Engstligenalp
Ski resort · Bern, Switzerland
Engstligenalp is a ski resort in Bern (Switzerland) with 12 km of runs and 8 lifts. You can ski between 1,946 m and 2,354 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 408 m. Its longest run is Strubel (2.4 km) and the steepest, Dossen, reaches 59% on its toughest stretch.
See Engstligenalp on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 12 km
- Lifts
- 8
- Elevation
- 1,946–2,354 m
- Vertical drop
- 408 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue5.3 km
- Red4.3 km
- Black2.0 km
The steepest runs at Engstligenalp
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Dossen Black59% · 31°
- Stäghorn Blue54% · 28°
- Carving Red52% · 27°
- Gollet Red49% · 26°
- Rennpiste Black47% · 25°
The longest runs
- Strubel Blue2.4 km
- Gollet Red1.8 km
- Dossen Black1.2 km
- Stäghorn Blue1.0 km
- Carving Red0.9 km
Lifts
3 T-bar lifts · 3 rope tows · 2 cable cars.
When to go to Engstligenalp
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 2,156 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,150 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Engstligenalp
- Adelboden - Lenk5 km · 83 km of runs
- Adelboden - TschentenAlp7 km · 6.7 km of runs
- Elsigenalp9 km · 28 km of runs
- Leukerbad (Torrent)10 km · 24 km of runs
- Kandersteg11 km · 9.5 km of runs
- Lenk - Wallegg12 km · 24 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Engstligenalp?
- In Bern, Switzerland. The nearest resort is Adelboden - Lenk, 5 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Engstligenalp have?
- 12 km: 5.3 km of blue runs, 4.3 km of red runs, 2.0 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Engstligenalp?
- You can ski between 1,946 m and 2,354 m: a vertical drop of 408 m.
- How many lifts does Engstligenalp have?
- 8: 3 T-bar lifts, 3 rope tows, 2 cable cars.
- What is the steepest run at Engstligenalp?
- Dossen (black), at 59% (31°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Engstligenalp?
- 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 Engstligenalp?
- 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.