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Laax Ski Holidays

At a glance

  • World’s biggest superpipe
  • Pretty village
  • Good snow record

Great for

  • Freestyle
  • Non-skiers
  • Glacier skiing

Ski Holidays in Laax

An old-school village, modern resort and whacking great ski area - Laax is somewhere to soak up the sights, shred your socks off and make marvellous memories on the mountains.

  • Flight Time
  • 1.5 hours
  • From London
  • Nearest Airports
  • Geneva, Zurich
  • Time zone
  • GMT + 1 hour
  • Language
  • German, French, Italian, Romansh
  • Currency
  • Swiss Franc
  • Ski Season
  • Dec - April

Laax Stats

Top Altitude
3018m
Bottom Altitude
1100m
Resort Altitude
1020m – 1100m
Total Piste
224km
Longest Run
17km
Slope Orientation
S E
Vertical Drop
1918m
Skiable Vertical
Night Skiing
No
Glacier Skiing
Yes
Location
Graubünden, Switzerland
Established
1909
Downhill
224km
Lift Pass
CHF 432 (adult 6 day)

The term Laax refers to three things, firstly a typical old Graubünden village (Laax Dorf) secondly the ski resort’s base station area (Laax Murschetg) and thirdly the ski area shared between the aforementioned Laax’s as well as Flims, Falera, Trin and Sagogn.

Laax Dorf has an olde worlde feel to it, its lake edged with traditional buildings (Haus Arpagaus the oldest having been built in 1580).

The base station is much more modern, with minimalist builds providing doorstep skiing from the edge of the slopes.

The Laax ski area is one of Switzerland’s biggest, with 224km of runs around the Crap Sogn Gion mountain and one of the world’s best freestyle scenes. It’s the freestyling that puts the area on the map – the four parks here include every feature you could dream of (including the biggest superpipe on the planet). Events like the European Freeski Open are hosted here each year and they’ve also built an indoor Freestyle Academy where athletes can train year round. The whole thing gives Laax a young, trendy feel, with an après ski and dining scene to reflect that.

Zurich, Basel and Friedrichshafen airports have shuttles connecting them to the resort, or you can take the train to Chur and get the PostBus for the last leg of the journey.

The nearest airport to Laax is Zürich at 144 km or about 90 minutes by car.

Beginners

Intermediate

Advanced

Snowboarding

What's the ski area like in Laax?

Laax is in the Flims Laax Falera ski area has 224 km of piste, evenly spread between the ability levels.

Which other ski resorts are near to Laax?

The nearest ski resorts to Laax include Flims.

Beginner Slopes

88km39%

Intermediate Skiing

81km36%

Advance & Expert Piste

55km25%

Snowboarding Trails

224km100%

What is Laax like for Beginner skiers?

Gentle blues set off from glorious heights of 2570m up on the Vorab glacier, letting learners and improvers enjoy the finest views and snow conditions. Families will love doing the rounds at Alp Dado. Ami Sabi, the local magician, has created a wonderland at the base station, where children can learn to ski in a fun, relaxed (and little bit magical) setting.

What is Laax like for Intermediate skiers?

For more advanced skiers, dozens of red runs trail down the glacier and through the treeline, ending up at the village, base station and in neighbouring Flims. Nagens and Mutta Rodunda serve up a healthy challenge, featuring a 13km descent linking runs from La Siala into Flims.

What is Laax like for Advanced skiers?

The FIS run (black #65) is a must ski and there’s a spectacular trail down the backside of the Vorab into Alp Ruschein.

What is Laax like for snowboarding?

Snowpark LAAX is known for its Olympic standard features and the world’s longest continuous half pipe… Suffice it to say freestylers of every level will have an absolute blast here.

What is Laax like for off-piste skiing?

La Siala has some incredible off-piste terrain, and a local guide will be able to show you the best of it.

What is Laax like for cross country skiing?

The 62km of track in the Flims Laax area are great for beginners or those just wanting to relax and enjoy the scenery as most of the routes are easy.

Laax Restaurants

Food wise, Nooba’s menu is often likened to Wagamama, while Tegia Larnags serves regional favourites like fondue and raclette. Don’t miss the Vacca tipi where you can sit on cow hides by a huge central fire and feast on amazing steaks.

Laax Après Ski

Pup in Rocksresort has a rustic and relaxed atmosphere, serving the likes of Punk IPA. Indy Bar’d is part of the same building and has good chill out music. After a few drinks at Camino, you can grab a takeaway pizza or order from the bar menu. Crapbar’s decided to change its name (we wonder why!) to rockslounge – and still serves brilliant cocktails. We like the sun terrace at Legna Bar over in Flims, just remember to save time to get the lifts back to Laax before they stop running…

Laax Activites for Non-skiers

Beyond skiing and snowboarding, activities include skating on lake Laax, paragliding and helicopter flights – for an incredible view of the landscape. There are spas galore for pampering, and you’ll find an indoor swimming pool by the lake with a waterslide. Don’t miss the Bonaduz indoor karting track either!Laax and Flims are very well equipped with indoor and outdoor sports facilities and other leisure attractions, making it a good choice for those interested in multi-winter sports holidays or those not interested in skiing at all. Outdoors there are two 3km long toboggan runs, the opportunity to try sleigh rides, dog sledding, helicopter sightseeing flights, ice skating, parascending, hot air ballooning, snowshoeing, horse riding or hiking on up to 60km (37 miles) of cleared trails. Indoors the Sportscentre in Flims has an ice rink, fitness equipment, four table-tennis tables. There's indoor tennis (2 courts) and pools at the Park Hotels Waldhaus and in the Sporthotel Signina, and more indoor pools in the hotels Adula, Crap Ner, Laaxerhof and Schweizerhof in Flims. There are two museums in the Park Hotels Waldhaus in Flims - the Belle Epoque museum and the Grisons Olgiati. There is also a gallery - Eule Art, and a local history and folklore collection in Laax. The resort also has a library.

