Adelboden Ski Resort

Adelboden

Adelboden is a charming ski resort in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland with an abundance of traditional Swiss chalets with red and green shuttered windows and up to 210 km of family-friendly skiing and boarding.

Hidden away at the far end of the Englstligen Valley, Adelboden is a picturesque Alpine village with 3,600 local inhabitants and over 18,000 guest beds for snow sports in winter and hiking and biking in summer. The fourth most visited ski resort in Switzerland after Zermatt, Davos-Klosters and St Moritz, Adelboden’s guests come mostly from Switzerland but the numbers from other countries, mainly Germany, Benelux and the UK are steadily increasing.

The main ski area in Adelboden is Sillerenbuhl-Hahnenmoos-Metsch, which offers a wide range of slopes for intermediates and beginners as well as a good selection of mountain restaurants. Four smaller satellite ski areas nearby are covered by the same Adelboden-Lenk lift pass but are not connected to the main ski area.

Most of the skiing in Adelboden-Lenk is between 1,500m and 2,200m and is best for intermediates and beginners. While none of the ski areas is very high, there’s good piste skiing on north and south-facing slopes as well as some good off-piste opportunities including ski touring at higher altitudes.