Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |  | |  |  | | | | |
clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | rain shwrs | cloudy | mod. rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | rain shwrs | heavy rain | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | mod. rain | |
km/h | ||||||||||||||||
Snow map |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
max °C | -2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
min °C | -4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
chill °C | -6 | 1 | -4 | -3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -2 |
Humid % | 42 | 65 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 79 | 89 | 92 | 90 | 67 | 68 | 85 | 78 | 77 | 83 | 89 |
Freeze m | 1100 | 2150 | 2200 | 1900 | 2200 | 2350 | 1850 | 1850 | 1850 | 2300 | 3200 | 2500 | 2400 | 2050 | 2050 | 1800 |
 | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | 4:49 | — |
Next 4 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 14.0mm), heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min -4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 49.0mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
SnowPro
Hourly & 16-day forecastsView past weatherFast, ad-free browsingSnow hindcasts & HistoryAvalanche information: European Avalanche Warning Services (EAWS)
Latest snow reports near Engelberg:
Drizzle reported from Buochs Airport at 450 metres elevation 6 kms N of Dallenwil Wirzweli but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Dallenwil Wirzweli
Drizzle reported from Alpnach Airport at 444 metres elevation only 4 kms SE of Pilatus / Luzern but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Pilatus / Luzern
Light rain reported from Alpnach Airport at 444 metres elevation only 4 kms SE of Pilatus / Luzern but it is forecast cold enough for snow at the ski area from Pilatus / Luzern
| Top snow depth: | 10 cm |
|---|---|
| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 11 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
|---|---|
0.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
The above table gives the weather forecast for Engelberg at the specific elevation of 1150 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Engelberg. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Switzerland.
Click here to read further information on freezing levels and how we forecast our temperatures.
Overall 3.8 Based on 33 votes and 21 reviews
Engelberg is easy to access by train; a day trip from Zurich is easy. It also has a long season and reliable snow, partly due to the glacier and that the slopes are north facing and/or otherwise in the shade for much of the day (but therefore can be cold). Lift infrastructure is more modern than Andermatt. Yes, there are a lot of Asian tourists, although I've seen this many other places in Switzerland (including Zermatt); summer and winter. There was a new cable car in winter 2015/16, now 16 mins and direct to Stand without a change half way (so bear in mind when reading old reviews). Many tourists still take the old train. So if you're on the lifts around 9am at the weekend, it's really ok and no worse than other big resorts across the Alps, in my view. Queues can be big to buy the ski passes, so recommend you get these online before you go: load them onto your Swiss Pass o keep an old Engelberg lift pass for this. Otherwise, there are some automatic machines outside, but you can't get your Snow n Rail discount this way. Once on the mountain, the main ski area has reasonably long slopes, and nearly all red/black in the main ski area. The area is split into two parts, connected by a horizontal chair lift, which is a bit annoying, and getting to/from this lift is not easy for a beginner. If you're a beginner, Engelberg is not a great resort. The purported blue run in the main ski area (right hand side of the map) is actually quite tricky, undulating from steep to flat (only a blue on average really), and frequently off-camber. The runs on the glacier are probably a better bet, being wide and consistent gradients, even if some red. There is, however, a very tame area of drag lifts on a lower part of the mountain (access by the mountain train), and a smaller ski area across the other side of town. I've never tried these, but they looked quiet.
Alison from Switzerland writes:
Engelberg is easy to access by train; a day trip from Zurich is easy. It also has a long season and reliable snow, partly due to the glacier and that the slopes are north facing and/or otherwise in the shade for much of the day (but therefore can be cold). Lift infrastructure is more modern than Andermatt.
Yes, there are a lot of Asian tourists, although I've seen this many other places in Switzerland (including Zermatt); summer and winter. There was a new cable car in winter 2015/16, now 16 mins and direct to Stand without a change half way (so bear in mind when reading old reviews). Many tourists still take the old train. So if you're on the lifts around 9am at the weekend, it's really ok and no worse than other big resorts across the Alps, in my view.
Queues can be big to buy the ski passes, so recommend you get these online before you go: load them onto your Swiss Pass o keep an old Engelberg lift pass for this. Otherwise, there are some automatic machines outside, but you can't get your Snow n Rail discount this way.
Once on the mountain, the main ski area has reasonably long slopes, and nearly all red/black in the main ski area. The area is split into two parts, connected by a horizontal chair lift, which is a bit annoying, and getting to/from this lift is not easy for a beginner. If you're a beginner, Engelberg is not a great resort. The purported blue run in the main ski area (right hand side of the map) is actually quite tricky, undulating from steep to flat (only a blue on average really), and frequently off-camber. The runs on the glacier are probably a better bet, being wide and consistent gradients, even if some red. There is, however, a very tame area of drag lifts on a lower part of the mountain (access by the mountain train), and a smaller ski area across the other side of town. I've never tried these, but they looked quiet.
ski hire exclusive discount
Sign up or Login to access
Upload new photo
Nearest