Biel at Aletsch Arena
Intermediate · 194 m long with 11 m of vertical, averaging 3° and 5° at its steepest, facing NE.
5°steepest 50 m
3°average pitch
194 mlength
11 mvertical
2333 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Biel is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Biel
Lifts that reach the top: Gletscherbahn Moosfluh (skiing novice terrain to get there); Hohfluh (skiing novice terrain to get there); Golmenegg (skiing novice terrain to get there); Ried Mörel - Riederalp (skiing novice terrain to get there); Blausee (skiing easy terrain to get there); Riederfurka (skiing easy terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 122 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Mörel - Ried Mörel
- Ride Ried Mörel - Riederalp
- Hike Winterwanderweg Moosfluh–Riederalp (easy)
- Hike unnamed easy hike path (easy)
- Hike Winterwanderweg Moosfluh–Riederalp (easy)
- Ski Biel (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins 31. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Bettmeralp - Bettmerhorn (6 min), Tanzboden (6 min), Prinzenland (6 min).
See Biel on the 3D mapAll runs at Aletsch ArenaMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.