A traditional Bernese Oberland village at 1,068 m at the head of the Simmental, lift-linked to Adelboden for 185 km on a joint pass and slow-paced by deliberate design.
Lenk is a ski resort in Switzerland, in the Swiss Alps. The village sits at 1068 m and the lifts top out at 2100 m, with 185 km of pistes and 53 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 76/100, and the season usually runs Dec 7 → Apr 14.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 1.3k reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Lenk, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.7/5 from 1,302 reviews). It sits about 1.1 km from the slopes. A upper-scale option for Lenk, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 120 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Lenk.
Great · 314 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Lenk.
Good · 380 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Lenk.
Great · 236 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Lenk.
Great · 179 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Lenk.
Good · 242 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in Lenk.
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Lenk's hotels mostly sit in the village at 1,068 m, a short walk or shuttle from the Betelberg gondola and the Metsch chairlift. True ski-in/ski-out is rare, on-snow rather than slope-side is the realistic expectation.
Lenk is what people are thinking of when they say they want an authentic Swiss village. At 1,068 m at the head of the Simmental, it has resisted the temptation to turn itself into a resort and remained a working community where farms still ring the slopes. The skiing is shared with Adelboden over the Hahnenmoos pass, the joint Adelboden-Lenk domain offering 185 km of piste and 53 lifts on a single ticket. The split is 45 blues, 30 reds and 12 blacks, which tells you what to expect: this is gentle, broad terrain with a few sharper edges. The Betelberg side, reached by gondola from the village, is a wide sunny plateau perfect for families and progressing intermediates. The Metsch side is steeper and faster, the link to Adelboden taking you onto the Chuenisbergli, where the Audi FIS Ski World Cup giant slalom is run. Lenk village is genuinely Swiss in its rhythm: the bakery opens early, the cafes close early, and the Trümmelbachfälle waterfall hike in summer reminds you that this is the Bernese Oberland of postcards. Snow score 76, season December 7 to April 14.
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Lenk offers 185 km of pistes across 53 lifts, from 1068 m to 2100 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Dec 7 to Apr 14, with a snow score of 76/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Lenk's hotels mostly sit in the village at 1,068 m, a short walk or shuttle from the Betelberg gondola and the Metsch chairlift. True ski-in/ski-out is rare, on-snow rather than slope-side is the realistic expectation.
Lenk has 185 km of marked pistes served by 53 lifts, between 1068 m and 2100 m of altitude.
Lenk counts about 87 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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