Aletsch Arena
Above the UNESCO Aletsch Glacier, sun-drenched south-facing pistes with the longest glacier in the Alps below.
Key Stats
Terrain Breakdown
The percentage of marked trails in each difficulty level. A higher beginner percentage means more terrain suitable for novices and families; a higher advanced percentage means more challenge for experts.
Best For
When to go
Average monthly snowfall and snowpack depth, with the typical operating window shaded.
Aletsch Arena's heaviest snowfall lands in December; the snowpack peaks in March.
- Snowfall
- peaks Dec
- Snowpack
- peaks Mar
- Typical season
- Oct – May
Snowfall: SLF IMIS, station observations (1994–2023).
Snow depth: SLF IMIS, station observations (1994–2023).
Location
Aletsch Arena sits in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland's Valais canton, on a high, sunny terrace above the Rhone valley. The setting is firmly high-alpine, with car-free villages perched well above the valley floor.
Getting there
Fly into Zürich (ZRH), then about 2.5 hours in by train. The village is car-free, so the final leg is by rail.
Park at Mörel, Betten, or Fiesch in the Rhône valley and ride the cable car up to the villages (Riederalp, Bettmeralp, Fiescheralp).
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