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Amenities Kandersteg-Oeschinen/Sunnbüel

last updated: December 14, 2006

Resort information / access
Altitude Town / Resort 1200 m
Inhabitants - total: 1500
Country side yes
Mountains yes
Accessible by train / narrow-gauge train / mountain railway yes
Accessible by public bus yes
Accessible by cable car yes
Accessible by private car yes
Local bus with regular schedule (all year round) yes
 
Distance to Intl. Airport
less than 1/2 h  
 
Lodging all year round
Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: 19
Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: 1500
Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: 2500
Group lodging - total beds: 500
 
Sport and Wellness all year round
Fitness trail / Vita-Parcours yes
 
Culture / Entertainment all year round
Permanent exhibition yes
Concerts, regularly organized yes
City-tour, organized, on foot yes
 
Other information all year round
Congress center - capactiy of biggest hall - number of persons: 250
Mountain railways - info phone: 033 675 80 82
 
Highlight / Special offers Summer:
Top News / Special offers summer Die Höhenloipen auf Oeschinen und Sunnbüel lassen die Herzen der Langlauf-Fans höher schlagen.
 
Resort area / Transport installations in summer
Altitude of tourist region from 1600 m
Altitude of tourist region, up to 2300 m
Local transport installations in summer - total: 3
Highest point reached via transport installations in summer 1900 m
Cable-cars in summer - total: 2
Chairlifts in summer - total: 1
 
Sports and Wellness in summer
Hiking trails in summer 550 km marked
Nordic Walking/Running 39.2 km
Walking trails, flat (wheelchair, pushchair) 10 km
Biking trails within Destination 50 km marked
Mountainbike slopes 50 km marked
Downhill bike slopes 20 km marked
Biking in Switzerland, town/resort along the way yes
Local summer ski slopes 0 km marked and prepared
Cross-country skiing slope in summer 0 km
Climbing wall, marked / Via Ferrata yes
 
Other information for summer
Camping ground in summer yes
 
Families / children - in summer
Children's adventure park yes
 
Top News / New infrastructure winter
Top News winter: Freeride-Piste Sunnbüel-Kandersteg
 
Live Cams
Live Cam 1 w2.a01.ch/774536800/doc/cam.htm?cam=k67a
Detailed local Weather Link www.kandersteg.ch/deutsch/sport/wetter.html
 
Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter
Name of winter sports area: Kandersteg Oeschinen/Sunnbüel
Altitude of alpine ski area, from 1600 m
Altitude of alpine ski area, up to 1900 m
Season starts on: 17.12.2005
Season ends on: 20.03.2006
Local transport installations in winter - total: 5
Highest point reached via transport installations in winter 1900 m
Cable-cars - total: 1
Chairlifts - total: 1
Skilifts - total: 5
Babylift - Number: 3
Price one day pass adult 36 CHF
Price one day pass children 25 CHF
Ski bus yes
Snow sports school (phone.) 033 675 80 89
 
Alpine Skiing
Snow - info phone: 033 675 80 82
Name mesurepoint Station Kandersteg Wildi
Point of measure ski area bottom 1600 m
Point of measure ski area top 1900 m
Number of slopes: 5
Local ski slopes 8 km marked
Downhill slopes in local ski area with snow canons 2 km
Level of difficulty of slopes 70 % beginners
Level of difficulty of slopes 25 % intermediates
Level of difficulty of slopes 5 % advanced
Race course with automatic timing yes
 
Snowboard
Snowboard - info phone: 033 675 80 82
 
Cross-country skiing / winter hiking
Cross-country skiing - info phone: 033 675 80 82
Altitude of cross-country ski area, from 1600 m
Altitude of cross-country ski area, up to 1900 m
Cross-country skiing slopes, classic 8 km local
Cross-country skiing slopes 55 km subregion
Skating slopes 8 km
Skating trails 55 km marked
Cross-country skiing slope, illuminated at night 5 km
Dog slopes 0 km marked
Winter hiking trails 30 km marked and prepared
Highest winter hiking trail 1900 m
Snowshoe trail 3 km marked
 
Tobogganing
Tobogganing - Info phone: 033 675 80 82
Tobogganing installations - total: 2
Tobogganing installations - total length:m 4500
Total difference in altitude of all installations 400 m
Tobogganing slopes (toboggans only) total 4500 m maintained
Tobogganing trails total 4500 m marked
Tobogganing by night, illuminated 800
Snow canons for tobogganing installation yes
Toboggan rental possible yes
 
Families / children - in winter
Children's snowpark, maintained yes
 
Other information for winter
Camping ground in winter yes
Excursions on a horse-drawn sleigh, organized yes
Excursions with sleigh dogs, organized yes
Ice-climbing, organized yes
Interesting Link - additional winter info - URL www.kandersteg.ch
 
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