Zweisimmen switzerland
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Zweisimmen Switzerland.
Zweisimmen Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1934 the Swiss ski resort Zweisimmen lies at 2000 metres altitude in the Bernese Oberland region of the Swiss Alps / Alpes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Zweisimmen ski area is not snow sure. Over 55 snow cannons ensure artificial Zweisimmen snow making covers 36km of ski trails, which equates to around 50 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Zweisimmen (Switzerland) is Bern / Berne at a distance of 80km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Zweisimmen ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
At the German-speaking end of the rail-link included Gstaad ski pass and now lift linked to the ski areas above neighbouring Saanemöser, St. Stephan and Schönried. Zweisimmen also offers access to the 3000m Diablerets glacier for year-round skiing.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Zweisimmen Switzerland
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 25 runs 48.3km |
65% |
Advanced Trails
 8 runs 18.6km |
21% |
Expert Trails
 5 runs 5km |
13% |
Zweisimmen 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) | CHF297 - CHF297 |
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 Zweisimmen Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 83km |
| total length of Zweisimmen trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | S, N |
| direction Zweisimmen ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2000m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 948m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 948m |
| centre of Zweisimmen ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1052m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1052m |
| 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 Zweisimmen
Skiing Zweisimmen you'll enjoy 38 pistes and trails and that means approximately 83km of ski runs. Zweisimmen lifts number 17 with the capacity to uplift 11000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Swiss ski resort of Zweisimmen is over 5km long.
Zweisimmen Ski Area
Zweisimmen ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 65% intermediate, 21% advanced ski slopes and 13% for expert skiers - the most difficult Zweisimmen piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Zweisimmen after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Zweisimmen for skiing gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Zweisimmen
If you snowboard Zweisimmen you'll want to know that, of the 17 ski lifts in total, 6 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Zweisimmen snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Zweisimmen snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 50 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Zweisimmen for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Zweisimmen Apres Ski
The apres ski Zweisimmen scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
3 apres ski bars 16 restaurants 1 bowling 1 night club 0 cinema 1 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 0 hot tubs 1 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 41 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 1 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Badminton.
Zweisimmen for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Zweisimmen Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Zweisimmen resort - ski Zweisimmen by any other name
The Swiss ski resort of Zweisimmen ski resort is also known as Gstaad Mountain Rides Rinderberg, Saanersbach, Hornegli, Parwengen and has the following common misspellings:
Zweisimmen ski area has ski slopes which face S, N
The direction which the various Zweisimmen 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. Zweisimmen ski resort has ski slopes facing S, N.
Zweisimmen for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall