Kandersteg, Bern · Switzerland · ski area
Kandersteg ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Kandersteg is a ski area in Kandersteg, Bern, Switzerland with 9.5 km of mapped downhill runs and 6 lifts, between 1,197 m and 1,718 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 9.5 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Top elevation
- 1,718 m
- Vertical drop
- 521 m
- Nearest airport
- BRN · 49 km
Slopes by difficulty
22 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 2 T-bars
- 2 Rope tows
- 1 Gondolas
- 1 Magic carpets
Kandersteg is a ski area in Kandersteg, Bern, Switzerland. Its 22 mapped downhill runs add up to 9.5 km, which ranks it #101 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 433 m long.
Slopes at Kandersteg
About 59% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 41% intermediate and 0% advanced or expert, which makes Kandersteg a good choice for beginners and families.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 6 lifts: 2 t-bars, 2 rope tows, 1 gondola, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,197 m up to 1,718 m, a vertical drop of 521 m.
Getting to Kandersteg
The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), about 49 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 3 min by car; Lugano Airport (LUG) is 108 km away. Nearby ski areas include Elsigenalp (28.1 km), Kiental (7.0 km), Lauchernalp (20.3 km) and Adelboden - TschentenAlp (6.7 km), which together add 75 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Kandersteg
- 1 BRN49 kmstraight line
- 2 LUG108 kmstraight line
- 3EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–FreiburgBSL123 kmstraight line
Bâle / Mulhouse, France
Airports in FranceTransfers & Meet & Greet → - 4 ZRH125 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Kandersteg
- 6 kmElsigenalp28 km of slopes · 11 lifts · up to 2,282 m
- 10 kmKiental7.0 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,456 m
- 10 kmLauchernalp20 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 3,083 m
- 11 kmAdelboden - TschentenAlp6.7 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 1,955 m
- 12 kmEngstligenalp11 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 2,354 m
- 13 kmLeukerbad - Gemmipass1.1 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 2,343 m
- 14 kmAdelboden - Lenk83 km of slopes · 21 lifts · up to 2,193 m
- 15 kmFaltschen4.8 km of slopes · 2 lifts · up to 1,338 m
- 15 kmLeukerbad (Torrent)24 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 2,595 m
- 16 kmMürren/Schilthorn39 km of slopes · 18 lifts · up to 2,949 m
- 16 kmSpringenboden5.7 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 1,510 m
- 17 kmWiriehorn9.8 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 1,725 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.