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Amenities Bettmeralp

last updated: May 28, 2008

Resort information / access
Altitude Town / Resort 1970 m
Inhabitants - total: 520
Country side yes
Lake yes
Mountains yes
Car-free resort (entire resort) yes
Accessible by train / narrow-gauge train / mountain railway yes
Accessible by cable car yes
 
Distance to Intl. Airport
max. 2 h  
 
Lodging all year round
Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: 9
Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: 271
Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: 3600
Group lodging - total beds: 200
Bed-and-Breakfast yes
Backpacker / Low-Budget Hotel yes
 
Sport and Wellness all year round
Fitness trail / Vita-Parcours yes
 
Culture / Entertainment all year round
Permanent exhibition yes
Concerts, regularly organized yes
 
Families / children - all year round
Quality label 'Families Welcome' yes
 
Other information all year round
Hobby-courses summer and/or winter (course language): Ausstellungen, Malkurse und kreative Workshops im Kunstspycher. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter: www.chunstspycher.ch
Mountain railways - info phone: +41 27 928 41 41
 
Resort area / Transport installations in summer
Altitude of tourist region from 1970 m
Altitude of tourist region, up to 2647 m
Local transport installations in summer - total: 6
Highest point reached via transport installations in summer 2647 m
Funiculars in summer - total: 1
Cable-cars in summer - total: 3
Gondolas in summer - total: 1
Chairlifts in summer - total: 1
 
Sports and Wellness in summer
Hiking trails in summer 150 km marked
Nordic Walking/Running 26.3 km
Walking trails, flat (wheelchair, pushchair) 10 km
Biking trails within Destination 10 km marked
Mountainbike slopes 100 km marked
Downhill bike slopes 3 km marked
Beach volleyball terrain, public 1 Number
Freestanding rock-climbing facilities, official yes
Roller and Skating slopes 10 km marked
"""Other """"in"""" sports (summer):""" Offroad-Skates, Kick Boards, Halfpipe, Nordic Walking
 
Families / children - in summer
Children's adventure park yes
 
Other information for summer
Natural sights: Aletschgletscher, Aletschwald
 
Families / children - in summer
Children's animation, organized yes
 
Other information for summer
Cultural sights: Kappelle zum Schnee, Alphütte, Museum, Unesco Ice Room mit Filmpräsentationen im Bergrestaurant Bettmerhorn
Technical sights: "Lufttransport" für den Kehrichtwagen
Nature / adventure trails on the theme: UNESCO Höhenweg Bettmerhorn - Eggishorn, Murmeltierlernpfad, Aletschwald, Wasserleitungen, Kulturlernpfad von Dorf zu Dorf, Waldlernpfad
Interesting Link - additional summer info - URL www.bettmeralp.ch
 
Top News / New infrastructure winter
Top News winter: Weiterer Ausbau der Beschneiungsanlage.
 
Live Cams
Live Cam 1 www.bettmeralpbahnen.ch/graphics/live/cam11.jpg
Live Cam 2 www.bettmeralpbahnen.ch/d/live/bettmerhorn.html
 
Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter
Name of winter sports area: Bettmeralp / Aletsch
Altitude of alpine ski area, from 1970 m
Altitude of alpine ski area, up to 2647 m
Season starts on: 06.12.2008
Season ends on: 26.04.2009
Local transport installations in winter - total: 36
Subregional transport installations - total: 36
Highest point reached via transport installations in winter 2647 m
Cable-cars - total: 3
Funiculars - total: 1
Gondolas - total: 1
Chairlifts - total: 2
Skilifts - total: 8
Snow conveyor - number: 1
Price one day pass adult 50 CHF
Price one day pass children 25 CHF
Snow sports school (phone.) +41 27 927 22 20
 
Alpine Skiing
Snow - info phone: +41 27 928 41 11
Name mesurepoint Station Sessellift Wurzenbord Talstation
Point of measure ski area bottom 1985 m
Point of measure ski area top 2647 m
Number of slopes: 33
Local ski slopes 99 km marked
Downhill slopes in local ski area with snow canons 30 km
Alpine ski area with skipass subregion 99 km
Slopes for night skiing, illuminated 1 km
Level of difficulty of slopes 27 % beginners
Level of difficulty of slopes 52 % intermediates
Level of difficulty of slopes 21 % advanced
Alpine ski area surface 954000 m2:
Moghul slopes 0.8 km marked
Snow-/Boardercross slopes - total: 1
Race course with automatic timing yes
 
Snowboard
Fun / Obstacle or Snowboard Park - total: 1
Snow canons for snowboardpark yes
Halfpipes - total: 1
Highest Snowboardpark 2200 m
Snowboard - info phone: +41 27 928 41 11
 
Cross-country skiing / winter hiking
Cross-country skiing - info phone: +41 27 928 60 60
Altitude of cross-country ski area, from 2000 m
Altitude of cross-country ski area, up to 2100 m
Cross-country skiing slopes, classic 5 km local
Cross-country skiing slopes 5 km subregion
Skating slopes 5 km
Skating trails 5 km marked
Winter hiking trails 72 km marked and prepared
Snowshoe trail 8 km marked
Winter Nordic Walking Trails 3.8 km marked
 
Tobogganing
Tobogganing - Info phone: +41 27 928 60 60
Tobogganing installations - total: 3
Tobogganing installations - total length:m 15000
Total difference in altitude of all installations 750 m
Tobogganing trails total 15000 m marked
Toboggan rental possible yes
 
Families / children - in winter
Children's snowpark, maintained yes
Children's animation, public yes
Children's day-care, organized yes
 
Other information for winter
Excursions on a horse-drawn sleigh, organized yes
Bavarian Curling rink: 1
Interesting Link - additional winter info - URL www.bettmeralp.ch
 
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