Mürren-Schilthorn

Beginners: yesFamilies: yesExperts: not really

About the area

Mürren/Schilthorn has 39 km of marked pistes, split into 17 km of blue, 15 km of red and 8 km of black. Beginners are well served: 42% of the terrain is green or blue, and there are 14 short easy runs right next to a lift base, so you can repeat the same slope without long traverses. Experts will find the area limited — black, expert and freeride terrain makes up only 20%, and the longest vertical on a single run is 775 m. Families should note that four of the lifts are gondolas or cable cars, which is easier with small children than chairlift loading.

The ski area runs from 863 m up to 2,949 m, so the upper sections hold snow better than the valley. Eighteen lifts serve it: 7 chairlifts, 5 funiculars, 4 cable cars, one T-bar and one platter. The longest single run measures 3,877 m.

At a glance

Pistes
39 km
Lifts
18
Altitude
863–2949 m
Vertical
2086 m
Runs
56
Longest run
3.9 km
Biggest vertical on one run
775 m
Gondolas & cable cars
4
Bubble/heated lifts
6
Nursery runs at lift bases
14

Measured on OpenStreetMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via OpenSkiMap. Computed 2026-09-09. Official figures may differ.

Official site

Pistes by difficulty

  • Blue16.6 km
  • Red15.0 km
  • Black7.7 km

Lifts by type

  • 7Chairlift
  • 5Funicular
  • 4Cable car
  • 1T-bar
  • 1Button lift

Who should come here

Who should come here

Computed from the terrain itself — not a house opinion.

Beginners

yes

  • · 42% of pistes are green/blue (17 km)
  • · 20% are black/expert/freeride
  • · 14 short easy runs next to a lift base

Families

yes

  • · 4 gondola/cable-car lifts (no chairlift loading for small kids)
  • · a base right at the lifts

Experts

not really

  • · 8 km black/expert/freeride (20%)
  • · longest vertical on one run 775 m

Best forbeginnersintermediateshigh altitude

Where to stay

Villages and towns with lifts to this area, and cheaper towns down the valley.

Cheaper, down the valley

Real towns with beds, food and shops, close enough to ski from.