Engelberg Ski Resort Guide
Engelberg Ski Resort Guide
Engelberg, in Switzerland (in the Central region), is a large resort with 24 lifts (2 gondolas/7 cable cars/funiculars, 8 chair lifts, 7 surface lifts) that offers skiers an incredible 2100 metres (6890 feet) of vertical descent. Engelberg has 200 acres of pisted terrain, with 25 runs over a total length of 82 kilometers (51 miles). Most of Engelberg's pistes are above 1800 metres and best suited to intermediate skiers and snowboarders, with some terrain lower down for beginners. However, Engelberg has deliberately left much of its terrain un-pisted, making the resort especially popular with powder skiers and snowboarders. Much of the off-piste is easily accessible and perfect for confident intermediates, while for advanced and expert skiers and snowboarders there are cliffs, couloirs and genuinely extreme terrain. There are 36.5 kilometers (25 miles) of cross country ski trails at Engelberg. For snowboarders, there is a terrain park. About 40% of the pistes at Engelberg are covered by snowmaking. The closest airports are at Zurich and Basel, each with a transfer time of 1.5 hours by road. There are rail services from Zurich airport to the resort and Engelberg can be reached by rail from most parts of the country. Engelberg is not a purpose built resort and there is limited accommodation located close to the pistes. Most of the resort's hotels have shuttle buses and equipment can be stored at the lift stations.
Resorts close to Engelberg include:
Dallenwil Wirzweli (11 km),
Melchsee-Frutt (11 km),
Niederrickenbach (11 km),
Giswil - Mörlialp (17 km),
Klewenalp - Stockhütte (17 km),
Engelberg Chalets, Ski Hotels & Lodging
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(Also see our detailed Weather Map around Engelberg, which will give you visual overview of current and future snow conditions)
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Trails (Pistes): 25 |
Halfpipes: 0 |
| Summit: 3020 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 33% Int: 57% Adv: 10% |
Terrain Parks: 1 |
| Vertical Drop: 1870 m |
X-Country: 36.5 km |
| Lifts: 24 (inc 7 cable cars, 8 chair lifts, 7 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: 40% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: 2 |
Slopeside accommodation: Y |
| Restaurants: 58 |
Acres of ski: 200 |
| Bars: 14 |
Nearest Airport: Zurich |
| Nearest Train: Engelberg |
Tourist Info Phone:: +41416397777,
Engelberg Tourist Office Website |
Visitor Reviews of Engelberg
Steve Burton from United Kingdom writes:
Skied for a few days in Engelberg over new year 2011/12. The resort is easy to get to from any of the main Swiss airports with a regular 1-hourly train service out of Lucern. The village is lovely, very compact and has plenty of ski hire shops, restaurants and bars. There are half a dozen ski bus routes connecting various parts of Engelberg with the Titlis and Brunni lifts (although they do stop for an hour midday). Mountain restauarants are ok (Trubsee is very good).
I think I'd describe Engelberg as a 'reluctant ski resort'. The skiing is very disjointed - Glacier, or up and down Stand, or up and down Jochpass, or isolated Gerschnialp drags, or down to the village on Titlis side, or a few short runs on Brunni. The lifts are efficient though, except for the enormous queues at the Titlis base gondola between 9-11am and the ridiculous Untertrübsee-Obertrübsee 24 people/hour cablecar (what's that all about?!). Everything shuts as soon as there is much wind and pistes are slow to open after any significant snow fall (avalanche risk and what seemed like a shortage of piste bashers).
Overall, Engelberg is ok for a weekend in good weather and/or you like off-piste, but much more than that could get very frustrating.
2012-01-22 |
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- Season opens: 22 Oct 2011
- Season closes: 28 May 2012
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