These ten ski resorts are all reachable from Engelberg 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 Engelberg, 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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Engelberg-Titlis is a ski area in Central Switzerland that stretches from the Titlis summit station at over 3,000 metres down to Engelberg at 1,000 metres. More than two dozen blue, red and black runs for all abilities, including the legendary Marco Odermatt Rotegg descent and the Truebsee valley run, plus Switzerland's longest winter season characterise the area.
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Easy slopes: 16 km
Intermediate slopes: 20 km
Advanced slopes: 3.8 km
Engelberg-Brunni is a ski area above Engelberg in Switzerland, reached by cable car to Ristis and a chairlift up to the Brunnihütte at around 1,860 m. It offers groomed blue, red and black pistes, the steepest T-bar lift in Switzerland on the Schonegg, and the Klostermatte beginners' area with Globi's Winterland. The area also has two sledging runs, winter hiking and snowshoe trails, and a range of mountain restaurants and huts.
5 km2Easy slopes: 1.6 kmIntermediate slopes: 1.8 kmAdvanced slopes: 0.8 kmBannalp is a family-friendly ski area in Oberrickenbach, Switzerland. Two ski lifts at Chrüzhütte and Urnerstaffel serve the pistes at almost 2,000 m above sea level, and the Chrüzhütte mountain station is also the starting point for ski, snowboard and snowshoe tours.
2.4 km3Easy slopes: 2.2 kmIntermediate slopes: 0.2 kmThe Dallenwil - Wirzweli ski area is a small, family-friendly ski area with the Eggwald ski lift, a T-bar/platter lift surrounded by blue pistes. The slope with its moderate gradient is used especially in the lower part as a practice area for beginners. Right next to it is a free children's drag lift, a rope lift without a bar, for the first attempts on skis.
1.2 km2Easy slopes: 1.2 km
The Klewenalp-Stockhütte winter sports area is located in the mountain world of the Lucerne–Lake Lucerne region at 1,600 metres above sea level. It offers prepared slopes with different levels of difficulty, 16 lifts and two Magic Carpets, as well as a view over Lake Lucerne.
18 km15Easy slopes: 14 kmIntermediate slopes: 5 kmSchüpfheim 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 kmSörenberg is a winter sports area in the heart of the UNESCO Entlebuch Biosphere Reserve in the canton of Lucerne. The ski resort offers many easy blue slopes and parking right by the pistes, making it especially popular with families, while experienced skiers can test their skills on one of the six steepest runs in Europe. The area is served by, among others, the Rossweid gondola, the Brienzer Rothorn cable car and the Eisee chairlift.
35 km16Easy slopes: 18 kmIntermediate slopes: 12 kmAdvanced slopes: 5 kmThe 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
Melchsee-Frutt is a ski area on a high plateau above 2000 metres in Central Switzerland, reached by gondola from Stöckalp. It offers around 36 kilometres of pistes in all difficulty levels, 16 lifts, a fun park, a toboggan run as well as cross-country ski trails and winter hiking paths.
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Lockers: YesEasy slopes: 18 kmIntermediate slopes: 8 kmAdvanced slopes: 6 kmSkilifte Bumbach Schangnau is a family-friendly ski area in the Emmental, stretching from the valley floor at 920 m above sea level to the foot of the Hohgant at 1365 m. Two T-bar lifts (Roseggli and Gemeinenwängen) serve more than 9 km of pistes of varying difficulty, all running across alpine meadows; the first section is technically snow-covered. A children's lift with the only magic carpet in the Emmental complements the offer.
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