Best ski resorts
near Lausanne

Lausanne is one of the best-positioned cities in Europe for a ski weekend in the Alps. weekend.ski ranks 105 Alpine ski resorts across Italy, France, Switzerland, and Austria by real-time snow conditions and straight-line distance from Lausanne, giving you an at-a-glance view of where the best powder is this weekend.

The closest ski resort to Lausanne is Châtel at just 32km as the crow flies — making it potentially reachable for a day trip or a short weekend. For those wanting maximum terrain, the largest accessible ski area is Châtel with 650km of pistes.

Snow conditions vary significantly week to week in the Alps — a resort that looked ideal in a long-range forecast can disappoint with rain at the base or warm southerly winds. weekend.ski pulls live weather data from Open-Meteo to show you the forecast for each resort across multiple altitude bands, so you can compare conditions in the Dolomites, the French Alps, and the Swiss Alps side-by-side before you book.

For planning tips and resort recommendations, visit our ski travel guides — including how to plan a ski weekend in the Alps, the best Dolomites resorts, and a comparison of skiing in Italy, France, Switzerland, and Austria.