Facilities in Kandersteg

Kandersteg has a huge range of activities when you want a break from downhill skiing or boarding. There's a 3.5km (two mile long) sledge run on the lower part of the "Oeschiwald" (length 800m), accessed by the chairlift. It is floodlit every evening from 7 - 10pm. Up in the air there is a paragliding school, making use of the Allmenalp Cable Car. Hot air ballooning is also popular with International Ballooning Weeks organised. A rare attraction in the Alps is the option to try ice fishing at the high altitude Lake Oeschinen (1578m). There are 55 kms (30 miles) of tracked winter hiking paths. From the easy village tour to the alpine pass hiking tour - Kandersteg offers all difficulty levels. Snowshoe rentals and tours are available. Glacier trekking, climbing and ice climbing are available through Kandersteg Mountaineering School. For horse riding The Royal Hotel Bellevue Park's stables offer guided rides and riding lessons. Sleigh rides are also available in the resort. Indoor facilities include saunas in the hotels Adler, Alfa Soleil, Bernerhof, Blümlisalp and Waldhotel Dolderhorn. The Alfa Soleil and Blümlisalp also offer solarium facilities and the Alfa Soleil a small, but well-equipped fitness studio. There's also massage services available in the resort. The resort's indoor ice rink is located next to the railway station and one minute from the village centre. Ice hockey, short track skating and curling are available as well as recreational skating. For training purposes and in winter weather there's a climbing wall at the ice rink and an indoor tennis court is open for business from April onwards each season. There are indoor swimming pools at the hotels Alfa Soleil and Parkhotel Gemmi as well as a 25m public pool at Frutigen (15 minutes from Kandersteg), part of a large fitness centre. An unusual option is indoor mini-golf (nine holes) and there's several bowling lanes and billiards tables in the hotels. There is also a museum, occasional organ concerts in the church and slide shows.