What's on in Engelberg (Titlis), Switzerland through the year

Busy — Christmas holidays in Switzerland, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Ski season (25 Nov – 5 May (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Ski season (25 Nov – 5 May (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Ski season (25 Nov – 5 May (usually))

Busy — Easter holidays in Switzerland, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it

• Closure

  Between-seasons shutdown

  20 Apr – 5 Jun · usually

  Between the last ski day and the first walking one much of the village closes: hotels take their break, the smaller lifts stop and the restaurants that stay open are the hotel ones. Source ↗

Still on: Ski season (25 Nov – 5 May (usually))

Busy — Spring holidays in Switzerland, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Between-seasons shutdown (20 Apr – 5 Jun (usually)), Ski season (25 Nov – 5 May (usually))

Quiet — school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its worst months for weather

• Season

  Hiking and hut season

  15 Jun – 10 Oct · usuallyTrail season

  The Four Lakes walk and the trails under the Titlis clear of snow from about mid-June, and the staffed huts run to early October. The valley floor is walkable a month either side.

Still on: Between-seasons shutdown (20 Apr – 5 Jun (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Switzerland, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Hiking and hut season (15 Jun – 10 Oct (usually))

Busy — Summer holidays in Switzerland, school holidays in 7 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Hiking and hut season (15 Jun – 10 Oct (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 3 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Hiking and hut season (15 Jun – 10 Oct (usually))

Busy — Autumn holidays in Switzerland, school holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it

• Opening

  Glacier skiing opens

  1 Oct – 25 Nov · usuallySki season

  The glacier above the valley turns lifts in October, weeks before the village runs have any snow, so early-season skiing here means a cable car up and a cable car down. Source ↗

Still on: Hiking and hut season (15 Jun – 10 Oct (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

• Season

  Ski season

  25 Nov – 5 May · usually

  A long season for a Swiss resort because the top of the Titlis is a glacier, with the Laub and the Steintaeli off-piste runs the reason experienced skiers come rather than the marked pistes.

Still on: Glacier skiing opens (1 Oct – 25 Nov (usually))

Peak crowds — Ski jumping World Cup, Christmas holidays in Switzerland

• Festival

  Ski jumping World Cup

  18–20 DecMajor festivalCrowded

  The World Cup stops at the Gross-Titlis-Schanze for a weekend before Christmas, one of the few big hills where the crowd stands close enough to hear the take-off. Source ↗

Still on: Ski season (25 Nov – 5 May (usually))