Lenk switzerland
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Lenk Switzerland.
Lenk Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1901 the Swiss ski resort Lenk lies at 2362 metres altitude in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Lenk ski area is not snow sure. Over 80 snow cannons ensure artificial Lenk snow making covers 34km of ski trails, which equates to around 35 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Lenk (Switzerland) is Berne at a distance of 80km or approximately 80 minutes driving time. Lenk ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Traditional, picturesque resort with a compact ski area linked to that of Adelboden. Originally a spa village, après-ski is generally geared towards a more mature clientelle, who have over 30 restaurants to choose from.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Lenk Switzerland
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 60 runs 78km |
52% |
Advanced Trails
 40 runs 85km |
34% |
Expert Trails
 15 runs 15km |
13% |
Lenk Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | CHF251 - CHF251 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Lenk Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 185km |
| total length of Lenk trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 7km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Lenk ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2362m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1068m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1068m |
| centre of Lenk ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1031m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 798m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Lenk
Skiing Lenk you'll enjoy 115 pistes and trails and that means approximately 185km of ski runs. Lenk lifts number 56 with the capacity to uplift 50500 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swiss ski resort of Lenk is over 7km long.
Lenk Ski Area
Lenk ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 52% intermediate, 34% advanced ski slopes and 13% for expert skiers - the most difficult Lenk piste is the 1.6km Holzegg run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Lenk after dark.
Lenk for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Lenk
If you snowboard Lenk you'll want to know that, of the 56 ski lifts in total, 35 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Lenk snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Lenk snowboard facilities include 3 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 2 boardercross courses.
Lenk for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Lenk Apres Ski
The apres ski Lenk scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
6 apres ski bars 25 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 1 indoor swimming 2 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 1 hot tubs 1 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 2 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 78 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Cosmetics Studio, Curling, Folklore Evenings, Fondue Evenings, Nature Walks, Simmental Cattle, Snow Picnics, Spa, Health Treatments, Torchlit Descents.
Lenk for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Lenk Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Lenk resort - ski Lenk by any other name
The Swiss ski resort of Lenk ski resort is also known as Betelberg, Metsch, Buhlberg and has the following common misspellings:
Lenk ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Lenk ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Lenk ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Lenk for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall