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Sainte-Croix, the nearest town. Photo: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses

Ski resort · Switzerland

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-3°C
Wind
10 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-4°C
Wind
5 kn

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-3°C
Wind
3 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-1°C
Wind
4 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
1°C
Wind
2 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
2°C
Wind
4 kn

Mon 9 · 0 out of 100

From the usual week for these dates, not the forecast.

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 8 days

Full forecast
  1. Mon 20, poor
  2. Tue 30, poor
  3. Wed 40, poor
  4. Thu 50, poor
  5. Fri 60, poor
  6. Sat 70, poor
  7. Sun 80, poor
  8. Mon 90, poor

The resort in three facts

  • Top 1,558 mvillage 1,098 m
  • 11 km of runsevery grade
  • Open December–Aprilusually

Full forecast

every day, every number

Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check SLF.

Forecast and score for each day at Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Mon 2Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 10 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 10 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 5 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-3°Cwind, 3 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-1°Cwind, 4 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m1°Cwind, 2 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m2°Cwind, 4 knots
Mon 9Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m5°Cwind, 6 knots

Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

snow by month

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase1,098 mMid1,328 mTop1,558 mColdestat the top
Decnonenonenone-3°C
Jan0.2 m0.2 m0.2 m-5°C
Feb0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-3°C
Marnonenonenone-2°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Map

the resort and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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More skiing near here

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About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses

Village 1,098 m.

A ski resort with its village at 1,098 m and its top at 1,558 m. It has 11 km of runs and 6 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 367 m, from 1,558 m to 1,191 m. For beginners and families: 51% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 2 km of black, expert and freeride runs. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in January, about 0.2 m at the top (1,558 m). The town to stay in is Sainte-Croix.

The ski area

Runs from 1,191 m to 1,558 m: 367 m of vertical. 11 km of runs and 6 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses.

Runs
Easy (blue)5.8 km
Intermediate (red)3.6 km
Advanced (black)2.0 km
Lifts
Drag lifts6

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.

For families

51% of the km of runs are green or blue.

No public pool, ice rink, leisure centre, ski school or childcare is mapped within 5 km of the village. That may mean nobody has mapped them yet.

The Family filter counts these. Check opening times before you go.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$2,160–US$3,760 each

about US$2,160–US$3,760 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to ZRH, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$489–US$1,020
Transfershared airport transfer, returnabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$375–US$630
Food7 days eating outabout US$449–US$831
Lift pass5 days at about US$113 a day, country averageabout US$476–US$650
Ski hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$281–US$469
Totalabout US$2,160–US$3,760

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Sainte-Croix

about 5 min by car · 6 places to stay

about US$141/nightcountry average

See 6 places to stay in Sainte-Croix · Booking.com

About Sainte-Croix its beds, food and every spot near it

Room prices are our estimate of a 2-star double room's average in each country that month, not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 40m

About 17h 40m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → ZRH, direct, then 4h 15m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.