Riederalp, Switzerland

The ski resort Riederalp is located in the Swiss Alps, in the canton of Valais (or Wallis), and here you will find most of what you need to know about Riederalp. The best time of year to ski in Riederalp is during the start December to mid April.

Riederalp is open for skiing right now and the slopes currently have a reported snow depth of 54 centimeters. 91% of the lifts are open today, and 61% of the slopes are open to the public for skiing and snowboarding.

Riederalp has pistes totaling 104 kilometer, of which 42 kilometer are blue easy pistes, 50 kilometer red and slightly more challenging slopes, and 12 kilometer black and more difficult pistes. Here you'll find 35 lifts, with a total capacity of 41819 passengers/hour. Riederalp is part of the ski area Aletsch Arena - Riederalp/Bettmeralp/Fiesch Eggishorn, and therefore you have access to all lifts and slopes in this area. The highest point in the ski system is at 2869 meter, which gives a vertical drop of 1024 meter. The longest piste in Riederalp is 4.6 kilometers.

For those of you who like to ski in the dark, there is also the option of night skiing in Riederalp. There are also other skiing and snowboarding activities here besides the slopes, for the more daring (and perhaps more experienced) skiers there is both a fun park and a halfpipe facility.

If downhill skiing isn't your thing, or other in travel company don't like it, there are 7 kilometers of cross-country skiing tracks available for those who needs a good exercise. In addition to skiing, there is also the possibility of winter hiking here, and even a toboggan run if you want to try it.

If you want to fly to Riederalp

For those of you who want to fly to Riederalp the nearest airport is Belp, Bern. The distance from this airport to Riederalp is 72 kilometers. It is also possible to fly to the airports Lugano Airport, which is 80 kilometers away, and Malpensa, Milan, which has a distance of 99 kilometers from Riederalp.

Other ski resorts nearby Riederalp

Just nearby, with a distance of 3 kilometers from Riederalp, you will find Bettmeralp. Other nearby ski resorts are Blatten-Belalp (4 kilometers) and Fiesch (9 kilometers).