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Adelboden - Lenk ski resort

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Skiers with the Matterhorn in view, Switzerland. Photo: Muyu yao / Pexels.

The short answer

Adelboden - Lenk has about 83 km of mapped runs and 21 lifts, with skiing from about 1,263 m up to 2,193 m (7,195 ft), a vertical drop of 930 m. By mapped runs it is number 10 of the 85 Switzerland ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bern (BRN), about 50 km away in a straight line.

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Adelboden - Lenk 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,728 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 66 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 130°-5°0.1 mm
  2. Sat 146°-4°0 mm
  3. Sun 155°-3°0.3 mm
  4. Mon 160°-3°12.1 mm
  5. Tue 170°-7°22.1 mm
  6. Wed 183°0°34.7 mm
  7. Thu 192°-2°8.3 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Adelboden - Lenk: runs from 1,263 m to 2,193 m, a vertical drop of 930 m1,4001,6001,8002,000Top of the highest mapped run: 2,193 m (7,195 ft)Top 2,193 m · 7,195 ftBase 1,263 m · 4,144 ft930 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,193 m7,195 ft
Vertical drop
930 m3,051 ft
Mapped runs
83 km147 runs
Lifts
21mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 53% (44.1 km), Intermediate 39% (32.5 km), Advanced 8% (6.7 km)Easy: 44.1 km, 77 runs (53%)53%EasyIntermediate: 32.5 km, 61 runs (39%)39%IntermediateAdvanced: 6.7 km, 9 runs (8%)

About 53% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 39% intermediate and 8% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy7744.1 km
Intermediate6132.5 km
Advanced96.7 km

Lifts

21 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts7
Gondolas5
Rope tows3
T-bars2
Platter lifts1
Cable cars1
Drag lifts1
Magic carpets1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Bern (BRN)Bern50 km
Geneva (GVA)Geneva111 km
Lugano (LUG)Agno119 km
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL)Bâle / Mulhouse127 km

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Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Adelboden - Lenk?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,193 m (7,195 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,263 m (4,144 ft), a vertical of 930 m (3,051 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Adelboden - Lenk have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 83 km of downhill runs and 21 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Adelboden - Lenk?

Bern (BRN) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 50 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Adelboden - Lenk piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.

Zurich → Adelboden

196 km by road