Bürchen - Törbel ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Bürchen - Törbel is a ski area in Bürchen, Valais, Switzerland. Its 41 mapped downhill runs add up to 19 km, which ranks it #63 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 460 m long.

Slopes at Bürchen - Törbel

About 41% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 34% intermediate and 25% advanced or expert, which makes Bürchen - Törbel a balanced resort for intermediate skiers. 8.3 km (44%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 7 lifts: 4 t-bars, 2 button lifts, 1 chairlift. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,477 m up to 2,508 m, a vertical drop of 1,031 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Bürchen - Törbel

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), about 77 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 41 min by car; Lugano Airport (LUG) is 88 km away. Nearby ski areas include Unterbäch - Eischoll (37.5 km), Grächen (17.0 km), Gspon (2.4 km) and Visperterminen (16.3 km), which together add 85 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.