Leukerbad is a ski resort wrapped around the largest thermal spa complex in the Alps, set in a dramatic Valais cirque beneath the soaring cliffs of the Gemmi pass. You ski the Torrent slopes by day, then sink into the steaming thermal baths once the lifts close. Few places pair high mountain scenery with this much hot water.
Leukerbad is a ski resort in Switzerland, in the Swiss Alps. The village sits at 1411 m and the lifts top out at 2610 m, with 47.5 km of pistes and 13 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 66/100, and the season usually runs Dec 15 → Apr 15.
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Run 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 · 730 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Leukerbad, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.8/5 from 730 reviews). A upper-scale option for Leukerbad, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 391 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Leukerbad, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 406 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Leukerbad, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 456 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Leukerbad, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Great · 696 reviews
A long-standing favourite in Leukerbad, trusted by thousands of guests before you.
Excellent · 297 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Leukerbad, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 318 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Leukerbad, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Great · 838 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Leukerbad, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 314 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Leukerbad, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 243 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Leukerbad, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Very good · 349 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Leukerbad, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 282 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Leukerbad.
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Leukerbad is a thermal spa village with the lifts rising straight from it, so you base yourself in the village and ride up to the Torrent slopes. It is not a true ski-in/ski-out resort, but the gondola and cable car are an easy walk from most hotels.
Leukerbad suits families and anyone who wants their skiing matched with serious wellness, rather than hardcore vertical above all else. The Torrent ski area offers sunny, mostly intermediate runs with long descents back toward the village, while the thermal baths fed by the local springs are the real reason most people come. Reaching it is straightforward: it sits at the head of a side valley off the main Valais corridor, a short drive or post bus ride up from Leuk on the Rhone valley railway.
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Leukerbad offers 47.5 km of pistes across 13 lifts, from 1411 m to 2610 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 15 to Apr 15, with a snow score of 66/100. Snow is usually most reliable in the heart of that window, deep in winter, while the closing weeks bring longer days and softer afternoon snow.
Leukerbad is a thermal spa village with the lifts rising straight from it, so you base yourself in the village and ride up to the Torrent slopes. It is not a true ski-in/ski-out resort, but the gondola and cable car are an easy walk from most hotels.
Leukerbad has 47.5 km of marked pistes served by 13 lifts, between 1411 m and 2610 m of altitude.
Leukerbad counts about 19 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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