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Beckenried resort profile

Klewenalp Stockhutte · Nidwalden · Switzerland · 1199–1938 m

Altitude1199-1938 m
Vertical drop739 m
Slopes40 km
Lifts15

Beckenried, Nidwalden

Resort overview

Resort base in the Klewenalp Stockhutte ski area.

Altitude436 m
CountrySwitzerland

Klewenalp Stockhutte ski area

Beckenried 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.

Mountain rangeFreiburger Voralpen und Berner Voralpen
Vertical drop1199 - 1938 meters
Descent739 meters
Mountain(s)Chalenegg 1931m

Klewenalp Stockhutte ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Beckenried.

Beckenried is a resort base in the Klewenalp Stockhutte ski area. It is linked to 3 resort bases. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 40 km of slopes, 1199-1938 m altitude, 15 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 63%.

Ski areaAltitude range1199–1938 m100% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix40 km slopes100% confidenceSki areaLift network15 lifts100% confidence
Mid-sized ski areaIntermediate focusDense lift network
Ski-area scale 40 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 63%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Dense lift access
Altitude resilience Snow reliability is likely to depend more strongly on aspect, weather cycles and snowmaking than on extreme altitude.
Lift infrastructure About 2.7 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 15,245 persons, about 1016 persons/hour per lift and 381 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 11.1 km, averaging about 0.7 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Klewenalp Stockhutte.

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 focus
Slopes15 ski slopes
Total40 km
  • Blue15 km
  • Red25 km
Blue15 km38%
Red25 km63%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Klewenalp Stockhutte.

The ski area has 15 lifts. T-bar / platter is the largest listed category at 7. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 27% of the published lift-type breakdown. The network provides about 2.7 slope km per lift.

Surface-lift emphasisDense terrain access
Aerial tramway 1
Chairlift 3
Gondola 1
Moving carpet 2
Rope tow / baby lift 1
T-bar / platter 7
Total lifts15
Lift capacity 15,245 persons/hour
Lift length11.1 km

Ski pass

Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.

The adult day pass has a mid-range cost relative to the published slope network.

Mid-range terrain cost
TicketPricePrice/km
Daycard adult51 SWISS FRANC1.28 SWISS FRANC/km
6-day adult214 SWISS FRANC5.35 SWISS FRANC/km
Daycard child25 SWISS FRANC0.63 SWISS FRANC/km
6-day child107 SWISS FRANC2.68 SWISS FRANC/km

Ski resort ratings for Beckenried compared to the site-wide resort benchmark. Open the ratings page to choose a different benchmark group. Based on 3 visitor reviews, with third-party overall rating evidence incorporated.

Overall rating 6.4
All resorts 6.2
Family friendly 8
All resorts 7.8
Beginner n.a. 7.6
Advanced n.a. 7.7
Expert n.a. 7.1
Free-nature 8.0 6.9 ▲
Snow n.a. 7.6
Family 8.0 7.8
Après-ski 5.0 6.7 ▼
Nature n.a. 7.7
Hiking n.a. 7
Lifts 6.7 7.2

No visitor review is available for Beckenried yet.

Address

AddressTourismusburo Region Klewenalp Kirchweg 12 6375 Beckenried Switzerland
PlaceBeckenried Nidwalden Switzerland

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Resort profile

What makes this resort different

Family progression base

Mountain character

Klewenalp Stockhutte is best understood as a family progression base: easier terrain, moderate gradients and usable access make progression the strongest structural story.

38% blue pistes

0% black pistes

The trade-off

Progression-focused trips where easier and moderate terrain form a large part of the usable mountain.

Advanced skiers seeking a strongly technical profile may find the terrain mix less distinctive.

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