Beginner skiing in Crans Montana ****
Beginners skiers are well catered for in Crans Montana. The area of the resort know as Snow Island is tailored to the needs of families and novice skiers. It sits on top of what is a golf course in the summer and the gradient on the slopes is gentle and ideal for learning to ski on. There are button lifts and a magic carpet which is perfect for beginner skiers but there are also other activities for children such as snowtubing and sledging. As well as snow island there are plenty of blue runs in the area to practice on and ski school either meets at Snow Island, the bottom of the Bibi Express lift or the mid station of the Signal Cable Car.
Intermediate skiing in Crans Montana ****
There is loads of intermediate skiing in Crans Montana. 90% of the runs that Crans Montana has to offer are blue or red runs, so you can cover nearly all of the available terrain without having to face a nasty blacks. In all the blue and red runs cover almost 125km os piste. In fact you can ski all the way done from the top of the glacier down to the bottom lift station without touching a black run which gives you 1427m of continuous vertical drop.
Advanced skiing in Crans Montana ****
Although there are only 4 black runs in the resort there is still enough on offr for those looking for some advanced skiing in Crans Montana. There is 1427m of vertical drop and the longest run in require is a thigh burning 12km! You will also want to check out the 'Piste Nationale' which stages the the Men's World Cup Down Hill'. There is also a good selection of off its set skiing available and you can do racing training with most of the ski schools in the area.
Snowboard holidays in Crans Montana / freestyle skiing ***
For most people the snowboarding in Crans Montana is all about cruising and cutting some lines on piste and hitting the decent size snowpark with half-pipe, boarder cross, rails and jumps. For those seeking something a big more exciting then there is also a decent amount of off piste on offer as well bunt realistically a snowboarding holiday in Crans Montana is for those who want a cosmopolitan holiday which they can combines with snowboarding. There is loads of shops and bars in Crans Montana so if you want to ride slopes by day and spend money by night then Crans Montana is the place for you. See our 'après ski in Crans Montans' section for more about the shopping and nightlife.
Off piste skiing in Crans Monata ***
In good conditions there is quite a lot of off piste skiing in Crans Montana. On the lower slopes there are plenty of lines through the tree and there is a lot of steep and deep to be found on the higher slopes as well. Be carefully is just dropping of the side of the piste. There are quite a few hidden drops and cliff that need to be navigated or even dropped for extreme thrill seekers. It is highly recommended to hire a local guide. Heli skiing is also on offer in Crans Montana.