Sledging, skating and skiing above Montreux
The Les Avants sledge run, the ice rinks, the small ski areas and what they cost.
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- Where can I go sledging near Montreux?
- At Les Avants: from 15 December to 15 March, snow permitting, the road from Sonloup to Les Avants becomes a 2.5 km sledge run. You go up by a funicular dating from 1910. Sledging is free at the Haut-de-Caux snow garden and on the Prévondes run in the Vallon de Villard.
- When is the Les Avants sledge run open?
- Every day from 9:00 to 19:30, weather permitting, and until 22:00 on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Closed on 25 and 31 December and 1 January.
- How much does sledging at Les Avants cost?
- Funicular, one ride: CHF 5 for adults, CHF 2.50 for children and holders of a GA or half-fare card. Funicular day ticket: CHF 15 for adults, CHF 7 for children. Sledge hire: CHF 10. Tickets are bought at the MOB machine outside Les Avants station.
- When can I rent a sledge at Les Avants?
- Wednesday 14:00–21:00, Friday 16:00–21:00, Saturday 9:30–21:00, Sunday 9:30–18:00, and on Vaud school-holiday days. No hire on other days. Sledges go back by 18:30, or 21:30 on night-sledging evenings.
- Is there an ice rink in Montreux?
- Two. A synthetic rink of 450 m² at the Vinet school in Clarens, with free entry and free skate hire; last season it ran from 6 December 2025 to 22 February 2026, every day 13:00–18:00. And a natural rink in Caux, open from mid-December to mid-March. The dates for the coming season were not yet on the Commune’s page when we read it.
- When is the Caux ice rink open and what does it cost?
- Wednesday 14:00–18:00, Friday 17:00–22:00, Saturday and Sunday 13:00–18:00, and 13:00–18:00 in school holidays. Children CHF 3, adults CHF 5, skate hire CHF 3. It is a few minutes’ walk from Caux station.
- Can I ski above Montreux?
- Yes, on small areas reached only by train: Jaman and Rochers-de-Naye, with drag lifts and beginners’ rope tows. Last season they opened from 13 December 2025 to 29 March 2026, Wednesday to Sunday 8:30–16:00. A day without the train cost CHF 20 for adults and CHF 12 for children; with the train CHF 35 and CHF 18. The Magic Pass is valid, train included.
- Is there a cheap ski slope for beginners near Montreux?
- Yes, Les Prévondes in the Vallon de Villard, at 1,000 m: a 400 m rope tow, a beginners’ fun park, a sledge run and a snack bar, run by volunteers. Day pass CHF 5, season CHF 50; free parking. Open Wednesday 13:00–16:00, Saturday and Sunday 10:00–16:00, from 2 January to the end of March, snow permitting.
- Does Montreux subsidise the Magic Pass for children?
- Yes: CHF 100 per child pass for the 2026–27 season, for young people living in Montreux. Apply on the virtual counter before 31 December 2026.
- Is there a cheap ski day pass for students in Montreux?
- Yes. Apprentices and students can buy a CHF 19 day pass that covers the train and the lifts of Caux, Jaman and Rochers-de-Naye, at Montreux or Glion station.
- Where can I go snowshoeing or cross-country skiing near Montreux?
- From Haut-de-Caux, a 5 km return winter path on the Jaman road, open to walkers, snowshoes and cross-country skis. In the Vallon de Villard, a flat 1.5 km cross-country loop when there is snow. At Orgevaux, a free 6.9 km snowshoe loop of about 3 hours, with free parking; no equipment hire on site.