Leukerbad (Torrent) ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Leukerbad (Torrent) is a ski area in Albinen, Valais, Switzerland. Its 45 mapped downhill runs add up to 24 km, which ranks it #49 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 543 m long.

Slopes at Leukerbad (Torrent)

About 9% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 56% intermediate and 32% advanced or expert, which makes Leukerbad (Torrent) best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 8 lifts: 2 t-bars, 2 gondolas, 1 rope tow, 1 cable car, 1 chairlift, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 1,387 m up to 2,595 m, a vertical drop of 1,208 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 Leukerbad (Torrent)

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), about 61 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 19 min by car; Lugano Airport (LUG) is 106 km away. Nearby ski areas include Leukerbad - Gemmipass (1.1 km), Jeizinen (9.2 km), Engstligenalp (11.5 km) and Lauchernalp (20.3 km), which together add 199 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.