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Swiss Ski Resort Property

Most of the Swiss ski property we sell is in the Valais, home to Switzerland's largest ski area, the 4 Vallées. The canton is mostly French-speaking, with German-speaking Upper Valais around Saas-Fee. In central Switzerland, Andermatt continues to grow and has proved popular with investors looking for a new-build ski property without a rental obligation.

We generally advise buyers to choose a resort first rather than a particular type of property. Most resorts have a good mix of apartments and chalets, although you may need to be patient.

Grimentz, Zinal and Saas-Fee are good places to look for a more traditional Swiss feel, with high-altitude skiing and a good selection of historic wooden chalets.

The 4 Vallées resorts of Nendaz, Veysonnaz, Les Collons and La Tzoumaz give you one of the largest ski areas in Switzerland at prices well below world-famous Verbier.

Crans-Montana suits buyers who want a ski property in a lively, year-round town with golf, shops and restaurants.

Before you fall for a property, check its status. Some can be used as a second home while others must be a main residence, and some are open to non-Swiss residents while others are reserved for Swiss residents only. Most of the property we offer in Switzerland can be bought by non-Swiss residents and used as a second home.

Chalet La Cote, Grimentz
Chalet La Cote, Grimentz

Ski-in Ski-out Real Estate in Switzerland

True ski-in ski-out property is rarer in Switzerland than in France. Most Swiss resorts grew out of old farming villages rather than being purpose-built for skiing, so the best spots beside the pistes were taken long ago.

Where ski-in ski-out locations exist, they are worth paying a premium for. In Grimentz and Veysonnaz we have apartments and chalets right beside the slopes, and in Les Collons and Nendaz several properties sit on the edge of the 4 Vallées pistes.

Ask exactly what ski-in ski-out means for each property: whether you can ski back to the door all season, or only when there is good snow at village level. In the lower resorts that makes a real difference.

Guerneres Apartments, Grimentz
Guerneres Apartments, Grimentz

Investment Property in the Swiss Alps

Property in Switzerland is rarely bought for yield alone. Rental returns in Swiss resorts are modest, and most buyers see their property as a safe home for capital in a stable market, and somewhere the family can enjoy for years.

Rental income can still make a real difference to the running costs. The best performers are apartments close to the lifts in resorts with a good summer season as well as a winter one, such as Crans-Montana, Verbier and Saas-Fee.

To comply with Lex Weber, new aparthotel residences such as Couronne in Grimentz come with a rental obligation. The on-site management company lets the apartment for you, and you can still use it yourself for part of the year while receiving the rental income from your Swiss investment property.

Read our Swiss rental and property management guide for more information.

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Not all properties are listed here, and some sell off-market. Tell us your budget and how many bedrooms you need, and we will speak to our local partners and see what else might be available.

Giles Gale
We sell across the whole of the Alps, so our advice starts with where you should buy, not with what we happen to have for sale.
Giles Gale, founder, over 20 years selling property in the Alps