Engstligenalp ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Engstligenalp is a ski area in Adelboden, Bern, Switzerland. Its 17 mapped downhill runs add up to 11 km, which ranks it #89 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0.3% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 675 m long.

Slopes at Engstligenalp

About 46% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 37% intermediate and 17% advanced or expert, which makes Engstligenalp a balanced resort for intermediate skiers. 1.8 km (16%) of the runs have snowmaking, which helps early and late in the season.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 8 lifts: 3 t-bars, 3 rope tows, 2 cable cars. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,945 m up to 2,354 m, a vertical drop of 409 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Engstligenalp

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), about 53 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 9 min by car; Lugano Airport (LUG) is 114 km away. Nearby ski areas include Leukerbad - Gemmipass (1.1 km), Adelboden - Lenk (83.3 km), Adelboden - TschentenAlp (6.7 km) and Leukerbad (Torrent) (24.4 km), which together add 167 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.