bars 20 restaurants 0 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 1 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 25 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Curling, Exhibitions, Mountain Biking, Pedicure, Snowscooting, Snowblading.
SNO-man says
Les Diablerets offers its visitors a wider range of facilities than you might expect for a village of its size. Opportunities include paragliding, snowscooting, tubing, snowblading a 7.2km (4.5 mile) long toboggan run, fun park, sleigh rides, mud biking, snow shoe walks and ice rinks outdoors where ice hockey and curling matches.
A major new attraction opened on the glacier recently, an Alpine Coaster, a kind of lift-served downhill roller coaster operates year round.
Indoors you can enjoy a pedicure or solarium at the hairdresser salon. A library is open to the public at certain times every week: check with the tourist office. One-off events are staged every few days throughout the season with, remarkably, one of the most active events programs in the Alps. Those that take place at the resort's congress centre include all kinds of theatre, concerts, movies, exhibitions and so on. Some are staged as part of an on-going annual 'Snow and Music Festival' which runs from January to March, adding further depths to a unique winter holiday package here.
Les Diablerets for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Les Diablerets Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Les Diablerets resort - ski Les Diablerets by any other name
The Swiss ski resort of Les Diablerets ski resort is also known as Les Diablerets Meilleret, Isenau, Glacier 3000 and has the following common misspellings:
Les Diablerets ski area has ski slopes which face N NE S SW
The direction which the various Les Diablerets ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Les Diablerets ski resort has ski slopes facing N NE S SW.
Les Diablerets for snow gets 5 stars out of 5 overall