Adelboden, Switzerland

Visitor reviews for Adelboden

• January 06, 2006
  from SWITZERLAND
  

  hi tim,

  its a shame you didnt get the ski that you had hoped for. sorry for the mistake about the first day -- it was the 2nd day the resort was open i believe, as you had wrote!

  world cup race , they make the course so snow is brought in from surrounding area to ensure the course is good - thats why they can hold it.

  only prob i find with the resort is it has lots of flat areas - not too bad for ski but not very good for snowboard

  hope u have better time this year

• December 28, 2005
  Tim Wilkinson from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Rob - yes lots. Good look on their internet site and I took the advice of Adelboden tourist office who also sent much information and dates of what they expected to open and by when. Sadly, despite the plentiful snow, they didnt honour their information.

  Our visit was third week in December, by no means their 'first day.'

  As for 'Adelboden doesnt perform well till mid season', they seem to get a World Cup race organised and fulfilled every mid January.

  Done plenty of skiing in Switz, and found that some resorts try harder than others.

  Had a lovely time in Adelboden, its a magnificent place, but stick to my opinion that they could have done more to cater for early season visitors, as Crans Montana managed the year before.

• December 02, 2005
  rob from SWITZERLAND
  

  Regarding the comment from Tim Wilkinson: sorry, but did you do any research on Adelboden before you went???
  I would say not because it is very well known that Adelboden doesnt perform well until mid season and that like most of the ski resorts - isn't fully open on the first day.

  As for the CHF51 charge for Adelboden, you will find that this is the NORMAL charge for nearly every ski resort in the whole of Switzerland.

• July 24, 2005
  jacinta sullivan from IRELAND
  

  We have just spent a week in Adelboden with Jeka group holidays and it is the most beatiful,peaceful place I have ever visited. The local people are very friendly and welcoming,the mountain views are breath-taking, it is beatifully maintained and the cakes are to die for. Staying at Hari 1 was a like a step back in time and all the more enjoyable for it. I hope that I will return again to this beatiful tranquil place someday.

• December 29, 2003
  Tim wilkinson from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Just returned from Adelboden, Switzerland.

  Arrived on Monday 15th to a foot and a half of fresh snow, down to a level well below the village, in fact the valley bottom.

  With its reputation as a World Cup, somewhat well heeled and patronised, resort advertising itself open from 13th Dec I expected they might get themselves organised and a few lifts open...ha ha.

  Gondola and one chair open serving 4 reds and a baby button, full whack 51 sfr.
  By Friday a second area open Tshentenalp - absolutely no pisting done whatsoever!

  Lovely resort, picturesque, but early season forget it, they just cant be arsed providing anything worthwhile for the top dollar they charge.