Bellwald
Ski resort · Valais, Switzerland
Bellwald is a ski resort in Valais (Switzerland) with 16 km of runs and 4 lifts. You can ski between 1,621 m and 2,558 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 937 m. Its longest run is Schlittelweg Fleschen-Richinen, Forststrasse (1.1 km) and the steepest, Hang, reaches 57% on its toughest stretch.
See Bellwald on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 16 km
- Lifts
- 4
- Elevation
- 1,621–2,558 m
- Vertical drop
- 937 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue9.0 km
- Red5.9 km
- Black1.3 km
The steepest runs at Bellwald
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Hang Black57% · 30°
- Chumelti Black56% · 29°
- Rapito Black54% · 28°
- Schäferchriitz Red38% · 21°
- Rennpiste Red30% · 17°
The longest runs
- Schlittelweg Fleschen-Richinen, Forststrasse Blue1.1 km
- Rennpiste Red0.4 km
- Schäferchriitz Red0.4 km
- Chumelti Black0.4 km
- Hang Black0.4 km
Lifts
2 T-bar lifts · 2 chairlifts.
When to go to Bellwald
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 2,083 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,090 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Bellwald
- Aletsch Arena9 km · 90 km of runs
- Belalp15 km · 40 km of runs
- Alpe Devero16 km · 5.0 km of runs
- Rothwald20 km · 9.2 km of runs
- San Domenico21 km · 20 km of runs
- Grindelwald - Männlichen (Schlittelpiste)22 km · 8.1 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bellwald?
- In Valais, Switzerland. The nearest resort is Aletsch Arena, 9 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Bellwald have?
- 16 km: 9.0 km of blue runs, 5.9 km of red runs, 1.3 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Bellwald?
- You can ski between 1,621 m and 2,558 m: a vertical drop of 937 m.
- How many lifts does Bellwald have?
- 4: 2 T-bar lifts, 2 chairlifts.
- What is the steepest run at Bellwald?
- Hang (black), at 57% (30°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Bellwald?
- 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 Bellwald?
- 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.