Established in 1911 the Swiss ski resort Murren lies at 1650 metres altitude in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes at 2970m Murren ski area is snow sure. Over 3 snow cannons ensure artificial Murren snow making covers 15km of ski trails, which equates to around 1 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Murren (Switzerland) is Zürich at a distance of 150km or approximately 180 minutes driving time. Murren ski season runs from December to April.

SNO-man says

Pretty car-free village linked by mountain railway (since 1891) to Wengen and Grindelwald and other Jungfrau Region resorts. The first Alpine Ski World Championships were staged here in 1931 by the Ski Club of Great Britain. Revolving Restaurant on top of Schilthorn.

alpine downhill runs to ski in Murren Switzerland

Beginner Trails

0 runs 0km

Intermediate Trails

8 runs 11km

30%

Advanced Trails

11 runs 31km

42%

Expert Trails

6 runs 6km

23%

Murren Resort & Holiday Info

Beginners learning to ski
Intermediate Skiers
Expert Skiers
Snowboarders
Apres Ski
Family friendly
Snowsure
Ambience
Value for money
Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day)	CHF314 - CHF314
Traditional Ski Village / ~~Purpose Built Ski Resort~~
Ski Resort Opens	Dec 2012
Ski Resort Closes	Apr 2013
(snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing)

Ski Area Murren Mountain

Downhill Ski Runs	53km
total length of Murren trails
Longest lift serve Run	15.8km
longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift
Ski Slope Orientation	N S E W
direction Murren ski areas face
Top Altitude	2970m
top station of highest ski lift
Bottom Altitude	1650m
bottom of lowest ski run
Resort Altitude	1650m
centre of Murren ski resort
Vertical Drop	2175m
total descent from top lift to bottom piste
Skiable Vertical	^v 1134m
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 Murren

Skiing Murren you'll enjoy 26 pistes and trails and that means approximately 53km of ski runs. Murren lifts number 16 with the capacity to uplift 11300 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swiss ski resort of Murren is over 15.8km long.

SNO-man says

Murren Ski Area

Murren ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 30% intermediate, 42% advanced ski slopes and 23% for expert skiers - the most difficult Murren piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Murren after dark.

Murren for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall

Snowboarding in Murren

If you snowboard Murren you'll want to know that, of the 16 ski lifts in total, 2 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Murren snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Murren snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.

SNO-man says

Murren for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall

Murren Apres Ski

The apres ski Murren scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:

3 apres ski bars 20 restaurants 0 bowling 3 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 1 hot tubs 1 solariums 4 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 3 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 15 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Badminton, Curling, Steam Bath.

SNO-man says

The resort's trump card here is its Alpine Sports Centre attracting both sports people looking for altitude training and recreational winter sports fans. Facilities here include an indoor pool with jacuzzi and a children's pool, sauna, steam bath, solarium, squash court and a large multi-purpose gym as well as an artificial ice rink. There is only one squash court left at the Alpine Sports Centre the other was rebuilt into a InterSport Sports Shop. All hotels and apartments from Mürren and Gimmelwald provide guest cards giving free entry to the swimming pool and the ice rink. The resort also has reading and games rooms and library. Otherwise attractions are limited to outdoor sports including winter hikes and a choice of toboggan runs (see Après Ski).

Murren for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall

More Murren Snow Ski Area and Resort Information

Murren resort - ski Murren by any other name

The Swiss ski resort of Murren ski resort is also known as Murren Schilthorn, Schiltgrat, Maulerhubel, Winteregg, Allmend-hubel and has the following common misspellings:

Murren ski area has ski slopes which face N S E W

The direction which the various Murren 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. Murren ski resort has ski slopes facing N S E W.

Murren for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall

Murren reviews, 3.3 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.