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Mürren/Schilthorn ski resort

Three skiers on a snowy ridge looking towards the Matterhorn
Skiers with the Matterhorn in view, Switzerland. Photo: Muyu yao / Pexels.

Good for

  • Snow-sureLifts up to 2,949 m

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Mürren/Schilthorn has about 39 km of mapped runs and 18 lifts, with skiing from about 810 m up to 2,949 m (9,675 ft), a vertical drop of 2,140 m. By mapped runs it is number 30 of the 85 Switzerland ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bern (BRN), about 48 km away in a straight line.

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Mürren/Schilthorn 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,880 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 25 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 13-1°-4°1 mm
  2. Sat 145°-3°0 mm
  3. Sun 156°-2°0.5 mm
  4. Mon 162°-3°8.1 mm
  5. Tue 174°-3°15.4 mm
  6. Wed 184°-2°18.9 mm
  7. Thu 192°-2°8 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.

Mürren/Schilthorn: runs from 810 m to 2,949 m, a vertical drop of 2,139 m1,0001,5002,0002,500Top of the highest mapped run: 2,949 m (9,675 ft)Top 2,949 m · 9,675 ftBase 810 m · 2,657 ft2,139 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
2,949 m9,675 ft
Vertical drop
2,140 m7,021 ft
Mapped runs
39 km56 runs
Lifts
18mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 42% (16.6 km), Intermediate 38% (15 km), Advanced 20% (7.7 km)Easy: 16.6 km, 30 runs (42%)42%EasyIntermediate: 15 km, 17 runs (38%)38%IntermediateAdvanced: 7.7 km, 9 runs (20%)20%Advanced

About 42% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 38% intermediate and 20% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy3016.6 km
Intermediate1715 km
Advanced97.7 km

Lifts

18 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts7
Funiculars5
Cable cars4
T-bars1
Platter lifts1

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)Bern48 km
Lugano (LUG)Agno101 km
Zürich (ZRH)Zurich111 km
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL)Bâle / Mulhouse118 km

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Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Mürren/Schilthorn?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,949 m (9,675 ft) and the lowest ends at about 810 m (2,657 ft), a vertical of 2,140 m (7,021 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Mürren/Schilthorn have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 39 km of downhill runs and 18 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Mürren/Schilthorn?

Bern (BRN) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 48 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Mürren/Schilthorn 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 → Mürren

150 km by road