These ten ski resorts are all reachable from Bern by public transport. From family-friendly slopes to high-altitude runs, there's something for every skier. Whether you're after quiet pistes or lively après-ski villages, the Swiss rail network brings you close to the action.
The resorts below are sorted by travel time from Bern, to facilitate your planning. Make sure to visit the map, to explore thousands of destinations and activities, reachable from any starting point in Switzerland.
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Skilift Homberg is a small family-run ski area in Homberg near Thun, Switzerland. It has three pistes with a total length of about three kilometres, served by a single ski lift that has been in family ownership since 1969. The area offers day, afternoon, morning and evening ski passes, and is part of the Magic Pass network.
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Easy slopes: 0.8 km
Intermediate slopes: 1.8 km
Advanced slopes: 0.9 km| IC8 (19m) | |
| 33 (17m) | |
Skilift-Heiligenschwendi by the tennis court in Heiligenschwendi is a small children's ski lift with a platter lift up the local Hubelweid hill. The piste is available for skiing and snowboarding. After storm damage in January 2009, the lift was restored and reopened with the support of the community and many donations.
0.5 km1Easy slopes: 0.4 kmIntermediate slopes: 0.2 km| IC6 (19m) | |
| 31 (22m) | |
Skilift Eggiwil is a small ski area in the Emmental region of the canton of Bern with one ski lift and prepared pistes. The area is mainly open in the afternoons and at weekends and suits families, children and school groups; a piste map and current snow report are available online.
3 km1Easy slopes: 2.2 kmIntermediate slopes: 0.8 km| S2 (34m) | |
| 271 (10m) | |
Skilift Aeschiallmend AG is a small, family-friendly ski area in Aeschiried in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, above Lake Thun. It operates two T-bar lifts, Aeschiallmend (Krattigen) and Allmispitz (Aeschiried), plus the Windegg training lift with the Pinocchio children's ski lift, serving freshly groomed pistes with views of Lake Thun and the surrounding mountains. The area is especially suited to children and beginners, and also offers a sledging run from the Allmispitz down to Aeschiried.
7 km4Easy slopes: 3.2 kmIntermediate slopes: 3.2 kmAdvanced slopes: 0.6 km| IC81 (30m) | |
| 62 (13m) | |
Skilift Gurnigel-Bad is a small ski area on the Gurnigel in the canton of Bern, operated by Skiclub Rüti. It offers a ski lift with prepared pistes, a ski school, a Beizli serving food and drinks, and the option of evening skiing.
1.4 km1Easy slopes: 1.4 km| S44 (21m) | |
| 323 (26m) | |
The Skilifte Gantrisch Gurnigel are located on the Gurnigel pass in the municipality of Rüeggisberg in the canton of Bern. The compact ski area offers around 6 km of groomed pistes in varied terrain, served by the Länggrätli and Kuhberg lifts and the Pinocchio children's area. Skiers enjoy views of the Gantrisch, and sledging, cross-country skiing, ski touring and winter hiking are also available.
6 km2Easy slopes: 5 kmIntermediate slopes: 1.2 km| S44 (21m) | |
| 323 (36m) | |
Wiriehorn is a ski area in the Diemtigtal Nature Park near Zwischenflüh in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. It offers 11.5 km of downhill pistes served by a six-seater chairlift, four ski lifts, two children's lifts and a magic carpet, reaching from 984 m up to 1868 m above sea level. The area is popular with families and short-notice visitors and also offers sledging, winter hiking, snowshoe trails and a bike park in summer.
16 km5Easy slopes: 4 kmIntermediate slopes: 7 kmAdvanced slopes: 4 km| RE1 (45m) | |
| 250 (10m) | |
Schüpfheim lies in the UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere in the canton of Lucerne and is a regional centre with a wide range of sports, cultural and leisure activities. In snowy winters, a ski lift and a cross-country ski trail close to the village provide winter sports. The municipality also offers hiking and biking tours, an outdoor swimming pool, a roller sports park, a vita course as well as barbecue and playground areas.
0.7 km1Easy slopes: 0.4 kmIntermediate slopes: 0.3 km| RE7 (52m) | |
| 233 (3m) | |
The Marbach - Marbachegg ski area is located in the UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere in the canton of Lucerne and offers around 10 km of pistes from easy to challenging. A gondola and ski lifts serve the sunny area, which is aimed particularly at families and leisure skiers. At the valley station there is a practice slope with two children's lifts and a sledging slope.
6 km4Easy slopes: 4 kmIntermediate slopes: 1.6 km| RE7 (45m) | |
| 251 (12m) | |
Skilifte Wasen i.E. is a small ski area in the Emmental valley in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, operated by the Skiliftverein Wasen i.E. association. It emerged in 1989 from the dissolution of the Skilift AG and comprises a surface lift and a T-bar/platter lift put into operation in 1995 in Ober Wyden. A piste is prepared as soon as there is enough snow.
1.6 km2Easy slopes: 1.6 kmLearn more on
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| S44 (48m) | |
| 481 (8m) | |
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