Melchsee-Frutt
Ski resort · Bern, Switzerland
Melchsee-Frutt is a ski resort in Bern (Switzerland) with 34 km of runs and 14 lifts. You can ski between 1,080 m and 2,232 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 1,152 m. Its longest run is Melchsee-Frutt - Cheselenfirst, Melchsee-Frutt - Stöckalp (4.7 km) and the steepest, Jäst, reaches 57% on its toughest stretch.
See Melchsee-Frutt on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 34 km
- Lifts
- 14
- Elevation
- 1,080–2,232 m
- Vertical drop
- 1,152 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.5 km
- Blue20 km
- Red8.1 km
- Black5.6 km
The steepest runs at Melchsee-Frutt
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Jäst Black57% · 30°
- Aahang Black56% · 29°
- Droslestuidähang Red54% · 28°
- Balmeregg Red52% · 27°
- Balmeregg Steilhang Black52% · 27°
The longest runs
- Melchsee-Frutt - Cheselenfirst, Melchsee-Frutt - Stöckalp Blue4.7 km
- Bonistock - Melchsee-Frutt Blue2.2 km
- Balmeregg Red2.0 km
- Erzegg - Distelboden Blue1.9 km
- Paradiesli Black1.7 km
Lifts
4 rope tows · 4 chairlifts · 3 T-bar lifts · 1 gondola · 1 cable car · 1 magic carpet.
When to go to Melchsee-Frutt
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 1,643 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,656 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Melchsee-Frutt
- Meiringen - Hasliberg7 km · 51 km of runs
- Skipisten Titlis Bergbahnen8 km · 42 km of runs
- Engelberg - Ristis-Brunni10 km · 7.1 km of runs
- Mörlialp15 km · 5.1 km of runs
- Sörenberg20 km · 38 km of runs
- Axalp20 km · 13 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Melchsee-Frutt?
- In Bern, Switzerland. The nearest resort is Meiringen - Hasliberg, 7 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Melchsee-Frutt have?
- 34 km: 0.5 km of green runs, 20 km of blue runs, 8.1 km of red runs, 5.6 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Melchsee-Frutt?
- You can ski between 1,080 m and 2,232 m: a vertical drop of 1,152 m.
- How many lifts does Melchsee-Frutt have?
- 14: 4 rope tows, 4 chairlifts, 3 T-bar lifts, 1 gondola, 1 cable car, 1 magic carpet.
- What is the steepest run at Melchsee-Frutt?
- Jäst (black), at 57% (30°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Melchsee-Frutt?
- 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 Melchsee-Frutt?
- 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.