Welcome to the winter sports area at Oeschinensee! The Oeschinensee area also offers magical moments for anglers. Anglers from all over the world meet here for ice fishing - the special winter experience for fishing enthusiasts. Whether in the sun or in the snow flurries, experience an unforgettable day of ice fishing at almost 2,000 meters above sea level.
Ice fishing is normally possible from January 1st. Find out before your arrival whether the lake is open for ice fishing (on our website, or contact the ice fishing hotline +41 33 675 11 18).
Ice fishing info: The lake may no longer be entered, ice fishing is no longer possible this season.
Enter Oeschinensee: Danger level 3 - No trespassing
Opening hours:
From 09.00-16.00 hrs. Last descent with the Cable car at 16.50 hrs. All ice fishermen must have left the Oeschinensee area before the slope check (17.00 hrs). It is forbidden to stay longer on the lake or in the area. The return trip from the lake to the mountain station takes approx. 30 to 45 minutes.
All necessary fishing equipment must be brought along. No equipment such as drills or rods are rented or sold at Oeschinensee . In Kandersteg, however, it is possible to hire augers and fishing rods.
Contact:
Bernhard Lauber, Innere Dorfstrasse 88, 3718 Kandersteg. Tel. 079 282 14 67 (from 18.30 to 20.00).
Advance booking and reservation required!
Sale of day passes in the "Alphüsi" food truck at the mountain restaurant or in the Tourist Center Kandersteg.
Cable car Kandersteg - Oeschinen
Simply sledge run to Oeschinensee
Mountain station - Oeschinensee: 80 vertical meters
Hiking tip: The Oeschinensee can only be reached on foot 60-90 min. Good footwear required / no baby carriages.
Info restaurants: Cafébar at Oeschinensee open
Guest service : daily from 08:30-17h for you under 0041 33 675 11 18 Cable car@oeschinensee.ch and accessible.
Lockers and ski storage
Picnic area
At the mountain station on the 1st floor (take the path around the house). Open 10-15h. Cannot be reserved, capacity max. 40 people.
Day tickets are easy to purchase via our webshop. Load the day pass onto a key card or your SwissPass. Alternatively, day tickets can also be purchased easily and conveniently at our ticket machines or at the ticket office in front of the valley station and at the ticket counter at the valley station.
With a Half-Fare travelcard/GA or a Swiss Travel Pass, you can travel on Cable car at half price. (Not valid for ski day tickets.)
From Spiez and Brig you can reach Kandersteg by train (BLS). From Adelboden and Frutigen there is a bus (AFA) to Kandersteg. The walk from the train station takes about 10 minutes. There is a local bus service from the station to the valley station.
Yes, ice fishing is normally possible from January 1st. Find out whether the lake is open for ice fishing on our website before you arrive. An individual assessment of the situation must always be carried out on site (consult avalanche bulletin, check ice thickness, etc.). Entering Lake Oeschinen is at your own risk, see also the info screens and digital information boards at the lake.
You can get your fishing license at the Berghotel am See, at the Tourist Center in Kandersteg or online.
The public toilets are located at the mountain and valley stations and at the Berghotel am See. There are more toilets in the Oeschinensee area (see map). Going to the toilet in nature should be avoided. However, if you do need to use the "natural toilet", please do not leave any paper, tissues or wet wipes behind.
Yes, there are lockers and ski racks at the mountain and valley stations. Payment can be made digitally by debit card, Visa/Mastercard or cash.
Yes, please note the information "last slope check"! The daily monitoring of the marked and open slopes ends with the last slope check at 5.00 pm. Outside of the lift operating hours, the slopes are closed and may not be skied on or entered. There are snow groomers on the slopes and avalanche blasting may take place.
Everyone is obliged to provide first aid. In an emergency, call the rescue service immediately on 1414 and inform the ranger or patrolman (ski season) on 079 481 01 12. The SOS rooms and 2 defibrillators (at the toilets of the valley station and at the exit of the mountain station) are marked on the map of Lake Oeschinen.
Dispose of waste in the official waste separation stations. Waste separation stations are located at the mountain and valley stations, at the mountain hotel by the lake, at the restaurants and along the main hiking trails. Respect nature and take everything - even the smallest bits and pieces, tissues, leftover food and cigarette butts - back down to the valley or separate the waste and dispose of it in the waste separation stations provided.
Cable car Kandersteg-Oeschinensee AG
Oeschistrasse 50
3718 Kandersteg