These ten ski resorts are all reachable from Stans 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 Stans, 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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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 km
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Easy slopes: 2.2 km
Intermediate slopes: 0.2 km| IRLEX (10m) | |
| 331 (14m) | |
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| 310 (18m) | |
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 km
Advanced slopes: 3.8 km| IRLEX (27m) | |
| 303 (3m) | |
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 km| S4 (4m) | |
| PB (8m) | |
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.
30 km13
Lockers: YesEasy slopes: 18 kmIntermediate slopes: 8 kmAdvanced slopes: 6 km| 312 (22m) | |
| 343 (27m) | |
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| IRLEX (15m) | |
| RE7 (31m) | |
| 233 (3m) | |
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 km| IRLEX (29m) | |
| 2530 (6m) | |
Eggberge 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.
6 km2Easy slopes: 3.6 kmIntermediate slopes: 2.2 km| 310 (41m) | |
| 402 (3m) | |
| 401 (3m) | |
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 km| IRLEX (15m) | |
| RE7 (31m) | |
| 241 (21m) | |
The 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 km| 312 (28m) | |
| 344 (31m) | |
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