La Schlucht
La Schlucht is a ski resort in the Vosges (Vosges), in the commune of Gérardmer. The village sits at 1,132 m and the ski area rises to 1,276 m, a skiable vertical of 437 m.
The area offers 15 km of alpine pistes, 20 marked pistes (2 green, 11 blue, 6 red, 1 black), 13 ski lifts. Green and blue runs dominate: terrain suited to beginners and families.
Measured on the OpenStreetMap map: the longest piste runs 1 km (Montabeu) and the highest lift tops out at 1,256 m.
Access: 1 h 36 by road from Strasbourg and 21 min from Munster railway station.
1 official webcam shows the pistes live (on the French page).
Seven criteria rated from 1 to 5 stars, in half-stars, from this page's sourced data. A rating is a rank among the 322 French resorts we cover — 5 stars means “among the best in France on this point”, not “perfect”. Nobody types these in.
- SnowCan you count on the snow?1.5 / 5
Top of the ski area: 1,276 m · Bottom of the pistes: 839 m · Days above 30 cm per winter, measured: 51 days · Days above 30 cm, December to March, model: 1%
- Ski areaIs there enough to ski all week?2 / 5
Km of pistes at the resort: 15 km · Km of pistes across the linked area: 15 km · Lifts: 13 · Balance between piste levels: 77%
- ValueIs the lift pass reasonable for what you get?n/a
Not rated: “adult day pass” is missing from this page.
- Families and beginnersIs it right for children and beginners?2 / 5
Share of green and blue pistes: 65% · Magic carpets: 0 · Sledging runs: 1 · Ice rink, pool, rail sledge…: 2
- AccessIs it easy to get to?3 / 5
Average drive time from 20 major cities: 6 hr 09 · Nearest railway station: 21 min · Station-to-resort shuttles per day: 2 · Nearest airport: 1 hr 19
- Atmosphere and après-skiIs there life in the evening and off the slopes?1.5 / 5
Bars and pubs: 0 · Nightclubs: 0 · Restaurants: 7 · Upcoming events: 0 · Collective tourist beds: 0 — index: what the map and the listings publish
- Luxury and comfortHow upmarket is the resort?1 / 5
5-star hotels: 0 · 4-star hotels: 0 · Share of hotel rooms in 4 and 5 stars: 0% · Spas and saunas: 0 · Jewellers, watchmakers, fashion boutiques: 0 — index: what the map and the listings publish
“Atmosphere” and “Luxury” are indexes: they count what OpenStreetMap and the event listings publish within 2.5 km (bars, nightclubs, rated hotels, spas, upcoming events), not what you experience there. A zero means “nothing mapped”, not “nothing there”. Sources per criterion: snow (altitudes (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata), snow depth observed at the Météo-France station, ERA5-Land model) ; ski area (OpenStreetMap pistes and lifts, linked area (Wikidata)) ; value (the resort’s official price list) ; families and beginners (OpenStreetMap pistes, price list, ESF ski school, Famille Plus label, OpenStreetMap leisure) ; access (OSRM drive times from 20 cities, SNCF stations, GTFS shuttles, airports) ; atmosphere and après-ski (bars, nightclubs and restaurants within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap), upcoming events (OpenAgenda), collective tourist beds (INSEE)) ; luxury and comfort (rated hotels within 2.5 km (OpenStreetMap) and by category across the commune (INSEE), spas and boutiques (OpenStreetMap), day pass price).
Open pistes and lifts will appear here during the season, as published by the resort. Out of season we show nothing rather than a misleading zero.
7-day forecast
Village 1,132 m · top 1,276 m
Forecast corrected for altitude; fresh snow = forecast total at the top; UV = peak of the day. Beyond 3 days, check the resort’s own report. Source:Open-Meteo.
Snow actually measured, winter by winter
31 complete winters measured, from 1989-1990 to 2025-2026 — on average 51 days a winter with at least 30 cm on the ground.
