Melchsee–Frutt
Switzerland · Obwalden · Single resort
Melchsee–Frutt is a ski resort in Obwalden (Switzerland). It has 36 km of downhill runs and 16 lifts.
Piste difficulty split
- Easy: 18.6 km
- Medium: 7.6 km
- Hard: 5.6 km
Details
- Night skiing: Yes (2 floodlit runs)
- Steepest spot: 53% (28°)
- Mostly facing north-west (30% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.
Lifts: 16
Gondola / cable car: 2 · Chairlift: 4 · Drag lift: 4
- Erzegg · Chairlift · 2,200 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1895–2144 m
- Bettenalp · Chairlift · 2,200 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1744–2166 m
- Stöckalp - Melchsee-Frutt · Gondola / cable car · 1,325 pers./h · Seats: 15 · 1077–1932 m
- Balmeregg · 1,300 pers./h · 1897–2246 m
- Jäst · Chairlift · 1,000 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 1398–1775 m
- Bettenalp · 800 pers./h · 1759–2161 m
- Cheselen · Chairlift · 800 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 1080–1399 m
- Vogelbüel · 800 pers./h · 1894–1984 m
- Distelboden - Bonistock · Gondola / cable car · 380 pers./h · Seats: 60 · 1904–2161 m
- Verbindungslift Erzegg · Drag lift · 1894–1895 m
On site
- 12 car parks (1 paid)
- 10 restaurants & bars by the slopes
- 1 rental shops
- 9 stops
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 37 cm, Snow depth 13 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 57 cm, Snow depth 20 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 51 cm, Snow depth 22 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 40 cm, Snow depth 24 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 42 cm, Snow depth 17 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 28 cm, Snow depth 10 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 938 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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