Achsete, Bern · Switzerland · ski area
Elsigenalp ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Elsigenalp is a ski area in Achsete, Bern, Switzerland with 28 km of mapped downhill runs and 11 lifts, between 1,322 m and 2,282 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 28 km
- Lifts
- 11
- Top elevation
- 2,282 m
- Vertical drop
- 960 m
- Nearest airport
- BRN · 45 km
Slopes by difficulty
37 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 5 T-bars
- 3 Rope tows
- 2 Button lifts
- 1 Cable cars
Elsigenalp is a ski area in Achsete, Bern, Switzerland. Its 37 mapped downhill runs add up to 28 km, which ranks it #40 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0.7% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 758 m long.
Slopes at Elsigenalp
About 38% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 53% intermediate and 9% advanced or expert, which makes Elsigenalp a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 11 lifts: 5 t-bars, 3 rope tows, 2 button lifts, 1 cable car. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,322 m up to 2,282 m, a vertical drop of 960 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to Elsigenalp
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), about 45 km away in a straight line — roughly 58 minutes by car; Lugano Airport (LUG) is 114 km away. Nearby ski areas include Adelboden - TschentenAlp (6.7 km), Kandersteg (9.5 km), Kiental (7.0 km) and Engstligenalp (11.5 km), which together add 128 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Elsigenalp
- 1 BRN45 kmstraight line
- 2 LUG114 kmstraight line
- 3 GVA120 kmstraight line
- 4EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgBSL121 kmstraight line
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Nearby
Ski resorts near Elsigenalp
- 6 kmAdelboden - TschentenAlp6.7 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,955 m
- 6 kmKandersteg9.5 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 1,718 m
- 10 kmKiental7.0 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,456 m
- 10 kmEngstligenalp11 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 2,354 m
- 10 kmAdelboden - Lenk83 km of slopes · 21 lifts · up to 2,193 m
- 11 kmWiriehorn9.8 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,725 m
- 12 kmSpringenboden5.7 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,510 m
- 12 kmGrimmialp8.6 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,827 m
- 12 kmDiemtigtalup to 1,299 m
- 13 kmLeukerbad - Gemmipass1.1 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 2,343 m
- 14 kmFaltschen4.8 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,338 m
- 15 kmLauchernalp20 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 3,083 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.