- 1-15 Dec16 cmInsufficient · 22 %
- 16-31 Dec24 cmInsufficient · 31 %
- 1-15 Jan29 cmInsufficient · 40 %
- 16-31 Jan39 cmVariable · 51 %
- 1-15 Feb45 cmVariable · 54 %
- 16-29 Feb50 cmVariable · 58 %
- 1-15 Mar43 cmInsufficient · 46 %
- 16-31 Mar25 cmInsufficient · 29 %
- 1-15 Apr9 cmInsufficient · 11 %
- Best winter of the series
- 2005-2006 — 136 days at 30 cm or more
- Worst winter of the series
- 1989-1990 — 1 day at 30 cm or more
Snowfall: no long enough record of fresh snow at this station. Rather than an estimate, we show nothing.
The ski area
Compare with another resort →20 pistes, by level — 15 km
- Skiable vertical
- 437 m (839 m → 1,276 m)
- Lifts
- 2 chairlifts, 11 drag lifts
- Cross-country skiing
- 5 km of nordic trails
- Without skis
- 5 km of snowshoe and walking trails · 1 sledging run
- Piste aspect
- N 36% · E 23% · S 10% · W 31% (descent direction of 25 OSM pistes, terrain model)
Pistes and lifts surveyed on OpenStreetMap within 4 km of the resort — for a resort in a linked area, the figure may include neighbouring pistes.
Lift passes detail →
The price list for this resort is being collected: most resorts publish winter prices between September and November.
The ski area in figures
Measured on 9 September 2026Measured on OpenStreetMap (altitudes: IGN RGE ALTI), not taken from the brochure. The vertical above is that of one piste, not of the whole ski area. Population: INSEE municipal population via geo.api.gouv.fr.
Source: national register of mechanical lifts (STRMTG, CAIRN), fleet as of 1 January 2025 — lifts attributed to La Schlucht only (“BRESSE (LA) COL DE LA SCHLUCHT”), magic carpets included.
Staying and hiring gear in La Schlucht
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Stay & accommodation
Live webcams
All webcams (1) →Official players of the resort, live image.
Piste map
Open on OpenSnowMap ↗Pistes coloured by level, lifts as lines. The resort’s official map is the reference in season.
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA) · pistes © OpenSnowMap (CC-BY-SA) · data ©OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
Getting to La Schlucht
From Paris: 5 hr 14 (444 km) by road.
By road
- From Strasbourg: 1 hr 36 · 108 km
- From Nancy: 1 hr 43 · 123 km
- From Besançon: 2 hr 27 · 179 km
- From Dijon: 3 hr 09 · 253 km
- From Genève: 4 hr 21 · 352 km
From other major cities (15)
- From Lyon: 4 hr 50 · 419 km
- From Annecy: 4 hr 51 · 396 km
- From Paris: 5 hr 14 · 444 km
- From Chambéry: 5 hr 19 · 437 km
- From Grenoble: 5 hr 37 · 505 km
- From Saint-Étienne: 5 hr 39 · 478 km
- From Valence: 5 hr 56 · 518 km
- From Clermont-Ferrand: 6 hr 16 · 561 km
- From Montpellier: 7 hr 59 · 720 km
- From Marseille: 8 hr 04 · 729 km
- From Nice: 8 hr 57 · 748 km
- From Perpignan: 9 hr 21 · 868 km
- From Bordeaux: 9 hr 49 · 899 km
- From Toulouse: 9 hr 53 · 902 km
- From Pau: 11 hr 50 · 1094 km
Excluding traffic and winter conditions; passes closed in winter are avoided.
By train
Munster station
regional station · then 21 min drive (18 km)
Nearest main station: Colmar, 41 min by road.
