This Saturday 31 October 2026, the winter season will kick off at Switzerland’s the Mürren-Schilthorn ski resort with the Riggli chairlift and the associated slope in the Engetal set to open. The famous resort will join about a dozen areas in the Austrian, Swiss and Italian Alps that have already opened for their 26-27 ski seasons, thanks to either glacier slopes or snow farming, or in some cases both.
For the first three weekends, Mürren-Schilthorn will be open for alpine skiing on Saturdays and Sundays, before continuous winter operations commence on 21 November.
The Pända Snowpark will also be open to everyone on weekdays during this period. Since the end of September, freestyle skiers and snowboarders have been training in the park – created using snowfarming techniques, which will be complemented by the ski run from Saturday onwards. Day passes are available at a reduced price during the pre-season. The AlpsPass and the Jungfrau Ski Region season pass are valid.
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Changes and new offers in Mürren for the coming winter.
At the Hotel Blumental in Mürren, the ‘Blüemlichäller’, the mountain village’s only nightclub, will be run by Joost Friedel as the new tenant from December. A native of the Netherlands, he has been living and working in Mürren for several years and most recently worked, amongst other things, as a shaper at the Pända Snowpark.
The new Mürren station will also offer something extra for winter sports enthusiasts: A new sports shop with an integrated bar is set to open there before the festive season. Run by Werner Zimmerli, the shop replaces the former Salomon station and features a spacious ski hire area. Thanks to large windows and a spacious terrace with views to the south and towards the Breithorn, the integrated bar is the perfect place to relax.
Alongside established events such as the Inferno Races in January, the Swatch Nines freestyle event will also return to the Schilthorn in April 2027. A spectacular, specially designed snow park is being created for the occasion, where the international freestyle scene will gather to mark the end of the season together.