Anzere sits on a sunny Valais balcony at 1,500 m, a tidy pedestrian village high above Sion with three south-facing peaks at the door. The Rhone valley views are the ones Crans-Montana made famous, only with a fraction of the crowds.
Anzere is a ski resort with genuine ski-in/ski-out hotels in Switzerland, in the Swiss Alps. The village sits at 1500 m and the lifts top out at 2420 m, with 50 km of pistes and 13 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 78/100, and the season usually runs Dec 7 → Apr 14.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 277 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Anzere.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.6/5 from 277 reviews). It sits about 650 m from the slopes. A upper-scale option for Anzere, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 228 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Anzere, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Very good · 332 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Anzere.
Great · 242 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Anzere.
Great · 220 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Anzere.
Very good · 79 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Anzere.
Excellent · 57 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Anzere.
Excellent · 63 reviews
Strong value for Anzere, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 29 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Anzere.
Great · 48 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Anzere, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
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True ski-in/ski-out is realistic in Anzere because the gondola and main lifts sit at the edge of the pedestrian centre. Most hotels are within a few minutes' walk of the base, and some sit directly on the snow line.
The resort spreads across a single sunny shelf at 1,500 m, with 50 km of pistes and 13 lifts climbing to 2,420 m on three connected peaks. Most slopes face south, so afternoon light is generous and the snow softens early in spring; the breakdown of 15 blue, 15 red and 5 black pistes keeps things squarely in family and intermediate territory. The pedestrian centre is the heart of the day, with hotels, restaurants and the wellness pool complex within a short walk of the gondola base. Sion is twenty minutes down the switchbacks, which means easy access from Geneva and the option of a valley dinner without a long drive. For Valais character without the price tag of the better-known neighbours, Anzère is one of the quietest finds on this side of the Rhone.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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Anzere offers 50 km of pistes across 13 lifts, from 1500 m to 2420 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 7 to Apr 14, with a snow score of 78/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
True ski-in/ski-out is realistic in Anzere because the gondola and main lifts sit at the edge of the pedestrian centre. Most hotels are within a few minutes' walk of the base, and some sit directly on the snow line.
Anzere has 50 km of marked pistes served by 13 lifts, between 1500 m and 2420 m of altitude.
Anzere counts about 35 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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