Axalp
Ski resort · Bern, Switzerland
Axalp is a ski resort in Bern (Switzerland) with 13 km of runs and 4 lifts. You can ski between 1,414 m and 1,937 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 523 m. Its longest run is Chrutmettli (2.6 km) and the steepest, Stern, reaches 67% on its toughest stretch.
See Axalp on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 13 km
- Lifts
- 4
- Elevation
- 1,414–1,937 m
- Vertical drop
- 523 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue8.1 km
- Red1.0 km
- Black1.8 km
- Itinerary / freeride1.5 km
The steepest runs at Axalp
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Stern Red67% · 34°
- Horbigen Black59% · 31°
- Tschingel Black52% · 27°
- Wasserfall Blue44% · 24°
- Chrutmettli Blue42% · 23°
The longest runs
- Chrutmettli Blue2.6 km
- Chiemad Blue2.0 km
- Horbigen Black1.2 km
- Stern Red1.0 km
- Wasserfall Blue1.0 km
Lifts
3 T-bar lifts · 1 chairlift.
When to go to Axalp
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,713 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,676 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Axalp
- Grindelwald First8 km · 40 km of runs
- Sörenberg10 km · 38 km of runs
- Mörlialp13 km · 5.1 km of runs
- Meiringen - Hasliberg14 km · 51 km of runs
- Grindelwald - Wengen (Kleine Scheidegg - Männlichen)14 km · 88 km of runs
- Habkern15 km · 7.8 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Axalp?
- In Bern, Switzerland. The nearest resort is Grindelwald First, 8 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Axalp have?
- 13 km: 8.1 km of blue runs, 1.0 km of red runs, 1.8 km of black runs, 1.5 km of itineraries and freeride.
- What is the elevation of Axalp?
- You can ski between 1,414 m and 1,937 m: a vertical drop of 523 m.
- How many lifts does Axalp have?
- 4: 3 T-bar lifts, 1 chairlift.
- What is the steepest run at Axalp?
- Stern (red), at 67% (34°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Axalp?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Axalp?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.