These ten ski resorts are all reachable from Lucerne 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 Luzern, to facilitate your planning. Make sure to visit the map, to explore thousands of destinations and activities, reachable from any starting point in Switzerland.
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.
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Intermediate slopes: 0.3 kmLearn more on
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Bannalp 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 kmLearn more on
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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 kmLearn more on
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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 km
Advanced slopes: 6 kmLearn more on
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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.
40 km21Easy slopes: 16 kmIntermediate slopes: 20 kmAdvanced slopes: 3.8 kmLearn more on
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Rigi-Scheidegg/Burggeist is a small, family-friendly ski area high above Lake Lucerne on Mount Rigi in Switzerland. Around 5 km of carefully prepared alpine pistes offer good conditions for beginners and more advanced skiers and snowboarders against the backdrop of the Alps. The area is also a popular starting point for snowshoe and winter walkers, cross-country skiers and touring skiers.
5 km2Easy slopes: 2.2 kmIntermediate slopes: 2.8 kmLearn more on
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Sörenberg 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 kmLearn more on
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Sattel-Hochstuckli is a ski area in Sattel in the canton of Schwyz with 6.5 kilometres of prepared slopes, particularly suited to families, beginners and those returning to winter sports. The Stuckli Rondo, the world's first revolving gondola cableway, takes guests from Sattel directly up to the ski area. The offer also includes Rondo's Learning and Fun Land for children and a 3.5-kilometre winter toboggan run.
6 km4Easy slopes: 4 kmIntermediate slopes: 2.2 kmLearn more on
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The 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 kmLearn more on
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Skilift Neusell is a village ski lift in Biberegg near Rothenthurm in Switzerland. The ski area offers up to ten kilometres of varied, naturally undulating pistes with blue, red and black runs, as well as a sledging run, the Kabi lift, the SUBARU children's lift and a ski school.
5 km1Easy slopes: 2.4 kmIntermediate slopes: 1.6 kmAdvanced slopes: 1.6 kmLearn more on
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