Engelberg, Switzerland

Visitor reviews for Engelberg

• November 16, 2006
  patty'o' doars from BOUVET ISLAND
  

  Engelberg the greatest resort of them all - i've been to all the great resorts in the alps eg Zermatt, Chamonix ,St Moritz, Flaine, Les arcs, Meribel and loads more but this resort blew me away. I arrived to 8 meters of snow at bottom station, snow drifts the size of my house - it had been snowing constantly for 22 days and the next days the skies had cleared and I went skiing at the Jochpass where they'd had 1.8 meters of fresh powder one more meter and the lifts would have shut it was so thick it looked like I was skiing on my knees you have got to come to this resort whatever you do don't go to Meribel - it's crap.

• February 14, 2006
  Pete Stack from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Just came back Feb 11. Great place. If you visit try to stay central. Easy access to Brunni and Titlis. Loads of fresh snow last Wed and Thur. A good 2 hr drive from Basel. Must visit Yucatan bar happy hour 5-6 4pint pitcher 9 pounds get 1 free.

• January 30, 2006
  andy from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  I went to Engelberg in the middle of Feb 2005. It had been snowing for 8 days non stop and the pistes were lovely. There was 5 metres at the top lift and 3 metres at the bottom. There was snow flicking off behind us and the slopes were knee deep powder. By Thursday skies had cleared and there were some amazing conditions on the slopes, especially the runs to the resort, which were excellent. Engelberg also has some excellent off piste skiing. Highly recommend resort.

• December 01, 2005
  Paul from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  We had some incredible skiing with the guys from snowride.net in January last year.

  This truly was the stuff that dreams are made of. Travelling to Engelberg we knew it had been snowing - on arrival the snow had stopped, but started again overnight and kept going non stop for four days. Due to the heavy snowfall most of Mount Titlis was closed, but, no problem, the guys from Snowride guided us through waist deep snow on the Brunni, the safer side of the valley.

  We were able to make descents through areas you can only ride through after a huge dump, we were riding over walls, fences, down roads, past cattle sheds in a never ending deep and white world. There are so many routes through the trees to Engelberg when there is this much snow - but the highlight of the Bruni descents must be down to Grünenwald, where you catch the hourly train back to Engelberg.

  On the Thursday, the weather cleared, blue skies, super cold (-22 at 2500m) and amazing snow. We were some of the first to be on Titlis, first tracks were made down Gross and Klein Sulz, we then made our way to the Laub, a huge slab of 35 - 45 degrees off piste heaven with over 1000m of vertical. The snow was so deep and light you could just let your self go, speed was not a concern as the snow was so perfect. We made endless huge turns in the most perfect snow - a highlight of my ski experiences.

  So overall, incredible terrain, but you do need a guide to get the best from the area, check out http://www.snowride.net to arrange guiding - highly recommended.

• December 27, 2003
  Jim Waddell from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  Engelberg is a great resort for people who like off piste skiing/boarding. Some say its Snow Boarder's heaven! The lifts do close a little early for my liking but the skiing is awesome. The are three main ski areas but the best is found on the Titlis glacier (3020m). The runs are pretty fast and you can ski from the top of the glacier to the resort, with only one short chairlift journey over the lake half way down which provides a welcome rest for the legs. This is a beautiful ski run with stunning views and varying ski levels. There aren't a vast choice of runs but those available are very good offering a challenge for all levels. The advanced will relish the challenge or perish of/on the mightily steep black run and for those who like powder, the Laub beckons (1000m of pure poweder.) However there are many opportunities to hit powder next to the pisted runs. These areas are like honey to the bee for snow boarders. I've only skied Engelberg once but I will definitely be returning at some stage.

• October 06, 2003
  ehello from CANADA
  

  eh der!! hows it out der dis year. mighty cold out ehere in canada, best be getting our fur coats out for de winter months (september-july)