Engelberg

Brief Resort Overview: Engelberg is located in the Swiss at an attitude of 1050m 70 miles Southwest of Zurich. The ski area rises abruptly from the village on both sides of the main valley which ends in Lake Luzerne. Engelberg is well known for its revolving cable car which climbs the Titlus mountain. This is unique in the Alps. Like most Swiss ski resorts the main village is modern with a main shopping street with a few boutique stores. The village has a pedestrian only zone in the center.
The skiing is plentiful for all type of skiers and is split between two mountains.
For advanced and intermediate skiers the Titlis area is perfect with steep marked runs and excellent off-piste on the Laub. The mountain has breathtaking views, glacier skiing at the summit and a 2000 m vertical drop. For beginners and families Brünni, on the other side of the valley, is ideal with some easy runs.

Principal advantages of the resort: This is a quintessential down-to-earth Swiss resort complete with all the Gruyère cheese without the pretentious complications of St. Moritz and its wan'abe visitors. The town has a very affordable hotel built during the height of the Victorian era when everything was grandiose. This semi-luxurious has large rooms with high ceilings, many chandeliers and a position overlooking the village yet very near to Brünni. The town of Luzerne and its lake are nearby; it is possible that non-skiers use Engelberg as a base to explore nearby Swiss towns such as Zurich, Berne and Lucerne.

Best Time to go: Late January- mid March

Ski Area description: Bowls, runs, slopes

vertical drop: 1970m
snow zone: 1050m-3020m
kms of ski runs: 115
amount of terrain (including lift accessed bowls and back-country skiing): 5000 acres