Hotspot · Bettmeralp (Aletsch Arena)
Chalet near Bettmeralp (Aletsch Arena)
±15 min · car + cable car
departure: your front door, at 900 m
The car-free village with THE photo motif of the Swiss mountains: the Maria zum Schnee chapel against a backdrop of four-thousanders. Above the village sits the Bettmerhorn glacier platform.
In winter: 104 km of pistes in the Aletsch Arena, snow-sure at 1,950 to 2,869 m, with the chapel as the prettiest photo stop.
In summer: Panorama hikes to the Bettmersee and Blausee lakes, and eye-level glacier views from the Bettmerhorn.
Did you know?
From the Bettmerhorn platform you look out over 20 km and some 10 billion tonnes of eternal ice.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get to Bettmeralp from the chalet?
Drive ±13 minutes to the Betten valley station and take the cable car. The village is car-free, with parking at the valley station.
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