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Sorenberg resort profile

Luzern · Switzerland · 1110–2298 m

Altitude1110-2298 m
Vertical drop1188 m
Slopes42 km
Lifts17

Sorenberg, Luzern

Resort overview
Altitude1166 m
StateLuzern
CountrySwitzerland

Sorenberg ski area

Sorenberg is part of this ski area.

Terrain and lift totals on this page refer to the complete ski area rather than only the resort centre.

Mountain rangeFreiburger Voralpen und Berner Voralpen
Vertical drop1110 - 2298 meters
Descent1188 meters

Sorenberg ski area overview

Scale and terrain across the full ski area, not only Sorenberg.

This profile covers the Sorenberg ski area. Across the full ski area, the profile combines 42 km of slopes, 1110-2298 m altitude, 17 lifts. Beginner terrain is the largest difficulty share at about 57%.

Ski areaAltitude range1110–2298 m97% confidenceSki areaTerrain mix42 km slopes97% confidenceSki areaLift network17 lifts97% confidence
Mid-sized ski areaHigh-altitude terrainBeginner focus
Ski-area scale 42 km. A manageable network suits a focused trip without requiring extensive transfers.
Terrain character The terrain is clearly weighted toward beginner skiing. The largest share is about 57%.

Altitude, access and value

Vertical range, lift access and terrain value.

Useful upper altitudeDense lift access
Altitude resilience The upper mountain has a useful altitude advantage in warm or marginal snow periods. The 1188 m vertical range also creates meaningful temperature and snow-quality differences from valley to summit.
Lift infrastructure About 2.5 slope km per lift indicates a relatively dense access network. Published hourly capacity is 17,533 persons, about 1031 persons/hour per lift and 417 per slope kilometre. The lift system totals 15.0 km, averaging about 0.9 km of lift line per lift.

Ski slopes

Terrain size and difficulty distribution across Sorenberg.

This ski area is clearly oriented toward beginner skiers. The displayed kilometre shares describe the full ski area rather than only the current resort base.

Manageable terrain scaleBeginner terrain focus
Slopes50 ski slopes
Total42 km
  • Blue24 km
  • Red10 km
  • Black8 km
Blue24 km57%
Red10 km24%
Black8 km19%

Ski lifts

Lift mix, access density and published capacity across Sorenberg.

The ski area has 17 lifts. T-bar / platter is the largest published category at 8. Chairlifts and gondolas account for about 29% of the published lift-type breakdown. Type is not published for 3 lifts. The network provides about 2.5 slope km per lift.

Dense terrain access
Aerial tramway 1
Chairlift 3
Gondola 1
Moving carpet 1
T-bar / platter 8
Type not published 3
Total lifts17
Lift capacity 17,533 persons/hour
Lift length15.0 km

Ski pass

Published ticket prices and terrain-adjusted value.

The adult day pass has a mid-range cost relative to the published slope network.

Mid-range terrain cost
TicketPricePrice/km
Daycard adult64 SWISS FRANC1.52 SWISS FRANC/km
6-day adult314 SWISS FRANC7.48 SWISS FRANC/km
Daycard child32 SWISS FRANC0.76 SWISS FRANC/km
6-day child157 SWISS FRANC3.74 SWISS FRANC/km

Altitude

Share of mapped ski terrain by elevation band.

The mapped terrain is concentrated between 1,000 and 2,000 m, with no terrain below 1,000 m. Snow conditions therefore depend mainly on mid-mountain exposure, weather cycles and snowmaking rather than on vulnerable valley-floor sectors.

Mid-mountain majorityNo terrain below 1,000 mLargest share: Intermediate (≤2000m)
Intermediate (≤2000m)82%
High (≤3000m)18%

Slope angle

Share of mapped terrain by slope-angle class.

About 47% of mapped terrain falls in a steeper class, while 53% is moderate or gentler. Advanced experience is advisable across a meaningful part of the ski area, and expert judgement is useful on the steepest sectors or in difficult snow. Very or extremely steep terrain accounts for 14%, compared with 33% in the bit-steep and steep bands, so expert judgement is relevant on a meaningful subset of the technical terrain.

Advanced/expert terrainMeaningful very-steep shareLargest share: Moderate or gentler
Moderate or gentler53%
Bit steep20%
Steep13%
Very steep13%
Extrem. steep1%

Orientation

Aspect distribution and its likely influence on sun and snow retention.

North-facing terrain is prominent, generally favouring colder snow retention and slower daytime softening. Sunnier aspects may still change more quickly during mild weather.

Colder-snow exposureCool-aspect majorityLargest share: North
North73%
East15%
South2%
West10%

The overall rating for Sorenberg currently uses third-party overall rating evidence. No SkiWeather visitor review has been counted yet.

Overall rating 6.3
All resorts 6.2
Beginner n.a. 7.6
Advanced n.a. 7.7
Expert n.a. 7.1
Free-nature n.a. 6.9
Snow n.a. 7.6
Family n.a. 7.8
Après-ski n.a. 6.7
Nature n.a. 7.7
Hiking n.a. 7
Lifts n.a. 7.2

No visitor review is available for Sorenberg yet.

Address

AddressBergbahnen Sorenberg AGHinterschoniseistrasse 4, CH-6174 Sorenberg
PlaceSorenberg Luzern Switzerland

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What makes this resort different

Efficient short-break base

Mountain character

Sorenberg is best understood as a efficient short-break base: access time and lift/terrain efficiency support getting substantial ski time from a shorter trip.

71 min transfer proxy

42 km pistes

The trade-off

Short trips where access and lift/terrain efficiency matter more than sheer domain size.

Efficiency is the structural advantage; longer stays may favour a broader domain.

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