Skip to content
Book & Ski
← Skiing in Switzerland
Giswil coat of arms

Obwalden, Switzerland

Sörenberg ski resort

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

Stays at a glance

  • 1 stay dog-friendly
  • 1 stay with parking
  • 1 stay with Wi-Fi

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Sörenberg has about 38 km of mapped runs and 17 lifts, with skiing from about 1,119 m up to 2,257 m (7,405 ft), a vertical drop of 1,139 m. By mapped runs it is number 32 of the 85 Switzerland ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bern (BRN), about 42 km away in a straight line.

Book your trip to Sörenberg

Private transfer Zurich Airport → Giswil, 114 km by road, about 1 h 59 min. You book with the partner (Suntransfers or QEEQ); we may earn a commission at no cost to you. Route details

Where to stay

Hotels in Giswil

Hotels, apartments and chalets in and around Giswil, with prices for your dates.

See hotelsBooking.com logoBooking.com

Sörenberg ski holidays with lift pass

One hotel or apartment for Sörenberg from SnowTrex, most with the lift pass included, from €397 per person; a week with the lift pass from €846.

  • Hotel Brienz, Brienz
    Lift pass included

    Hotel★★★

    Hotel Brienz

    • Dogs allowed
    • Parking
    • Wi-Fi

    from €846 per person7 nights · Half board · lift pass included

    Check dates on SnowTrex

Prices per person from SnowTrex’s partner feed, checked 13 November 2026: the lowest price for that stay length in the 2026/27 season, with the lift pass where stated. That is usually a low-season week with every bed in the room or apartment taken; Christmas, New Year and February half-term weeks cost more, and SnowTrex shows the exact price once you choose dates and the number of people. Distances are from the property description. You book with SnowTrex on its site for your country: snowtrex.co.uk in English, or its German, Dutch, French, Polish or Czech site; we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

Sörenberg 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,688 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 32 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 13-1°-4°0.2 mm
  2. Sat 148°-5°0 mm
  3. Sun 158°-2°0 mm
  4. Mon 161°-1°14.4 mm
  5. Tue 173°-5°10.6 mm
  6. Wed 183°-1°24.9 mm
  7. Thu 192°-1°9.3 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.

Sörenberg: runs from 1,119 m to 2,257 m, a vertical drop of 1,138 m1,2501,5001,7502,0002,250Top of the highest mapped run: 2,257 m (7,405 ft)Top 2,257 m · 7,405 ftBase 1,119 m · 3,671 ft1,138 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
Giswil coat of arms

Giswil · Switzerland

Coat of arms via Wikimedia Commons · Public domain. Municipal emblem shown for identification; no endorsement implied.

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,257 m7,405 ft
Vertical drop
1,139 m3,737 ft
Mapped runs
38 km48 runs
Lifts
17mostly t-bars

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 6% (2.2 km), Easy 43% (16.3 km), Intermediate 37% (13.8 km), Advanced 15% (5.5 km)Novice: 2.2 km, 4 runs (6%)Easy: 16.3 km, 17 runs (43%)43%EasyIntermediate: 13.8 km, 21 runs (37%)37%IntermediateAdvanced: 5.5 km, 6 runs (15%)15%Advanced

About 49% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 37% intermediate and 15% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice42.2 km
Easy1716.3 km
Intermediate2113.8 km
Advanced65.5 km

Lifts

17 mapped lifts, most of them t-bars.

Lift typeCount
T-bars10
Chairlifts3
Gondolas1
Platter lifts1
Cable cars1
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)Bern42 km
Zürich (ZRH)Zurich82 km
EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL)Bâle / Mulhouse96 km

Ski transfers to Sörenberg

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Sörenberg?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,257 m (7,405 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,119 m (3,671 ft), a vertical of 1,139 m (3,737 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Sörenberg have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 38 km of downhill runs and 17 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Sörenberg?

Bern (BRN) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 42 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Sörenberg 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 → Giswil

114 km by road