- From Munster station (stop “MUNSTER - Gare”): line 913 — 13 - GERARDMER / MUNSTER (Fluo Grand Est 88), 29 min to the “LE VALTIN - Col de la Schlucht” stop — 2 departures a day on weekdays, 4 a day at weekends · first 07:30, last 18:25 · timetable from 15 December 2026 to 15 April 2027 · official timetable ↗
Direct journeys read from the official timetable files published on transport.data.gouv.fr — no connections.
By plane
- Bâle-Mulhouse (BSL): 1 hr 19 by road · 93 km
- Strasbourg-Entzheim (SXB): 1 hr 29 by road · 98 km
Take me there
These links open the app with La Schlucht as the destination. Your starting point is never sent by us — the app asks you for it, if you agree.
Charging an electric car
No freely accessible charge point is declared within 2 km of the resort (checked on 9 September 2026). Covered car parks in the resort may offer chargers reserved for their customers: those are not listed here.
Freely accessible charge points read from the French national EV charging database (data.gouv.fr ↗, operators’ own declarations), checked on 9 September 2026. Check availability before you leave: the database says what is installed, not what is free tonight.
Road conditions
From 1 November to 31 March, snow chains or winter tyres are compulsory in most mountain areas (French “Loi Montagne II”).
Driving times computed on the OpenStreetMap road network (OSRM), SNCF stations (open data), airports (Wikidata). Indicative, not a timetable: allow extra time in snow.
Ski touring routes described
Resorts for ski touring →12 ski touring routes documented within 10 km of La Schlucht — up to 1,299 m of climb.
| Summit and route | Ski grade | Climb | Altitude | Aspect | From resort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hohneck · Couloirs | 3.2 · E1 · AD | 350 m | 1,028 → 1,363 m | n/a | 1.4 km |
| Hohneck · Couloir du Petit Dagobert | 4.1 · E1 · D+ | 300 m | 1,040 → 1,363 m | NE | 1.4 km |
| Hohneck · Couloir à droite du Falimont | 4.1 · E1 · D+ | 300 m | 1,139 → 1,363 m | E | 1.4 km |
| Hohneck · Grand Couloir de l'Hotel et ses deux branches | 4.1 · E1 · D+ | 250 m | 1,040 → 1,245 m | S | 1.4 km |
| Hohneck · Couloirs et Goulotte Secteur Martinswand | 3.3 · E2 | n/a | 1,025 → 1,245 m | N | 1.4 km |
| Hohneck : Par la piste de Retournemer | 1.3 · E1 · F | 580 m | 780 → 1,363 m | NW · W | 1.9 km |
| Hohneck · Couloir du Falimont | 2.3 · E1 · AD | 200 m | 1,100 → 1,300 m | NE | 2.4 km |
| Hohneck · Gaschney - Col du Falimont - Col du Schaeferthal | 3.3 · E1 · PD | 637 m | 985 → 1,363 m | n/a | 2.6 km |
| Hohneck · Soldatenschlatten (Grand Dagobert) | 4.2 · E1 · D+ | 300 m | 1,040 → 1,363 m | NE | 2.8 km |
| Hohneck · Couloir de la Martinswand | 4.2 · E2 · D+ | 250 m | 1,320 m | SE | 2.8 km |
| Hohneck · Couloir en Y | 4.1 · E1 · D+ | 220 m | 1,100 → 1,320 m | N | 2.8 km |
| Hohneck · Tour en étoile | n/a · PD | 1,299 m | 985 → 1,363 m | n/a | 3.1 km |
Source: Camptocamp.org topo guide (CC BY-SA), routes starting within 10 km, read on 13 September 2026. Descriptions and photos are on Camptocamp; an empty cell is a field nobody has filled in. Camptocamp ski touring routes ↗
Beyond skiing at La Schlucht
Toboggan runs
- Luge d'été · Soultzeren · 0 km away
- Tuby Gliss · Sondernach · 8.8 km away
- Pistes de luge dans la Vallée de Munster · Munster · 9.1 km away
- Luge sur rail - Tricky Track · Orbey · 9.6 km away
Swimming pool
- Spa les sources de la Meurthe · Xonrupt-Longemer · 1.5 km away
- La Piscine : Espace bien-être & fitness · Munster · 9.5 km away
Spa and thermal baths
