Adelboden-Lenk
… ✓ Checked by the lift company, August 2026
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Photo: Schaer Chris from Brittnau, Schweiz · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Adelboden-Lenk lies in the Bernese Oberland and is one of the larger Swiss ski areas: 210 kilometres of piste served by 53 lifts.
The area runs from 1068 to 2362 metres above sea level, giving around 1,294 metres of vertical. The lower slopes depend on snowmaking in mild winters.
The season usually runs Dec – April.
There is a snow park, an adult day pass costs CHF 80.
Of note: Chuenisbärgli World Cup slope
Pistes by difficulty
- Easy (blue)95 km45%
- Intermediate (red)92 km44%
- Difficult (black)23 km11%
Distribution calculated from OpenStreetMap and applied to the 210 official kilometres of piste. An approximation, not a figure from the lift company.
Snow report
SLF measuring stationWe only show readings from the last seven days, and the most recent one we have is older. Current snow depths are available from the SLF and from the resort itself.
Source: SLF / WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research. A single measuring station, not the resort’s official piste report.
Piste map, map & webcams
Interactive piste map
Every piste and lift colour-coded by difficulty, zoomable, built on OpenStreetMap. Community-maintained data; where it differs, the official piste map next to it is authoritative.
Open on OpenSkiMap →Official piste map
The lift company’s drawn piste map, plus lift status and tickets.
adelboden-lenk.ch →Webcams
Live images from the mountain on the resort’s official site, usually several locations.
View webcams →Piste maps and webcam images belong to the lift companies and are protected by copyright. That is why we link directly to the original instead of copying it.
Snow’n’Rail at Adelboden-Lenk: up to 20% off the ski pass
This resort takes part in Snow’n’Rail, the combined offer from SBB RailAway: book the journey and the ski pass together and the pass costs less.
Snow’n’Rail Adelboden-Lenk at SBB →All resorts with Snow’n’Rail →
Getting there by public transport
Destination stop: Adelboden, Post. Fastest connection on a Saturday morning in the currently published timetable, from the open Swiss timetable interface, retrieved 10 August 2026. A guide value, not a timetable: the real journey time depends on when you leave and what you connect to, and winter-only bus services are not yet included.
Frequently asked about Adelboden-Lenk
How high is Adelboden-Lenk?
The ski area runs from 1,068 to 2,362 metres above sea level, a vertical range of 1,294 metres. For snow reliability the lower figure matters more: that is where the snow disappears first, and where a mild December is felt before it is felt at the top.
How many kilometres of piste does Adelboden-Lenk have?
210 kilometres on 53 lifts, according to the operator. There is no binding standard for measuring piste kilometres, so the figure is comparable between resorts only to a point. The lift count says at least as much about how big a place feels.
What does a day pass at Adelboden-Lenk cost?
CHF 80 for an adult day pass at the standard rate, as of summer 2026. Booked early it is often less; on a peak Saturday it is not. Arriving by public transport takes up to 20 per cent off through the Snow’n’Rail scheme.
When does Adelboden-Lenk open?
The usual season window is Dec – April. For winter 2026/27 the resort has announced 24 October 2026 as its starting date (Trainingsbetrieb auf der Snowfarming-Piste Tschentenalp, öffentlich Sa/So-Nachmittag). Every announced date depends on enough snow and cold.
How do I get to Adelboden-Lenk by train?
The destination stop is Adelboden, Post. From Zürich HB the fastest connection on a Saturday morning takes 2 h 28, changing 2 times; from Bern 1 h 23. A guide value, not a timetable.
Is there Snow’n’Rail at Adelboden-Lenk?
Yes. Adelboden-Lenk is one of the destinations in SBB RailAway's combined offer: book the journey and the ski pass together and the pass costs up to 20 per cent less. That percentage is the maximum SBB advertises; what actually comes off depends on the ticket type and the date, and only SBB can tell you bindingly.
Adelboden-Lenk in the magazine
The big opening weekend: Titlis, Diavolezza, Cervinia and the World Cup in Sölden, and on Wednesday it snows everywhere
On 24 October Diavolezza, Cervinia and Adelboden start and the World Cup season begins in Sölden. The Titlis (29 October) opens later, and the Mölltal Glacier names no date. Who opens when, what is already running and what the weather brought.
Dry first, then it turns: the weather up to the Titlis opening and the World Cup in Sölden
The next two weeks in 51 weather runs: dry and cold until Friday, ideal for the snow guns. From 17 October it turns unsettled, and in one run in four the south gets half a metre or more.
Will the Sölden World Cup go ahead? The figures say yes, and from 9 October the ski area runs too
On 24 and 25 October the alpine World Cup opens on the Rettenbach glacier, and the glacier ski area already opens on 9 October. At 2,900 metres, 86 hours over the next sixteen days are cold enough to make snow; nine hundred metres lower, ten Swiss areas together manage 95. Why a race is easier than a season.
The warmest September in 36 years. It says almost nothing about the winter
September 2026 was the warmest at 2,000 metres in our series. We ran the numbers on 35 winters: after the ten warmest Septembers, 316 centimetres of snow fell on average; after the ten coldest, 267. The relationship points the opposite way to the one people assume, and it is weak.
Where this resort stands
In our rankings of all Swiss ski areas:
Adelboden-Lenk is one of 9 ski areas in the canton of Bern, and it is quickest reached from Bern by train, in 1 h 23.
Nearby ski areas
Distances are straight-line, not driving time. In the Alps a ridge between two valleys can turn 12 km into a two-hour drive.
Key figures
- Region
- Bern
- Season
- Dec – April
- Kilometres of piste
- 210 km
- Elevation
- 1068 to 2362 m (1,294 m of vertical)
- Lifts
- 53
- Adult day pass
- around CHF 80 (guide value)
- Summer skiing
- no
- Glacier
- no
- Snow park
- 6/10, our editorial rating
- Coordinates
- 46.492, 7.560
- Official website
- adelboden-lenk.ch
All values are guide figures still being verified. For day-to-day information, use the resort’s official website.