Belalp
Ski resort · Valais, Switzerland
Belalp is a ski resort in Valais (Switzerland) with 40 km of runs and 13 lifts. You can ski between 1,329 m and 3,101 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,772 m. Its longest run is Tunnel Westseite (3.0 km) and the steepest, Tola unten, reaches 58% on its toughest stretch.
See Belalp on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 40 km
- Lifts
- 13
- Elevation
- 1,329–3,101 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,772 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue20 km
- Red9.2 km
- Black10 km
- Itinerary / freeride0.3 km
The steepest runs at Belalp
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Tola unten Black58% · 30°
- Kanonenrohr Black55% · 29°
- Häx unten Blue54% · 28°
- Gletscher Black54% · 28°
- Tunnel Westseite Black51% · 27°
The longest runs
- Tunnel Westseite Black3.0 km
- Aletsch Blue2.6 km
- Hülsen Black1.8 km
- Tyndall Red1.6 km
- Tola unten Black1.3 km
Lifts
3 T-bar lifts · 3 chairlifts · 3 magic carpets · 2 cable cars · 1 gondola · 1 platter lift.
When to go to Belalp
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 2,215 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,215 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Belalp
- Aletsch Arena7 km · 90 km of runs
- Rothwald13 km · 9.2 km of runs
- Visperterminen15 km · 16 km of runs
- Bellwald15 km · 16 km of runs
- Lauchernalp17 km · 20 km of runs
- Bürchen - Törbel19 km · 19 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Belalp?
- In Valais, Switzerland. The nearest resort is Aletsch Arena, 7 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Belalp have?
- 40 km: 20 km of blue runs, 9.2 km of red runs, 10 km of black runs, 0.3 km of itineraries and freeride.
- What is the elevation of Belalp?
- You can ski between 1,329 m and 3,101 m: a vertical drop of 1,772 m.
- How many lifts does Belalp have?
- 13: 3 T-bar lifts, 3 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 2 cable cars, 1 gondola, 1 platter lift.
- What is the steepest run at Belalp?
- Tola unten (black), at 58% (30°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Belalp?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is November. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Belalp?
- 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.