Mürren/Schilthorn ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Mürren/Schilthorn is a ski area in Gimmelwald, Bern, Switzerland. Its 56 mapped downhill runs add up to 39 km, which ranks it #28 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 0.9% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 702 m long.

Slopes at Mürren/Schilthorn

About 42% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 38% intermediate and 20% advanced or expert, which makes Mürren/Schilthorn a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 18 lifts: 7 chairlifts, 5 funiculars, 4 cable cars, 1 t-bar, 1 button lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 863 m up to 2,949 m, a vertical drop of 2,086 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 Mürren/Schilthorn

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), about 48 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 3 min by car; Lugano Airport (LUG) is 101 km away. Nearby ski areas include Grindelwald - Wengen (Kleine Scheidegg - Männlichen) (88.0 km), Jungfraujoch Snow Fun Park (0.5 km), Grindelwald - Männlichen (Schlittelpiste) (8.1 km) and Kiental (7.0 km), which together add 115 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.