Amenities Bürchen
last updated: August 18, 2009
Resort information / access |
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| Altitude Town / Resort | 1480 m |
| Inhabitants - total: | 758 |
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| Mountains |
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| Accessible by public bus |
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| Accessible by private car |
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Distance to Intl. Airport |
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| max. 3 h | |
Lodging all year round |
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| Hotels / Pensions - total number of establishments: | 3 |
| Hotels / Pensions - total number of beds: | 57 |
| Holiday apartments and chalets - total beds: | 3181 |
| Group lodging - total beds: | 283 |
| Bed-and-Breakfast |
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| Mountain hut / Alpine hut |
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Sport and Wellness all year round |
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| Fitness trail / Vita-Parcours |
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Other information all year round |
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| Good to Know | An wunderbarer Hanglage rund 1500 m.ü.M., etwa 15 Autominuten oberhalb von Visp liegen das Walliser Bergdorf Bürchen Eingebettet in sanfte Hügel und schützende Wälder bietet die Region allen Besuchern unvergessliche Tage und Stunden. Im Winter bietet Bürchen seinen Gästen ein familiäres Skigebiet mit 25. Kilometer Skipisten. Aber auch Winterwanderer und Schneeschuläufer kommen auf Ihre kosten. 500 Kilometer Wanderwege lassen das Herz jedes Wanderes und Naturliebhaber höher schlagen. |
| Mountain railways - info phone: | 027 934 25 40 |
Resort area / Transport installations in summer |
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| Altitude of tourist region from | 1480 m |
| Altitude of tourist region, up to | 2550 m |
Sports and Wellness in summer |
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| Hiking trails in summer | 220 km marked |
| Nordic Walking/Running | 10 km |
| Walking trails, flat (wheelchair, pushchair) | 10 km |
| Mountainbike slopes | 70 km marked |
| Biking in Switzerland, town/resort along the way |
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| Freestanding rock-climbing facilities |
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| """Other """"in"""" sports (summer):""" | Geführte Nordic Walking Touren und Wanderungen |
Families / children - in summer |
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| Children's adventure park |
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| Children's animation, organized |
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Other information for summer |
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| Natural sights: | Birken-Labyrinth - das höchstgelegenste Labyrinth der Welt aus über 1'000 Steinen angelegt. |
| Cultural sights: | 3 Kapellen aus dem 17./18. Jahrhundert, alte Holzkännel zur Bewässerung, altes Backhaus etc. |
| Nature / adventure trails on the theme: | Birkenlehrpfad - Interessantes und Wissenswertes zum Thema Birke, Waldlehrpfad Wald- und Forstlehrpfad Bürchen - Zeneggen, Eichhörnchenweg Bürchen - Zeneggen |
| Interesting Link - additional summer info - URL | www.buerchen.ch |
Top News / New infrastructure winter |
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| Top News winter: | Die Skistation Bürchen/Törbel hat sich ganz der Familie verschrieben. So fahren alle Kinder bis zum 9. Lebensjahr auf sämtlichen Anlagen gratis. Besonders im Kinderskiparadiesen Bodmen fühlen sich die kleinsten wohl und erlernen auf eine spielerische Art und Weise das Skifahren. |
Live Cams |
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| Live Cam 1 | www.buerchen.ch/webcam/ |
| Live Cam 2 | www.moosalp.ch/webcam/webcam.jpg |
Winter sports area / Transport installations in winter |
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| Name of winter sports area: | Bürchen-Törbel |
| Altitude of alpine ski area, from | 1480 m |
| Altitude of alpine ski area, up to | 2550 m |
| Price one day pass adult | 42 CHF |
| Price one day pass children | 28 CHF |
| Snow sports school (phone.) | 027 934 38 40 |
| Season starts on: | 19.12.2009 |
| Season ends on: | 05.04.2010 |
| Local transport installations in winter - total: | 10 |
| Subregional transport installations - total: | 28 |
| Highest point reached via transport installations in winter | 2550 m |
| Chairlifts - total: | 1 |
| Skilifts - total: | 6 |
| Babylift - Number: | 3 |
Alpine Skiing |
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| Snow - info phone: | 027 934 25 40 |
| Name mesurepoint Station | Bodmen |
| Point of measure ski area bottom | 1480 m |
| Point of measure ski area top | 2550 m |
| Number of slopes: | 15 |
| Local ski slopes | 25 km marked |
| Downhill slopes in local ski area with snow canons | 12 km |
| Alpine ski area with skipass subregion | 90 km |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 40 % beginners |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 30 % intermediates |
| Level of difficulty of slopes | 30 % advanced |
| Moghul slopes | 1 km marked |
Snowboard |
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| Fun / Obstacle or Snowboard Park - total: | 1 |
| Snow canons for snowboardpark |
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| Lowest Snowboardpark | 1800 m |
| Highest Snowboardpark | 1800 m |
| Lift for Snowboardpark |
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| Snowboard - info phone: | 027 934 25 40 |
Cross-country skiing / winter hiking |
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| Cross country comments | Die Langlaufloipe Bürchen-Hellela-Zeneggen ist ca. 20 km lang und führt durch eine traumhafte Wald- und Moorlandschaft. Die Loipe befindet sich auf ca. 1'500 m ü. M. Auf der Moosalpe (2048 m ü. M.) gibt es ebenfalls eine kleine 5 km lange Loipe mit herrlicher Panoramaaussicht. |
| Cross-country skiing - info phone: | 027 934 17 16 |
| Altitude of cross-country ski area, from | 1480 m |
| Altitude of cross-country ski area, up to | 1650 m |
| Cross-country skiing slopes, classic | 25 km local |
| Cross-country skiing slopes | 60 km subregion |
| Skating slopes | 25 km |
| Skating trails | 35 km marked |
| Winter hiking trails | 10 km marked and prepared |
| Highest winter hiking trail | 1360 m |
| Snowshoe trail | 20 km marked |
| Winter Nordic Walking Trails | 20 km marked |
Tobogganing |
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| Tobogganing - Info phone: | 027 934 17 16 |
| Tobogganing installations - total: | 2 |
| Tobogganing installations - total length:m | 5500 |
| Total difference in altitude of all installations | 500 m |
| Tobogganing slopes (toboggans only) total | 5500 m maintained |
| Tobogganing trails total | 5500 m marked |
| Public transportation to tobogganing installation |
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| Toboggan rental possible |
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Families / children - in winter |
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| Children's snowpark, maintained |
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| Children's animation, public |
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| Children's day-care, organized |
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Other information for winter |
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| """Other """"in"""" sports (winter):""" | Natureisbahn, markierte Schneeschuhtrails, Geführte Schneeschuhtouren, Geführte Touren Nordic Walking, Kutschenfahrt, Alpuschnaagerfahrten, |
| Interesting Link - additional winter info - URL | www.buerchen-unterbaech.ch |
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Data as announced by the local station responsible for all the updates and are without warranty of any kind.
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