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Heimenschwand resort profile

Berner Oberland · Switzerland · 1200–1450 m

Altitude1200-1450 m
Vertical drop250 m
Slopes5.6 km
Lifts5

Heimenschwand, Berner Oberland

Resort overview
Altitude1006 m
CountrySwitzerland

Heimenschwand ski area

Heimenschwand is part of this ski area.

Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.

Mountain rangeSchweizer Mittelland
Vertical drop1200 - 1450 meters
Descent250 meters

Heimenschwand ski area overview

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

This profile covers the Heimenschwand ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 5.6 km of slopes, 1200-1450 m altitude, 5 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 63%.

Ski areaAltitude range1200–1450 m100% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix5.6 km slopes100% confidenceSki areaLift network5 lifts100% confidence
Compact ski areaIntermediate focusDense lift network
Ski-area scale 5.6 km. A compact network is practical for short stays and straightforward navigation.
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.

Lower-elevation sensitivityLimited vertical rangeDense lift accessHigher terrain cost
Altitude resilience Snow reliability is likely to depend more strongly on aspect, weather cycles and snowmaking than on extreme altitude.
Lift infrastructure About 1.1 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Heimenschwand.

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.

Intermediate terrain focus
Slopes7 ski slopes
Total5.6 km
  • Blue1.5 km
  • Red3.5 km
  • Black0.6 km
Blue1.5 km27%
Red3.5 km63%
Black0.6 km10%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Heimenschwand.

The ski area has 5 lifts. The network provides about 1.1 slope km per lift.

Dense terrain access
Total lifts5

Ski pass

Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.

The adult day pass has a higher cost per published slope kilometre; location, infrastructure and convenience may be more important than terrain scale alone.

Higher terrain cost
TicketPricePrice/km
Daycard adult28 SWISS FRANC5.00 SWISS FRANC/km
Daycard child22 SWISS FRANC3.93 SWISS FRANC/km

The overall rating for Heimenschwand currently uses third-party overall rating evidence. No SkiWeather visitor review has been counted yet.

Overall rating 4.4
All resorts 6.2
Beginner n.a. 7.6
Advanced n.a. 7.7
Expert n.a. 7.1
Free-nature n.a. 6.9
Snow n.a. 7.6
Family n.a. 7.8
Après-ski n.a. 6.7
Nature n.a. 7.7
Hiking n.a. 7
Lifts n.a. 7.2

No visitor review is available for Heimenschwand yet.

Address

AddressGemeindeverwaltung Buchholterberg Dorf 66f Postfach 40 3615 Heimenschwand Switzerland
PlaceHeimenschwand Berner Oberland Switzerland

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Location

Resort profile

What makes this resort different

Weather-sensitive lower mountain

Mountain character

Heimenschwand is best understood as a weather-sensitive lower mountain: lower elevation and/or weaker snow-reliability evidence imply greater dependence on favourable weather cycles.

Top elevation 1,450 m

Snow-reliability 29/100

The trade-off

Trips chosen with a close eye on the current weather and snow cycle rather than structural snow resilience.

Lower elevation and/or weaker snow-reliability evidence increase dependence on favourable conditions.

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