3 resort profiles associated with Leukerbad.
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Albinen resort profile
Leukerbad · Valais · Switzerland · 1411–2610 m
Altitude1411-2610 m
Vertical drop1199 m
Slopes47.5 km
Lifts13
Resort base in the Leukerbad ski area.
- Altitude1310 mStateValaisCountrySwitzerland
Leukerbad ski area
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Albinen is part of this ski area.
This is one ski-area statistical scope linked to 3 resort bases. Terrain and lift totals refer to the ski area as a whole.
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Mountain rangeBerner AlpenVertical drop1411 - 2610 metersDescent1199 meters
Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Albinen.
Albinen is a resort base in the Leukerbad ski area. It is linked to 3 resort bases. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 47.5 km of slopes, 1411-2610 m altitude, 13 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 57%.
Ski areaAltitude range1411–2610 m100% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix47.5 km slopes100% confidenceSki areaLift network13 lifts100% confidence
Mid-sized ski areaHigh-altitude terrainIntermediate focus
Ski-area scale
47.5 km. A manageable network suits a focused trip without requiring extensive transfers. It is linked to 3 resort bases, giving visitors several accommodation and access locations; direct lift linkage can differ between bases.
Terrain character
The terrain is clearly weighted toward intermediate skiing. The largest share is about 57%.
Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.
Useful upper altitude
Altitude resilience
The upper mountain has a useful altitude advantage in warm or marginal snow periods. The 1199 m vertical range also creates meaningful temperature and snow-quality differences from valley to summit.
Lift infrastructure
About 3.7 slope km per lift indicates a broadly balanced lift-to-terrain ratio. Published hourly capacity is 15,160 persons, about 1166 persons/hour per lift and 319 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 8.2 km, averaging about 0.6 km of lift line per lift.
Ski slopes
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Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Leukerbad.
This ski area is clearly oriented toward intermediate skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.
Manageable terrain scaleIntermediate terrain focusStrong advanced shareSlopes3 ski slopesTotal47.5 kmBlue3.5 km7%Red27 km57%Black17 km36%Ski routes6 km
Ski lifts
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Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Leukerbad.
The ski area has 13 lifts. Moving carpet is the largest listed category at 4. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 23% of the published lift-type breakdown. The network provides about 3.7 slope km per lift.
Surface-lift emphasisAerial tramway 1Chairlift 1Gondola 2Moving carpet 4Rope tow / baby lift 2T-bar / platter 3
No visitor review is available for Albinen yet.
Address
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AddressMy Leukerbad AG Rathaus 3954 Leukerbad SwitzerlandPlaceAlbinen Valais Switzerland
Contact
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Websiteleukerbad.ch
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What makes this resort different
Technical-terrain specialist
Mountain character
Leukerbad is best understood as a technical-terrain specialist: black pistes and steeper mapped terrain form an unusually strong part of the area profile.
36% black pistes
High alpine
The trade-off
Strong skiers looking for a materially steeper and more technical terrain mix.
The defining strength is technical terrain; it is not automatically the strongest progression or easy-cruising choice.
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