Clothing Food & Souvenir Shops

Flims has more than 40 shops catering for all requirements and there is a more limited selection in neighbouring Laax.

Best Time to Visit Laax

A whopping 70% of the area sits between 2000 and 3000m, and with snow cannons covering 71km the conditions are usually excellent at the beginning and middle of winter. Laax gets famously sunny in the springtime, which can affect the lower slopes, though the higher ones tend to hold onto the white stuff until the end of the season.

What's Laax like at Christmas?

Rocksresort usually holds a market in the build-up to Christmas in Laax, with concerts by the local choir and Christmas stories among other traditions.

What's Laax like in the New Year?

Expect the bars to be bursting with good cheer, well into the early hours over New Year in Laax.

What's Laax like in Half-Term?

The area brings out its best family offerings over Half Term in Laax, with the Burton Riglet Park and the Snow Wonderland providing oodles of fun for mini skiers and snowboarders.

What's Laax like at Easter?

Music festivals and freestyle competitions take place here in the springtime, making Easter in Laax full of fun and festivities.

Laax Snow Conditions

Average snow depths in Laax are 67cm to 177cm in January, 139cm to 262cm in February, 152cm to 293cm in March and 121cm to 285cm in April. Read our detailed Laax snow history for more details.

  • Top Depth Base Depth
  • 135 cm DECEMBER 44 cm
  • 177 cm JANUARY 67 cm
  • 262 cm FEBRUARY 139 cm
  • 293 cm MARCH 152 cm
  • 285 cm APRIL 121 cm

Today in Laax the average snow depth is N/A, with N/A at the base of the mountain around 961m altitude, and N/A at the top of the slopes, around 2966m above sea level. There is 8cm recent snowfall and 0cm predicted today. Here's the full Laax snow report.

  • Current snow
    depth at Top     N/A
  • Current snow
    depth at Base     N/A

Laax snow report is updated every 4 hours during the winter ski season

There is in Laax currently forecast approximately 8cm of new snow expected over the coming week. We also have a detailed Laax snow forecast.

  • Summit Temperature Laax Weather Coming Week
  • 5 °c Sunny skies Today
  • 4 °c Light snow showers Sunday

There are more family facilities than you can shake a stick at in Laax, both on and off the mountain. We love the pint sized Burton Riglet Park for little freestylers, who will be wowed watching the pros in action in the main park. The Ami Sabi Snow Wonderland is a magical place to learn skiing and there are terrific childcare facilities for those too young to ski.

Explore one of the country’s biggest ski areas or spend all week in the snow park – Laax is a brilliant resort to enjoy with friends, with a cool après ski scene to round up an incredible day on the snow.

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Me and 2 friends visited for a long weekend at the end of January 2020. We only heard of LAAX because of it's famed snow parks, but we were pleasantly surprised by the extent, quality and variety of the slopes, it is a intermediate skiers paradise. The runs from the Vorab glacier are breathtaking, along wit... + more
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Ski Extras

How much is a ski pass in Laax

Maximum and minimum adult Laax lift pass prices ranged from CHF? to CHF? for 6 days access to the Laax ski lift system at the start of the 2025 winter season. Our lift passes are part of a packaged Laax holiday with accommodation, so prices vary depending on chalet or hotel suppliers. Confirm price for the lift ticket before booking your holiday.

PassLift Tickets Child Adult Senior
1 Day CHF21 - CHF26 CHF47 - CHF67 N / A
6 Day N / A N / A N / A
AgesAge Range 6 - 12 18 - 64 65+

Getting to Laax

Most of our ski holidays to Laax packaged with flights include airport transfers. We can also arrange private transfers to Laax from nearby airports

How long does it take to fly to Laax from the UK?

Flights from London take about 1.5 hours to Geneva, Zurich. This table shows approximate transfer times to Laax from the nearest airports, smaller airports can be more prone to delays.

Airport Distance Transfer Time
Zürich 144 km 90 minutes
Basel - Müllhouse 230 km 3 hours

How long does it take to drive to Laax from the UK?

Browse our self-drive ski holidays which include your car channel crossing, or go choose accom-only and book your car ferry or tunnel later.

How long is the transfer from nearest Switzerland train station to Laax?

The transfer time from alpine train stations are generally shorter than from airports, Call us for details of Laax transfers.

Station Distance Transfer Time
Ilanz 12 km 12 minutes

Laax Maps

Laax piste map
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Going to Laax under your own steam

For independant travel to Switzerland, compare accommodation only with Laax self-drive packages which include Eurotunnel or ferry.

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