Downhill Skiing - Adelboden
Scenic Adelboden is one of Switzerland’s top ski resorts. An extensive range of pistes invite both beginners and intermediates to explore this extremely beautiful area. The resort’s location high in the Bernese Oberland ensures an excellent snow record year after year.
Detailed information
| Downhill
skiing programme choice |
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Whether you are completely new to downhill skiing or an advanced snowboarder, our new Downhill skiing and snowboarding holidays offer something for everyone. Our chosen ski schools can cater for any ability and an HF Holidays’ leader will be on hand to enable you enjoy your time on the slopes to the full.
Beginners
Beginners are well served by excellent nursery slopes surrounding the village and the resort hosts 43 separate easy trails.
Intermediates
Adelboden’s well groomed pistes are ideal for intermediates who can enjoy exploring the extensive skiing area. The skiing is divided into five areas with Geils offering superb long runs through glorious scenery.
Snowboarding
Beginners will find Adelboden’s gentle slopes an excellent place to try their first snowboarding session. For Intermediates, there is good fun to be had at the snowboarding park which is crammed full of features to keep you entertained.
| Sun 18 January 2009 (7nts) |
£839 |
£569 |
| Sun 25 January 2009 (7nts) |
£839 |
£569 |
| Sun 22 March 2009 (7nst) |
£839 |
£569 |
Single room supplement: £5 per person per night
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| Resort
Information |
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Total length of piste: 185km
Height of resort: 1,353m
Snow ranges: 1,350m – 2,350m
Number of lifts: 58
Piste type: Easy (blue) 43, Intermediate (red) 11, Difficult (black) 11
Lift pass: Adelboden & Lenk, adult 270SFr (approx £139) and child (under 16) 237SFr (approx £118), both for 6 days
Equipment hire cost: 189SFr (approx £95) for skis / snowboard equipment
Ski and Snowboard school: The Swiss Snowsports School
Ski and Snowboard Lesson times: 09:45 – 13:30. 3¾ hours per day.
Ski and Snowsport Lesson cost: 3 days 189SFr (approx £95), 6 days 315SFr (approx £155)
Download a map of the Adeboden piste.
*Please note this is in PDF format and you will require Adobe Acrobat to read the file, click here to download this.
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| Travel
to resort |
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Transfer from airport - If you book this holiday 'with flight' you will arrive at Geneva airport. The onward journey to Adelboden takes around 3 hours.
Latest HF Holidays Flight Information - updated
23/06/08 (provisional)
British Airways
London Heathrow-Geneva
Out 08:40 - 11:20
Return 16:50 - 17:40
Flights from Leeds Bradford, Liverpool: on request
Airport Parking: To book secure airport parking throughout the UK visit Purple Parking or Holiday Extras to book on-line.
Airport Hotels: To book airport hotels throughout the UK visit Holiday Extras to book on-line.
Airport Lounges: To book airport lounges visit Holiday Extras to book on-line.
Independent Travellers: Transfer from Geneva Airport by joining the HF Holidays’ coach (supplement £45 return). There is also good public transport from Geneva Airport.
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| What the holiday includes |
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- Return economy class air travel UK / Geneva on scheduled
airlines.
- 7 nights' accommodation in en-suite rooms.
- Half Board.
- Services of HF Holidays' Ski leader.
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| Other
activities in the area |
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Other activities: Snow-shoeing, ice curling, nordic walking, horse-drawn sleigh rides, skittles and swimming.
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