Murren switzerland
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Murren Switzerland.
Murren Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1911 the Swiss ski resort Murren lies at 2970 metres altitude in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m 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 |
0% |
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) | CHF256 - CHF256 |
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 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.
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.
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