Illustrative photograph — not necessarily this resort · Hugo Sykes / Pexels
1500–2927 m140 km Piste length24 Lifts
Crans-Montana is a sunny, south-facing plateau resort above the Rhône Valley in Valais, combining the twin villages of Crans and Montana with the linked Aminona and Plaine Morte sectors. It is known for wide, groomed intermediate terrain, the Piste Nationale World Cup downhill run, and access to the glaciated Plaine Morte plateau via a funitel.
There is currently no true reversible cable car in the ski area — two historic ones (1969 and 1968) were decommissioned in 1995 and 2009 and replaced by circulating lifts. Access lifts today are gondolas, a funitel, chairlifts, and a funicular from the valley town of Sierre.
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Verified locations only: the resort area and its named cable car stations. We don't have precise coordinates for individual accommodation listings, so those aren't plotted here — use the booking link in the sidebar instead.
Amenities
Ski school available (Swiss Ski School of Crans-Montana)
100,000 m² snowpark
Notable lifts
Lift
Type
Violettes–Plaine Morte Funitel
gondola (funitel) 30-person cabins, built 1995, reaches the Plaine Morte glacier plateau.
Sierre–Montana–Crans funicular
funicular 121-person cars, connects valley town Sierre to Montana, rebuilt 2022.
Crans-Merbé–Cry d'Er
gondola 8-person cabins, built 1998.
Nationale Express
chairlift 6-person detachable; serves the Piste Nationale.
Every note below is drawn from the resort's own or an independent official publication.
No true reversible cable car is currently in operation; two historic ones (1969, 1968) were decommissioned in 1995 and 2009.
Difficulty breakdown left null: sources gave substantially different splits, not just rounding noise.
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