Melchsee-Frutt lies in central Switzerland and is a small, family-run ski area: 32 kilometres of piste served by 12 lifts.
The area runs from 1080 to 2255 metres above sea level, giving around 1,175 metres of vertical. The lower slopes depend on snowmaking in mild winters.
The season usually runs Dec – April.
An adult day pass costs around CHF 56.
Of note: Snow-sure high plateau, family oriented
Pistes by difficulty
- Leicht (blau)16 km50%
- Mittel (rot)10 km30%
- Schwer (schwarz)6 km20%
Distribution calculated from OpenStreetMap and applied to the 32 official kilometres of piste. An approximation, not a figure from the lift company.
Snow report
SLF measuring stationSource: 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.
Open on OpenSkiMap →Official piste map
The lift company’s drawn piste map, plus lift status and tickets.
melchsee-frutt.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.
Key figures
- Region
- Obwalden
- Season
- Dec – April
- Kilometres of piste
- 32 km
- Elevation
- 1080 to 2255 m (1,175 m of vertical)
- Lifts
- 12
- Adult day pass
- around CHF 56 (guide value)
- Summer skiing
- no
- Glacier
- no
- Snow park
- rated 4/10
- Coordinates
- 46.770, 8.275
- Official website
- melchsee-frutt.ch
All values are guide figures still being verified. For day-to-day information, use the resort’s official website.