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Adventures for families in the Aletsch Arena

The Aletsch Arena offers a wide range of different activities for families, especially during the summer and autumn holidays. The Gletschi programme is a special highlight for children aged 4 to 12. With an exciting visit to the Baschweri Adventure Park, energetic hours in the Gletschiland Indoor Playground or exciting scavenger hunts through nature, there are new adventures to experience every day. Parents can enjoy the peace and quiet of nature while their children take part in supervised programmes. The region also offers numerous child-friendly hiking trails, varied leisure programmes for teens and exciting activities for the whole family.

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Summer and autumn fun for families

In summer and autumn, the Aletsch Arena offers many different activities for families. Besides child-friendly hiking trails and barbecue areas, there are exciting adventures such as the Wurzenbord mountain bike flow trail and the rope parks in Fiesch and on Bettmeralp. At Lake Bettmer, families can swim, hire pedalos and barbecue. Mountain cart and scooter rides also promise action galore. Exciting nature experiences await you on the Geology Walkway or on the Desoria Foxtrail tour, while the Gletschi programme offers educational discoveries for the little ones.

Gletschi programme

Tons of fun, a hint of adventure and new friends – that’s what the Gletschi programme is all about. Join in the kids’ activities in the Aletsch Arena for a whole lot of exciting adventures with new friends, e.g. goat trekking, a miniature golf tournament, the herb tour and much more.

Admission to the programme, which changes weekly, is free of charge for all children aged 4–12 on presentation of the Guest Card. Registration is possible at any of the Aletsch Arena Info Centres.

The Gletschi programme takes place every Monday to Friday from the beginning of July to mid-October.
The detailed programme can be collected from one of the info centres from Thursday afternoon.
The Gletschi pass only entitles the holder to free travel during the Gletschi programme.

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Gletschi summer tour

There are four wooden ball runs at the following locations: Bättmerhitta, Bettmerhorn, Buvette Moosfluh and at Restaurant Riederfurka. Wooden balls can be purchased for CHF 2 from the vending machine at all locations. With the Gletschi-Pass, children can punch hole patterns at each station and later exchange the completed Pass for a reward.

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Family hikes and places in the Aletsch Arena

The Aletsch Arena offers numerous child-friendly hiking trails that are perfect for families. On the Gletschi summer tour, wooden ball runs make for additional fun, while hikes such as the dwarf-themed Gogwärgi Trail offer playful learning experiences.

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Winter holidays in the Aletsch Arena

In winter too, the Aletsch Arena is no less of a paradise for families. On the Gletschi Family Funslope, children can make their first attempts at skiing around the exciting obstacles. The ski schools in the region offer courses specially tailored to children so that the little ones can learn to ski in a fun way. Gletschiland, the indoor playground on Bettmeralp, provides yet more variety, guaranteeing fun and exercise even in bad weather. A special highlight: with the “Schgi fer frii” programme, children under the age of 16 ski for free every Saturday – an offer that gives families an unforgettable and inexpensive winter holiday.

Family skiing

With the "Ski for free" promotion, Aletsch Bahnen offers children and young people up to the age of 16 a free ski pass for fun on the slopes every Saturday during the winter season.
Families benefit from attractive discounts when buying family ski passes during their holidays in the Aletsch Arena. The pass for the third child and each additional child up to 16 years of age living in the same household is free of charge – regardless of whether one or both parents are present.
If parents or a babysitter are taking turns to look after small children under 6 years, they can use the same ski pass (1–14 days).
Families benefit from individual ticket options at the trainer lifts. For more information, please contact info@aletschbahnen.ch.
The sponsored learn-to-ski programme “Kids on Skis” gets children aged 3 to 5 on the snow for free in the low season.

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Hit the slopes for free on Saturday

With the “Ski for free” promotion, Aletsch Bahnen offers children and young people up to the age of 16 a free ski pass for fun on the slopes every Saturday during the winter season.

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Gletschi Tour

The Gletschi Tour is a winter sports tour through the Aletsch Arena and a real experience for the whole family. It includes all the highlights such as family fun slopes, snow tubing, Skimovie and more. Children now have the opportunity to take the Gletschi Tour with the Gletschi Tour Guide. They can pick it up at the sales points of the Aletsch Bahnen AG, in the restaurants of the Aletsch Bahnen AG or in the information centres of the Aletsch Arena AG. With the Gletschi Tour Guide, children can collect a total of six hole patterns. During the winter season, there are six Gletschi stations spread throughout the Aletsch Arena, each equipped with a pincher. Once all six hole patterns have been collected, the full Gletschi Pass can be exchanged for a small reward in an Aletsch Bahnen AG restaurant. In addition, all participants have the opportunity to scan the QR code on the Gletschi Tour Guide and take part in the main prize draw. This gives you the chance to win great prizes for the whole family. Among other things, a summer weekend in the Aletsch Arena will be raffled off.

The Gletschi Tour is marked throughout by blue piste boards with the Gletschi symbol. So you can choose to tackle the ski circuit as a day tour or master individual stages again and again and have fun at the Gletschis-World-of-experience stations in between.

Tour description Gletschi Family Funslope

Ski schools in the Aletsch Arena

It doesn’t matter if it’s your first time on skis or a snowboard, if you want to improve your technique or would like to explore the alpine landscape in the slipstream of your private ski instructor – the ski and snowboard schools on Riederalp, Bettmeralp and Fiescheralp offer something for everyone.

Ski playgrounds for the little ones

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More winter for families

Gletschi, the glacier flea

The mascot of the Aletsch Arena

With fun activities such as the Gletschi song, colouring competitions and personalised autograph cards, Gletschi stays a highlight for the little ones even when you’re home from your holidays. And there’s so much more to discover! Want to know more? Find out all about Gletschi’s exciting adventures on our Gletschi theme page.

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