Espace Liberté, Switzerland

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About Espace Liberté

Village 1,524 m. Facts: verified.

A ski resort with its village at 1,524 m and its top at 2,100 m. It has 103 km of runs and 53 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 1,106 m, from 2,100 m to 994 m. For beginners and families: 51% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 7 km of black, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: a public pool, an ice rink, a ski school and childcare. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in February, about 1.2 m at the top (2,100 m). For skiers the best month is usually March, with about 5 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Châtel.

The ski area

Runs from 994 m to 2,100 m: 1,106 m of vertical. 103 km of runs and 53 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Espace Liberté.

Runs
Beginner (green)	15 km
Easy (blue)	38 km
Intermediate (red)	42 km
Advanced (black)	5.9 km
Ski routes and freeride	0.9 km
Not graded	1.6 km

Lifts
Gondolas and cable cars	2
Chairlifts	18
Drag lifts	29
Magic carpets	4

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area data © OpenSkiMap.org and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

For families

51% of the km of runs are green or blue.

Within 5 km of the village:

a public pool: Centre Nautique, 1 km
an ice rink: Patinoire Morgins, 3.2 km
a ski school: Ski School Châtel Sensations, 0.9 km
childcare: no name given, 1.8 km

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From Chicago: about 17 h 40 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milan Malpensa International Airport (MXP), direct. About 7 flights a week that month.
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Getting there. 4 h 05 from the airport to Espace Liberté.
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- Châtel 2 min by car · rooms from £75 a night · where Espace Liberté stays
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Where it is

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Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

Forecast

The score, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Forecast and score for each day at Espace Liberté
Day	Score	Fresh72 h	Depthtop, mid, base	Coldestat top	Windat top
Sun 18Oct	0, poor	0 cm	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	2°C	wind, 4 knots
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	0 cm	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	5°C	wind, 5 knots
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	0 cm	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	8°C	wind, 5 knots
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	0 cm	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	-1°C	wind, 8 knots
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	0 cm	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	-1°C	wind, 2 knots
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	0 cm	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	3°C	wind, 10 knots
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	1 cm	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	-2°C	wind, 3 knots
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	1 cm	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	3°C	wind, 8 knots
Mon 26Oct	0, poor	1 cm	–mid –base –	–	–

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to.

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
Month	Base1,524 m	Mid1,812 m	Top2,100 m	Coldestat the top
Dec	0.6 m	0.6 m	0.6 m	-9°C
Jan	1.1 m	1.0 m	1.0 m	-11°C
Feb	1.3 m	1.2 m	1.2 m	-9°C
Mar	1.3 m	1.1 m	1.1 m	-6°C
Apr	1.1 m	1.0 m	1.0 m	-1°C
May	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	2°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago. Change dates

Mon 19 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 4h 05 by road. About 17h 40 door to door
Tue 20 Oct
Lifts closed
Out of season.
Wed 21 Oct
Lifts closed
Out of season.
Thu 22 Oct
Lifts closed
Out of season.
Fri 23 Oct
Lifts closed
Out of season.
Sat 24 Oct
Lifts closed
Out of season.
Sun 25 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to MXP, then 4h 05 by road. About 17h 40 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,735–£3,040 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to MXP, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag	£440–£915
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Transfer	shared airport transfer, return	£70–£120
Stay	6 nights, a mid-range double, shared	£285–£475
Food	7 days eating out	£340–£630
Lift pass	5 days	£355–£485
Ski hire	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£210–£350
Total		£1,735–£3,040

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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Espace Liberté, Switzerland

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