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Schwefelberg resort profile

Berne · Switzerland · 1400–1750 m

Altitude1400-1750 m
Vertical drop350 m
Slopes15 km
Lifts2

Schwefelberg, Berne

Resort overview
Altitude58 m
StateBerne
CountrySwitzerland

Schwefelberg ski area

Schwefelberg 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 rangeBergisches Land
Vertical drop1400 - 1750 meters
Descent350 meters

Schwefelberg ski area overview

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

This profile covers the Schwefelberg ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 15 km of slopes, 1400-1750 m altitude, 2 lifts. Intermediate terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 53%.

Ski areaAltitude range1400–1750 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix15 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network2 lifts97% confidence
Compact ski areaIntermediate focus
Ski-area scale 15 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 53%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Lower-elevation sensitivityLimited vertical rangeWider lift spacingLower published capacity
Altitude resilience Snow reliability is likely to depend more strongly on aspect, weather cycles and snowmaking than on extreme altitude.
Lift infrastructure About 7.5 slope km per lift suggests wider spacing between access points in parts of the network. Published hourly capacity is 1,000 persons, about 500 persons/hour per lift and 67 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 1.1 km, averaging about 0.6 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Schwefelberg.

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
Slopes3 ski slopes
Total15 km
  • Blue5 km
  • Red8 km
  • Black2 km
Blue5 km33%
Red8 km53%
Black2 km14%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Schwefelberg.

The ski area has 2 lifts. T-bar / platter is the largest published category at 1. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 0% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 1 lifts. The network provides about 7.5 slope km per lift.

T-bar / platter 1
Type not published 1
Total lifts2
Lift capacity 1,000 persons/hour
Lift length1.1 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 adult28 SWISS FRANC1.87 SWISS FRANC/km
Daycard child23 SWISS FRANC1.53 SWISS FRANC/km

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

Overall rating 5.2
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 Schwefelberg yet.

Address

AddressVerkehrsverein Ruschegg p.A. Gemeindeverwaltung Hirschhorn 298a 3153 Ruschegg Gambach Switzerland
PlaceSchwefelberg Berne Switzerland

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Location

Resort profile

What makes this resort different

Weather-sensitive lower mountain

Mountain character

Schwefelberg 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 1,750 m

Snow-reliability 21/100

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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