Switzerland · up to 2195 m

La Forclaz

23 marked runs, 7.6 km of skiing and 4 lifts — mapped in full detail, run by run.

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Marked runs

18 named

7.6 km

Total slopes

Lifts

498 m

Vertical drop

2195 m

Top elevation

1697 m

Base elevation

Blue 2.5 kmRed 3.2 kmBlack 1.9 km

About La Forclaz

La Forclaz is a small local ski hill with 498 m of lift-served vertical, strongest in intermediate cruising in Switzerland. Skiers here have 23 marked runs to choose from, adding up to about 8 km of marked descent, served by 4 lifts.

The skiing tops out at 2195 m and drops 498 m to the lowest marked point at 1697 m. The difficulty mix breaks down into 2.5 km of blue runs, 3.2 km of red intermediate runs, 1.9 km of black expert terrain.

Mountain records

Longest run

Noire du Tsaté

1.6 km · 497 m vertical · Black (advanced)

Steepest sustained pitch

Rouge du Tsaté

max 56.3% gradient · 315 m · Red (intermediate)

The 10 best runs at La Forclaz, scored

Every run is scored 0–100 from its real shape — vertical drop, length, how well its steepness fits its difficulty class, and flow (flats and uphill sections cost points). How the Bonvo Score works →

165
Noire du Tsaté
1.6 km · 497 m drop · avg 31.5% · Excellent
Black
256
Rouge du Tsaté
765 m · 202 m drop · avg 26.1% · Excellent
Red
352
La Terraz
586 m · 123 m drop · avg 20.5% · Very good
Blue
452
Rouge du Tsaté
599 m · 122 m drop · avg 20.4% · Very good
Red
551
Rouge du milieu
446 m · 120 m drop · avg 26.7% · Very good
Red
648
La Terraz
334 m · 55 m drop · avg 15.7% · Very good
Blue
748
Rouge du Tsaté
185 m · 53 m drop · avg 26.3% · Very good
Red
848
Noire du Tsaté
182 m · 52 m drop · avg 26.2% · Very good
Black
948
La Terraz
253 m · 57 m drop · avg 20.7% · Very good
Blue
1047
La Terraz
124 m · 36 m drop · avg 28.7% · Very good
Red

All 18 named slopes

Slope	Difficulty	Length	Vertical	Avg gradient	Score
Noire du Tsaté	Black	1.6 km	497 m	31.5%	65
Rouge du Tsaté	Red	765 m	202 m	26.1%	56
La Terraz	Blue	586 m	123 m	20.5%	52
Rouge du Tsaté	Red	599 m	122 m	20.4%	52
Rouge du milieu	Red	446 m	120 m	26.7%	51
La Terraz	Blue	334 m	55 m	15.7%	48
Rouge du Tsaté	Red	185 m	53 m	26.3%	48
Noire du Tsaté	Black	182 m	52 m	26.2%	48
La Terraz	Blue	253 m	57 m	20.7%	48
La Terraz	Red	124 m	36 m	28.7%	47
Rouge du Tsaté, Rouge du milieu	Red	60 m	18 m	23.8%	46
Les Collines Baby	Blue	86 m	11 m	10.9%	46
La Terraz	Blue	213 m	53 m	23.5%	45
La Forclaz	Blue	484 m	105 m	21.1%	43
Rouge du milieu	Red	290 m	102 m	33.9%	42
Rouge du Tsaté	Red	164 m	16 m	9.2%	36
Rouge du Tsaté	Red	315 m	137 m	42.2%	26
La Terraz, Rouge du Tsaté	Blue	42 m	9 m	17.4%

Lifts at La Forclaz

2× platter1× t-bar1× rope tow

Lift	Type	Length	Rise	Seats	Ride time
Le Tsaté	T-bar	1.3 km	505 m	—	13 min
La Terraz	Platter lift	428 m	199 m	—	5 min
La Forclaz	Platter lift	290 m	110 m	—	3 min
Baby-lift Les Collines (La Forclaz)	Rope tow	79 m	11 m	—	2 min