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Burchen ski resort

Burchen Torbel · Valais · Switzerland · 1476–2532 m

Altitude1476-2532 m
Vertical drop1056 m
Slopes25 km
Lifts8

Torbel Moosalp

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Bergstation Luftseilbahn Wiler-Lauchernalp

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Lauchernalp-Stafel

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Hockenhorngrat

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Hannig

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Schwarzsee Stalden

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Gampelen

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St. Niklaus Gugla Bielzigji 3

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Today in Burchen

Current weather facts for the resort.

A concise snapshot of temperature, precipitation, wind and freezing level; practical consequences are kept in Weather impact.

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Weather impact

What the forecast means in practice.

Consequences for visibility, exposed lifts, paths, surfaces and mountain comfort—without repeating the numerical Today card.

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Realtime weather report

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Latest available OpenWeatherMap observation.

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Today’s period-by-period forecast.

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4-day resort weather trend.

Highlights changes, persistent wet or dry sequences, and the most useful planning window across the visible forecast days.

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Live snow & operations

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Current snow, lift and slope intelligence.

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Snow days

10 yrs

Ski-season days with measurable snow.

Long-year frequency of days reaching each snow-depth threshold during the ski season.

50cm 54%
100cm 17%
150cm 5%
200cm 5%
250cm 1%
Current data decisive
Limited snow-day profile; rely on current snow depth and short-term forecast before planning.

Snow sure

10 yrs

Snow reliability.

Long-year snow reliability class for natural snow security and season planning.

78/100

Forecast dependent
Snow reliability is limited; check current snow depth and forecast before booking.

Slopes, altitude range and terrain mix.

Core ski-area structure: vertical range, total terrain and slope difficulty balance.

Slopes25 km
Altitude1476-2532m
Lifts8
  • Blue40%
  • Red40%
  • Black20%
High-altitude terrain
The ski area covers 25 km of slopes between 1476-2532m altitude. Altitude range and slope mix shape how resilient the ski area is in warm or changeable weather. 52% is above 2000m 43% is facing North 16% is steeper than 30 degrees

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Rating

Canonical rating for Burchen.

1–10 rating from skiing review dimensions with third-party overall evidence incorporated. No SkiWeather visitor review has been counted yet.

6.6/10

Mixed rating
Mixed rating evidence. Check the detailed category scores and recent reviews.

Transfer

Closest

Nearest main arrival hub and estimated transfer.

HubBern
Distance111 km
Time2 hours 12 mins
Long transfer
Long transfer to the ski resort; allow extra buffer for weather, traffic and connections.

Location

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Tourist office

Official

Visitor information, local services and destination updates.

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Mountain intelligence

Why this resort matters now

burchen-torbel · current mountain read

Structurally, burchen-torbel behaves like a north-facing snow keeper.

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