Hasliberg Ski Resort near Interlaken • Tips for Families

Hasliberg is a mid-sized ski resort with panorama views overlooking the Jungfrau Region peaks. We recommend this resort for beginning intermediate skiers and above, as most runs are red and the blues runs are a little limited.

We particularly enjoyed the Twing-Käiserstatt side of the resort, where the kids could try some easy powder fields just off the nicely groomed pistes. Although the prices are relatively low (especially with the family discount for those with a SBB Junior card), the resort still has high quality services, like plenty of fast cable cars and lifts with weather bubbles. 

Location

The Hasliberg resort is in the middle of Switzerland, south of Lucerne and east of Interlaken. It is easily accessed by car or public transportation.

Overview of ski resort

The Hasliberg resort has two sides, Twing and Reuti. The Reuti side has the ski school at Bidmi and more blue runs for beginners. The Twing side is suitable for advanced beginners to intermediate. Although the two sides are connected (with the Bidmi-Kaiserstatt lift in the middle), it can take some time to ski from one side to the other. So better to park on the side you want to ski. See Hasliberg website for full slope map.

Getting There

You can reach the Hasliberg resort from three locations (highlighted in green below): Hasliberg Twing, Hasliberg Reuti and Meirigen in the valley. If you are coming from the east (Zürich and Luzern), it’s faster to go to Twing or Reuti. If you are coming from the west (Interlaken or Bern), it’s more convenient to go to Meirigen.

Getting to Twing or Reuti

By car to Twing or Reuti: Drive to the Brünig pass, turning east on Haslibergstrasse right after the Brunni train station and Brocki shop. Follow that road until you reach the Twing gondola parking (46°44’40.6″N 8°11’44.1″E) or the Reuti gondola parking (46°44’04.2″N 8°12’27.1″E). At Twing, there are three metered parking lots (about 7 CHF for the day). The parking at Reuti is usually full by 9 am and you’ll be required to park at Twing instead. If you need to go directly Reuti (e.g. you have ski school at Bidmi), you can take a bus from Twing to Reuti or ride up the gondola to Kaiserstatt and ski over.

By public transport to Twing or Reuti: Take a train from Luzern to Brünig Hasliberg. Board bus 158 which waits directly in front of the train station. Get off at either Hasliberg Wasserwendi, Twing (12 min ride) or Hasliberg Reuti, Dorf (28 min ride). At both stops, there is a gondola station where you can buy ski tickets and ride up to the resort. The connection back to Lucerne is only once an hour, so make sure to check the schedule so you can catch the bus on time.

Getting to Meiringen

By car to Meiringen: Drive to the Meiringen village and follow signs to the cable car parking – Steinmühlestrasse 40, 6072 Sachseln. Remember to pay for the parking. It’s a short walk to the cable car station where you can buy your ski tickets and ride up to the ski resort.

By public transport to Meiringen: From Interlaken Ost, take a train to the Meiringen train station. Then bus 174 to the Meiringen, Luftseilbahn bus stop and a short walk to the cable car station. Buy your ski tickets here and ride up to the ski resort.

Tickets

In 2021/22, a day pass costs CHF 59/adult, CHF 46/teen (16-19), CHF 28/child (6-15), under 6 free. They offer both morning and afternoon discounted tickets. If you have a SBB Junior Card for your kids, everyone in the family gets a discount, CHF 54/adults and CHF 21/child (6-16). 

Ski School

We didn’t do ski school here, so I can’t make a recommendation. But here’s some basic information. The ski school meets at Bidmi, on the Reuti side. They offer a ski garden for 3 to 5 years, short afternoon drop-in lessons, and full day week long lessons. Details and prices on the ski school website.

I’m sure their ski school is professional and provides good instruction. However, based on what I saw in terms of beginner slopes, I still prefer Flumserberg for their snow garden, short bunny hills, and wide blue runs. At Hasliberg, it wasn’t immediately obvious where the beginner’s area would be. Families with little kids seemed to be on the #14 run from Mägisalp to Bidmi (blue) and #4 from Kaiserstatt to Lischen (red), but theses were narrow runs through the forest, which could get quite clogged with traffic. I prefer wider slopes so little ones can make very wide turns without getting run over. If anyone has experience learning to ski at Hasliberg, please leave a comment and let us know how it works.

Slope observations

When we went in 2016, our youngest was 8 yrs old and skied at a beginning intermediate level. He was happy and confident on the #8 runs from Hochsträss to Käiserstatt, which has nicely groomed intermediate runs in the middle with powder fields on the sides for the adults. Our kids found lots of little jumps on the sides of the runs. We were also happy that this lift had a bubble to protect from wind and snow when the weather moved in during the late afternoon. This was our all around favorite part of the resort.

A view from the bottom of the Käiserstatt-Hochsträss lift.

Some of the gentle power fields next to #8, where our kids could safely and easily learn to ski in powder.

The steeper slightly off-piste run leading down the bottom of #8 run.

My kids also enjoyed #12  from Hääggen to Mägisalp (#13 is a trail alternative for beginners). They liked it because it was easy and short with a few little jumps. I didn’t like this run because at the end, it is very flat and you have to walk a hundred meters or so to reach the lift again. To get back to the Mägisalp area, you have to walk and take one or two tow ropes (see below). I found it exhausting dragging my kids by their poles for a few minutes after every run.

We tried the #16 run off Alpen Tower (shown below, pic taken from cable car), which was an appropriate level of difficulty for my kids but not very interesting and had a few problems. First, we found the runs a bit narrow and fast skiers almost clipped my little one a few times as he made his wide turns. Second, you have to cross the T-bar lift a couple times and my kids had a little stress trying to avoid people coming up the lift. Third, in the middle of the run, you have to take a short tow rope uphill before you can continue skiing down the mountain, annoying and sometimes difficult to manage with little kids.

I would not even consider the T-bar along run #15 (shown above), which is very long and steep. My kids and I prefer to rest on my way back up instead of fight to keep our balance.

From the Alpen Tower, we much preferred #18 and #19, which were very fun with lots of variety and fantastic views. They are definitely intermediate level and some sections were a little steep but a good level for my youngest. The only downside for my kids was that it was a very long run, all the way to Bidmi. They wanted to take a break halfway down, which we should have done at the Gummenalp restaurant.

Top of #19 with big views.

Part of #19 shown below, my 8 year old in the middle.

Looking down #19

We tried the connecting trail #9 from the top of the Hääggen-Glogghüs lift over to Hochsträss. It’s a long flat easy trail with amazing views, a fun treat for advanced beginners that aren’t usually skiing that high up. We had to walk a lot (see below), but no danger.

Big views from the top of #9

To get back to Mägisalp, beginners should ski down to Käiserstatt #8, then #5 to Bidmi, then ride the cable car back up. However, we took the black #11 run, which is very steep and challenging. We were very proud of our kids for making down but I wouldn’t recommend it unless your kids are very good skiers.

Don’t expect to ski below Lischen or Bidmi. We went in late February after a big snowstorm and the snow quality was great up top, but run #23 from Bidmi to Reuti was very wet and muddy despite teh snow makers. The run #21 from Lischen to Twing was closed. I suspect these two runs are often closed.

Sledding

There are three sled runs, from Mägisalp to Bidmi, from Winterlicken to Reuti, and Käiserstatt to Lischen. My family did the last of these and did not like it at all. They said it was too slow and they had to walk a lot, even uphill. I’m guessing the Mägisalp one is better. Sleds are available for rental at the lift stations.