Skiers from far away lands often tend to go only
to those resorts that are "household names" as far as European ski
resorts are concerned. Mores the pity, as they are sure to miss
some delightful little gems. The Swiss resorts of Adelboden and Lenk
would surely fit into this category. Although not listed in any "who's
who" of resorts, these two are winners and worthy of consideration.
There is plenty to recommend them, and
not least the tremendous amount of skiing they share on one lift pass.
Try 200 kilometers of slopes serviced by 50 lifts just for starters. The
area is ski able to an altitude of just over 2,100m in most places with
good access to runs of varying degrees of difficulty accessible from
most lifts.
Most recreational skiers will find that the twin area is not too
intimidating. Cross Country skiers will especially enjoy the
on-mountain trails which have been prepared and set aside for that
purpose The
resorts are improving their facilities yearly, but are still relatively uncrowned and most pleasant places to ski.
Adelboden
at 1,353m and ski able to around 2,700m presents a nice option for skiers
of, say, beginner to the good intermediate category, but this is just
the tip of the iceberg. Linked with Lenk, the duo becomes big league by
anyone's standards.continue
