Les Crosets suits skiers who want to start at altitude in the middle of the Portes du Soleil, with a quick run to Avoriaz in France. It has no public transport inside the village, so plan on a car or the local bus.
Les Crosets is a high resort on a sunny slope between Champéry and Morgins, in the municipality of Val-d'Illiez, at around 1,700 metres, the highest on the Swiss side of the Portes du Soleil. The ski area is known mainly for its guaranteed snow cover, and the slopes reach 2,277 metres at the Pointe des Mossettes. A good skier can reach Avoriaz in about 20 minutes, and Champéry and Châtel can be skied too. The homes are spread over a few kilometres around the resort rather than along a single street, with most sleeping a family or a group of six. Summer brings mountain biking, e-biking and walking, and fishing at Lac Vert. The final approach road is winding and stays open all year.
Village at 1,050 metres, easily reached on skis from Les Crosets, with its own railway line down to Aigle.
French resort a good skier can reach in about 20 minutes on skis.
Village on the cogwheel railway, where bus 81 leaves the station for Les Crosets.
Popular excursion in the Champéry area at 1,974 metres, reached on foot or by chairlift, where fishing is possible.
Geneva airport is about 95 km away, roughly two hours by car. The final stretch is a winding road that stays open all year. There is no public transport inside the village, but a bus links Val-d'Illiez station to Les Crosets in under 20 minutes, so a car is the easier option.
Winter is the main season, helped by the guaranteed snow cover the ski area is known for. In summer the same slopes are used for mountain biking, e-biking and hiking, and you can fish at Lac Vert. Outside these seasons, check what is open before you travel.
The ski area is known mainly for guaranteed snow cover. At around 1,700 metres it is the highest resort on the Swiss side of the Portes du Soleil.
Not inside the village. A bus runs between Val-d'Illiez station and Les Crosets in under 20 minutes, but most visitors arrive by car.
Yes. A good skier can reach Avoriaz in about 20 minutes, and the lifts also connect with Champéry and Châtel.
Pick Les Crosets for height and snow cover, and Champéry for a village with a railway and a base at 1,050 metres. You can easily ski between the two.
Yes, for mountain biking, e-biking and walking, with fishing at Lac Vert. The road up stays open all year.
Written by the TrustedVillas team. Last reviewed October 2026.
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