Betelberg
Lenk
Betelberg is a ski area in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, with access from Lenk. It has 11 lifts (2 gondolas, 2 chairlifts, 4 T-bars, 1 drag lift, 1 magic carpet mapped) and 23.6 km of marked pistes – 11.3 km easy, 11.9 km intermediate and 0.4 km difficult. The lifts reach 2’001 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’086 m, a vertical drop of 915 m. MeteoSwiss measures an average of 262 cm of new snow per winter at Lenk (1’070 m, 1.8 km away), with 33 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground; typically snow-sure from 30 Jan to 25 Feb. Live webcams are available on the official website. Lenk im Simmental railway station is 0.4 km from the valley lift.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (2’001 m) and the base (1’086 m). Model data, MeteoSwiss ICON-CH and others via Open-Meteo.
Snow line
Freezing level (0 °C) for the next 7 days. Precipitation falls as snow up to roughly 300 m below this line – compare it with the top and base of the ski area.
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Snow history
Measured by MeteoSwiss at Lenk (1’070 m), 1.8 km from the ski area · winters 2009/10–2025/26 (17 seasons). Higher up on the slopes there is usually considerably more snow.
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Lenk: typical range (10–90 %) and median of the last 17 winters, compared with last winter and this winter so far.
New snow per winter
Total fresh snow, October–May. Last winter highlighted.
Average new snow by month
Average fresh snow per month over 17 winters.
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| Month | New snow (avg) | Snow depth (avg) | Days with new snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 2 cm | 0 cm | 0.5 |
| Nov | 29 cm | 2 cm | 4.7 |
| Dec | 60 cm | 13 cm | 7.7 |
| Jan | 71 cm | 23 cm | 9.2 |
| Feb | 49 cm | 31 cm | 6.8 |
| Mar | 34 cm | 13 cm | 5.1 |
| Apr | 16 cm | 1 cm | 2.4 |
| May | 2 cm | 0 cm | 0.6 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 302 cm | 51 cm | 27 |
| 2024/25 | 226 cm | 61 cm | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 196 cm | 33 cm | 3 |
| 2022/23 | 148 cm | 31 cm | 1 |
| 2021/22 | 264 cm | 69 cm | 55 |
| 2020/21 | 344 cm | 79 cm | 50 |
| 2019/20 | 173 cm | 32 cm | 2 |
| 2018/19 | 320 cm | 68 cm | 43 |
| 2017/18 | 314 cm | 38 cm | 17 |
| 2016/17 | 198 cm | 38 cm | 6 |
| 2015/16 | 352 cm | 52 cm | 41 |
| 2014/15 | 284 cm | 87 cm | 50 |
| 2013/14 | 259 cm | 55 cm | 41 |
| 2012/13 | 433 cm | 81 cm | 84 |
| 2011/12 | 279 cm | 90 cm | 93 |
| 2010/11 | 181 cm | 29 cm | 0 |
| 2009/10 | 180 cm | 54 cm | 33 |
Ski pass & season
Day-pass prices have not been published or checked for this area yet. See the official website.
Live cams
Opens the official live cams in a new tab. Images belong to the ski area.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue11.3 km
- Intermediate · red11.9 km
- Difficult · black0.4 km
- Ski routes0 km
Measured along the mapped piste lines. Resorts often advertise larger figures because they count both sides of wide slopes or every variant of a run.
Lifts
10 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leiterli | T-bar | 719 m | 1’905 → 2’001 | 96 m |
| Stoss - Leiterli | Gondola | 2’007 m | 1’631 → 1’947 | 316 m |
| Wallegg-Mülkerblatten | Chairlift | 1’431 m | 1’578 → 1’933 | 355 m |
| Hasler | T-bar | 833 m | 1’800 → 1’925 | 125 m |
| Balmen | T-bar | 605 m | 1’562 → 1’662 | 100 m |
| Lenk - Stoss | Gondola | 1’523 m | 1’097 → 1’631 | 534 m |
| — | Magic carpet | 103 m | 1’603 → 1’623 | 20 m |
| Wallegg | Chairlift | 1’766 m | 1’140 → 1’578 | 438 m |
| Mauren | T-bar | 514 m | 1’096 → 1’200 | 104 m |
| Kinderskilift Mauren | Drag lift | 79 m | 1’086 → 1’093 | 7 m |
11 lift installations are listed for this area; 10 are currently mapped in OpenStreetMap and shown here.
Practical information
- Canton
- Bern
- Municipality
- Lenk
- Villages
- Lenk
- By train
- Lenk im Simmental station · 0.4 km from the valley lift
- Website
- lenk-simmental.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.4440, 7.4240
Questions
How many lifts does Betelberg have?
Betelberg has 11 lifts. Mapped in detail: 2 gondolas, 2 chairlifts, 4 T-bars, 1 drag lift, 1 magic carpet.
How high is Betelberg?
The highest lift station is at 2’001 m and the lowest point at 1’086 m, giving a vertical drop of 915 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Betelberg have?
23.6 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 11.3 km blue, 11.9 km red and 0.4 km black.
How much is a day pass at Betelberg?
Day prices are published on the official website (https://www.lenk-simmental.ch).
How much snow does Betelberg get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 262 cm of new snow per winter at Lenk (1’070 m, 1.8 km away), with 33 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground; typically snow-sure from 30 Jan to 25 Feb. Record: 90 cm (16 Feb 2011/12).
Is there a live webcam for Betelberg?
Yes – live cams are available at https://lenk-simmental.ch/mehr/wetter-webcams.
How do I get to Betelberg by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Lenk im Simmental, 0.4 km from the valley lift.
Lifts, pistes and the map come from OpenStreetMap, elevations from swisstopo. Last update . Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap – how the figures are calculated.