Resorts / Switzerland
Engelberg
The Laub and the Steinberg glacier: 2,000 m of continuous off-piste vertical an hour from Zurich, and the reason Scandinavians fill this valley every February. The piste skiing is an afterthought.
Worth knowing. The piste skiing is an afterthought. Come for the off-piste or do not come.
Pre-season — snow reliability. There is no meaningful snow on the models yet, so resorts are ranked on how snow-sure they are: altitude adjusted for latitude, glacier cover and the size of the ski area. Live scoring resumes automatically once the snow arrives. How we rank
Snow reliability
59/100
Latitude-adjusted altitude, glacier cover and area size
Altitude
1000–3020 m
82 km of piste, 24 lifts
Week from London
£1,325
Fly via ZRH, about 5 hours
Snow Value Index
3.74
Snow score per 100 of trip cost
Who it suits
Scored per type of skier rather than given one overall mark, because a single number hides exactly the trade-off you are trying to make.
- Families with young kids5/10Ski-in/ski-out, gentle greens, childcare, short transfers.
- Snowboarders8/10Parks, few flat traverses, minimal drag lifts.
- Non-skiing partner6/10Things to do off the snow: spa, town, walks, mountain restaurants.
- Budget & après5/10Cheap beer, lively bars, affordable lift pass.
- Off-piste & freeride10/10Lift-accessed terrain, tree runs, reliable snow, guiding.
What a week costs
| 7 nights, mid-range, sharing | £638 |
| 6-day adult lift pass | £319 |
| 6 days ski and boot hire | £147 |
| Return travel from London | £220 |
| Total per person | £1,325 |
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.
Who goes to Engelberg
Tour operators and accommodation suppliers selling this resort. We are not a travel agent — these links take you to the operator, who takes the booking.
- Visit Inghams
Inghams
Long-established British operator with a chalet and hotel programme weighted towards Austria, Switzerland and Italy.
- Visit SnowTrex
SnowTrex
Pan-European operator selling accommodation-plus-lift-pass packages across the Alps and Eastern Europe. Multi-language and multi-market, which suits an English site with pan-European traffic.
Transfers and hire
Listed separately and on purpose. These are independent suppliers you book yourself, whenever you like — we never chain them onto a booking, and we never pass on your details. Why that matters.
Get told when Engelberg is about to get snow
The weekly ranking, plus powder alerts five to seven days out — while there is still something left to book.