Aletsch Arena

About the area

Aletsch Arena in Valais counts 89.54 km of marked pistes, and the split explains who it fits: 41.71 km blue against 39.87 km red, so confident intermediates can ski all day without repeating much. Beginners are well covered too — 47% of the pistes are green or blue (42 km), there are 6 magic carpets for first turns and 41 short easy runs sitting right next to a lift base. Families benefit from 9 gondola and cable-car lifts, which means no chairlift loading with small children. Experts will run out quickly: just 4 km is black, expert or freeride (4%), and the longest vertical on a single run is 528 m.

The area works from 1057 m up to 2868 m, with access from the valley by cable car and funicular, then 43 lifts in total on the plateau above. The longest single descent measures 4855 m, and 2.44 km of piste is lit for evening skiing.