- Hôtel-Restaurant Perle des Vosges : Espace spa "Vue de l’eau !" · Muhlbach-sur-Munster · 5.9 km away
- Chalets de la Wormsa : Espace bien-être & spa · Metzeral · 6.2 km away
- Domaine de Haslach : Espace wellness · Munster · 9.1 km away
- Hôtel-Restaurant Verte Vallée : Espace bien-être & spa · Munster · 9.3 km away
Paragliding
- Site de parapente · Sondernach · 9.1 km away
Museum
- Musée de la Schlitte et des Métiers du Bois · Muhlbach-sur-Munster · 6.5 km away
Cinema
- Espace Culturel Saint Grégoire : Cinéma et salle de spectacles · Munster · 6.1 km away
Source: DATAtourisme (open data), within 10 km of the resort; places in a large town of the valley are left out. Checked on 12 September 2026. Opening times and prices are the operator’s — check before you go.
Practical information
Collective accommodation
- 2 hotels · 39 rooms (1 × 3★, 1 × 2★)
Commune: Le Valtin · INSEE tourist accommodation survey, 2026, read on 12 September 2026. Collective accommodation only — privately let flats and second homes are not counted. INSEE dataset ↗
Tourist office
Office de tourisme
Days without skiing
- Alpine coaster · Toboggan
- Alpine coaster · Luge sur rail
In case of accident
112 — the European emergency number, free of charge, triggers mountain rescue. On the pistes, the ski patrol number is printed on the piste map and at lift ticket offices. Piste rescue is charged: check your insurance or take the option sold with the lift pass.
Nearby resorts
Frequently asked questions
How high is La Schlucht?
La Schlucht sits at 1,132 m at village level, and its ski area rises to 1,276 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does La Schlucht have?
La Schlucht has 15 km of pistes served by 13 lifts (OpenStreetMap survey).
What is the longest piste in La Schlucht?
The longest piste is Montabeu: 1 km (blue run), for 113 m of vertical. Measured on the OpenStreetMap map, segments of the same name and level joined end to end, altitudes from the IGN RGE ALTI terrain model — a resort sometimes advertises a longer run by chaining several pistes.
How high do the lifts go in La Schlucht?
The highest lift, Montabeu (platter lift), tops out at 1,251 m. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How many lifts does La Schlucht have, and what is their capacity?
The French national register of mechanical lifts records 2 installations at La Schlucht (1 chairlift, 1 drag lift), for an authorised capacity of 2,950 people per hour, of which 2,100 for Schlucht alone. The fleet spans 1985 to 1988, an average age of 39 years. This count covers the resort itself, magic carpets included, not the whole linked ski area — a resort brochure often announces a different number. Source: STRMTG, French national register of mechanical lifts (CAIRN database), file dated 1 January 2025.
How do I get to La Schlucht?
By road, La Schlucht is 1 hr 36 from Strasbourg (108 km), excluding traffic and winter conditions. By train, the nearest station is Munster, 21 min by road from the resort. From Munster station, line 913 — 13 - GERARDMER / MUNSTER (Fluo Grand Est 88) reaches the “LE VALTIN - Col de la Schlucht” stop in 29 min, 2 departures a day on weekdays, 4 a day at weekends. The nearest airport is Bâle-Mulhouse, 1 hr 19 away.
How long is the drive from Paris to La Schlucht?
5 hr 14 for 444 km from central Paris, excluding traffic and winter conditions. Computed on the real road network (OpenStreetMap): allow more on a school-holiday Saturday.
Is La Schlucht good for beginners and families?
65% of the pistes are green or blue: a rather easy area.
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