Laax
Slope Breakdown
Laax at a glance
Laax is a ski resort in Switzerland, part of the Flims Laax Falera area. It offers 224 km of slopes served by 28 lifts, with skiing between 1,100 m and 3,018 m (1,918 m vertical). That makes it the 10th largest of the 30 ski resorts in Switzerland listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Laax is particularly beginner-friendly: about 48% of its slopes are easy blue runs.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 1 cm of new snow at the top (3,018 m) in the next 3 days, none at the base.
New snow and temperature at the top station. Estimated by Intski from the MET Norway forecast, updated every few hours. Where it snows most this week
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An alert when 15 cm or more is on the way at Laax, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Zurich (ZRH) — about 91 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 92 CHF (2026/27 season). Flims Laax Falera day pass.
About €0.44 per km of piste the pass covers (224 km).
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Laax
Rules for a car in Switzerland, checked 30 September 2026 against official sources.
Road charge
Vignette, CHF 40 for the year. Motorway vignette 2026 (e-vignette or sticker) CHF 40.00, Vignette for a trailer or caravan up to 3.5 t CHF 40.00
Winter tyres
No legal requirement
Studded tyres
Allowed 1 Nov to 30 Apr (banned on motorways, 80 km/h, rear 80 disc)
Laax resort facts
Difficulty shares from skiresort.info, applied to the area total.
About Laax
Laax is a municipality in the Surselva Region of the Grisons, the canton of eastern Switzerland also known as Graubünden; the village goes by Lags in Romansh.
Resort Highlights
Big vertical in the Grisons
Laax is a municipality in the Surselva Region of the Grisons, the canton of eastern Switzerland also known as Graubünden; the village goes by Lags in Romansh. Its ski area is shared with the neighbouring villages of Flims and Falera, and the three are sold together as Flims Laax Falera: 224 km of pistes, 28 lifts and a top station at 3,018 m.
The numbers, interpreted
The lift system spans 1,918 m from an 1,100 m base to just over 3,000 m. That is a serious vertical, and the upper half of it sits well above the 2,200 m line at which altitude starts to protect snow, so the high slopes carry a long December-to-April season even though the valley base is low. Twenty-eight lifts for 224 km works out at 8 km of piste per lift, an unusually high ratio that signals long lifts and long runs rather than a maze of short connections; when the lower runs are open there is nearly 2,000 m of continuous descent available. The 224 km figure is the whole shared area rather than Laax’s own slice, so choosing between the three villages is a question of where to sleep rather than what to ski; all three are on the same pass.
No official breakdown of easy, intermediate and expert kilometres is published in our data. The site tags Laax for its scenery and for its après-ski.
Who it suits
Strong intermediates and advanced skiers who like long descents will get the most from the vertical; the low base makes the run home a spring-time gamble, but the high sectors compensate. Beginners should look at the lower slopes near the villages rather than the headline figures, and with only 28 lifts it pays to choose accommodation with the lift map in hand. Anyone who wants an evening as well as a day will note the après-ski rating, which is not something every Swiss resort earns.
Village and setting
The village itself is an old municipality rather than a resort created for skiing; Wikipedia records nothing more about it than its place in the canton, so the character of the place is best judged on arrival. The Surselva setting and a 3,000 m summit account for the scenic rating.
Practical
Zurich (ZRH) is the nearest airport, roughly 91 km away as the crow flies. The season runs from December to April. Lift and pass details are on the resort’s official website.
Frequently asked questions about Laax
Flims, Laax and Falera, sold together as Flims Laax Falera with 224 km of pistes and 28 lifts.
1,918 m, from an 1,100 m base to a 3,018 m top station.
The Grisons (Graubünden), in the Surselva Region. The village's Romansh name is Lags.
The site rates Laax for après-ski as well as for scenery.
Laax has 224 km of marked slopes: 108 km easy (blue), 97 km intermediate (red), 19 km expert (black), served by 28 ski lifts.
The skiing in Laax ranges from 1,100 m at the base to 3,018 m at the top — a vertical drop of 1,918 m.
The ski season in Laax typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Yes — Laax is well suited to beginners. About 48% of the slopes (108 km) are easy blue runs.
Laax has 19 km of expert (black) slopes — about 9% of the total.
An adult day pass in Laax costs around 92 CHF (2026/27 season). Flims Laax Falera day pass.
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