Skiing Laax from Madrid
Laax sits 1100–3018 m in Switzerland. Flying via ZRH, then a 120 km transfer. About 5.9 hours door to door.
Worth knowing. Little here for anyone who does not care about the park.
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
€1,742
Per person sharing, including travel
Getting there
ZRH
About 5.9 hours door to door
Value rank from Madrid
79 of 94
By snow quality against total cost
Snow Value Index
3.27
Snow score per 100 of trip cost
Is it worth it from Madrid?
A week here works out 23% above the median for the 94 resorts we rank from Madrid, and it comes 79th on value.
At 5.9 hours each way this is short enough to be worth doing over a weekend, not just as a full week — which is unusual and is most of the reason to pick it over somewhere further.
For what it is worth, Laax is cheapest to reach from Zurich, at about €1,439 — roughly €303 less than from Madrid.
What the week costs
| 7 nights, mid-range, sharing | €850 |
| 6-day adult lift pass | €400 |
| 6 days ski and boot hire | €180 |
| Return flights and transfer from Madrid | €312 |
| Total per person | €1,742 |
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 Madrid
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€415 less
- Sestriere — Italy, index 6.26€559 less
- Les Deux Alpes — France, index 6.09€428 less
Who sells Laax in Spain
No operator on our list sells Laax as a package into Spain. That usually means booking accommodation and travel separately — the directory lists who covers what.
Told when Laax 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.