These ten ski resorts are all reachable from Sarnen 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 Sarnen, 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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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: Yes
Easy slopes: 18 km
Intermediate slopes: 8 km
Advanced slopes: 6 kmThe Langis ski lift is located at the start of the Glaubenberg region in Obwalden and is aimed at families and beginners. The lift stands right next to the car park and the Blockhittä, so the piste is easy to master even for very young children and can be watched from the sun terrace.
0.6 km1Easy slopes: 0.6 kmMörlialp is a family-friendly ski area in Giswil in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland. The area offers around 12 kilometres of marked pistes of all difficulty levels, a children's area with practice lifts, and activities such as night skiing, night sledging, snow biking and snowshoe trails.
4 km4Easy slopes: 1 kmIntermediate slopes: 2.4 kmAdvanced slopes: 1.4 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 km
The Meiringen-Hasliberg ski area in the Haslital offers around 60 kilometres of pistes for every level. Beginners practise in the large Skihäsliland training area in Bidmi, while the Hasliberg race centre provides optimal training conditions. The Balis Park complements the offer for snowboarders and freestylers, and floodlit pistes invite night skiing in the evening.
50 km16Lockers: YesEasy slopes: 18 kmIntermediate slopes: 28 kmAdvanced 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 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 km
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 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 kmEggberge near Altdorf in the canton of Uri is a sunny, family-friendly ski area with a ski lift that overcomes around 280 metres of elevation. Four prepared pistes with a total descent length of about 6 kilometres are available to skiers and snowboarders; the mountain station is reached by the Flüelen–Eggberge cable car.
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