Bettmeralp is a village and ski resort in the Swiss canton of Valais, 1'957 m above sea level, in the municipality of Betten.
Bettmeralp is a car free village which can be reached by cable car from the Betten train station (Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn). From there another cable car leads near to the summit of Bettmerhorn, which lies directly above the Aletsch Glacier. Bettmersee is located above the village at 2006 m.
The position of Bettmeralp allows good view over the Pennine Alps, particularly the summits of Weissmies, Dom, Matterhorn and Weisshorn.
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The village can only be reached via a cable car. The main ski lifts are:[1]
| Name or route | type | elevation groundstation |
elevation mountainstation |
slope length | capacity in persons/hour |
construction year(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betten Betten Village |
aerial tramway | 832 | 1199 | 872 | 350 | 1950 1965 |
| Betten Village Bettmeralp |
aerial tramway | 1199 | 1931 | 1610 | 500 | 1951 1967 1979 |
| Betten Bettmeralp |
aerial tramway | 832 | 1933 | 2446 | 970 | 1974 |
| Bettmeralp Bettmerhorn |
gondola | 1991 | 2652 | 2324 | 2400 | 1975 1995 |
| Wurzenbord | chairlift | 1966 | 2224 | 1075 | 2000 | 2003 |
| Schönbiel | chairlift | 1956 | 2296 | 1669 | 2800 | 1998 |
| Alpmatten 1 | surface lift | 1861 | 1951 | 294 | 650 | 1971 |
| Alpmatten 2 | surface lift | 1861 | 1951 | 294 | 650 | 1971 |
| Bettmeralp 1 | surface lift | 1940 | 2067 | 640 | 1000 | 1972 1955[2] |
| Bettmeralp 2 | surface lift | 1940 | 2067 | 640 | 1000 | 1971[3] |
| Tanzbode | surface lift | 1985 | 2016 | 488 | 720 | 1995 1992:Temporary lift |
| Trainerlift | surface lift | 1974 | 2026 | 303 | 820 | 1983 1st trainer:1969 |
| Lager 1 | surface lift | 1974 | 2035 | 336 | 1000 | 1983 |
| Lager 2 | surface lift | 1974 | 2022 | 223 | 720 | 1999 |