Skiing Crans-Montana from Edinburgh
Crans-Montana sits 1500–3000 m in Switzerland. Flying via GVA, then a 185 km transfer. About 6.8 hours door to door.
Worth knowing. Gentle to the point of dull if you can actually ski.
Pre-season — snow reliability. There is no meaningful snow on the models yet, so resorts are ranked on how snow-sure they are: altitude adjusted for latitude, glacier cover and the size of the ski area. Live scoring resumes automatically once the snow arrives. How we rank
A week, all in
£1,466
Per person sharing, including travel
Getting there
GVA
About 6.8 hours door to door
Value rank from Edinburgh
42 of 94
By snow quality against total cost
Snow Value Index
4.13
Snow score per 100 of trip cost
Is it worth it from Edinburgh?
A week here works out 27% above the median for the 94 resorts we rank from Edinburgh, and it comes 42th on value.
At 6.8 hours each way this is a week's holiday rather than a weekend. Budget the travel days.
For what it is worth, Crans-Montana is cheapest to reach from Zurich, at about £1,198 — roughly £268 less than from Edinburgh.
What the week costs
| 7 nights, mid-range, sharing | £706 |
| 6-day adult lift pass | £328 |
| 6 days ski and boot hire | £151 |
| Return flights and transfer from Edinburgh | £281 |
| Total per person | £1,466 |
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.
Better value from Edinburgh
More snow for less money, leaving from the same city. We would rather tell you than sell you the page you happen to be on.
- Cervinia — Italy, index 6.56£351 less
- Sestriere — Italy, index 6.26£472 less
- Les Deux Alpes — France, index 6.09£362 less
Who sells Crans-Montana in United Kingdom
- Visit Inghams
Inghams
Long-established British operator with a chalet and hotel programme weighted towards Austria, Switzerland and Italy.
- Visit Crystal Ski Holidays
Crystal Ski Holidays
The UK's largest ski tour operator, part of TUI. Charter flights from regional airports and the widest resort coverage of any British operator.
Told when Crans-Montana is about to get snow
Snowvantage sends one email a week through the season, plus powder alerts five to seven days out — while there is still something left to book.