The Skiers' Guide to Grindelwald - Wengen

Wengen is a traditional ski town that is a lot more authentic than most ski resorts. There aren’t any designer shops taking over the high street instead it’s quiet with a few bars and restaurants to relax in the evening. The pistes are varied so are great for all levels of skiers. The main ski lift from wengen gets quite busy so I recommend taking the mountain train (included in your pass) which will take you all the way to the top or you can get off along the way and ski the many runs available.

Great skiing
Great Apres ski nice food
Very accommodating for families
Great off piste skiing although limited
Great time would recommend

Wengen is very picturesque, it caters for all nursery slopes and the klinershindegg for more advance skiers and the jungrfau region is gorgeous and of course the laberhorn which is spectacular.
My favourite resort by far .Just magical. Inter sport good ski hire

For a traditional car free ski resort with stunning views you would be hard pressed to find anywhere better.

Amazing resort with quiet queues but very easy to get across the min rain if you are comfortable with blues and a few reds. Gorgeous scenic runs through trees and amazing off-piste areas which are very safe! Must visit

Excellent resort with easy transfer access, travelled from Geneva to Grindelwald by train, would definitely do this again. Lifts were very good and on the door step. The hotel was family run, food was excellent and made to feel very welcome. Lots of places to eat and drink. Used the local swimming pool which was clean and the kids loved the slide. Overall would return.

Great resorts Grindelwald, Wengen and Murren.
Fantastic runs well maintained with snow canons running every night.
The most beautiful scenery for skiers and non Skiers Trains up to alot of fabulous restaurants and viewing point of the Eiger Monch and Jungfrau mountains and Glaciers.

Beautiful resort, typically Swiss. Great position to also explore Wengen. We went in January and the snow wasn’t great as it had been 4 weeks since anything new had fallen. We couldn’t ski the valley and the runs at the top were icy and not easy for beginners. Typically it hasn’t stopped snowing since we left and the conditions are much better with more runs and lifts open. Train transfers from Geneva were great, fantastic scenery round Interlaken and up into the mountains.

Not quite enough snow just before Christmas, not quite enough lifts open and very, very busy blue and red runs as a result. Icy pistes and extremely churned up slopes as a result with everyone fighting for space.
We had a poor experience with the local ski school, who started the holiday canceling my kids first class, turning up late to the rescheduled class, putting them in entirely the wrong group and complaining at ME when I explained they could ski... thank heavens for the holiday company rep. The actual instructor eventually found was great though. This isn't our first rodeo with Swiss ski school and for kids, French ski school is better.
Wengen is so lovely - great for families to stay in, quiet and not over run with tourists or influencers. The hotels are a good mix, the bars and restaurants are nice. It's NOT for novice skiers, go to Grindelwald for that, which has some lovely, wide runs on Oberjoch. Or another resort entirely, but if you can ski reasonably well then it's a great resort, with miles of trail and stunningly beautiful too.
If you've been before you'll be sad to know that the wigwam at Kleine Scheidegg is no more. Boo.

Grindlewald - Wengen home of the Lauber Horn World Cup.
Panoramic excellence. Well maintained runs and lifts. Easy access between ski areas. Amazing snow conditions. Town rather quiet. Lacking in apres ski options, food very expensive. Overall well worth a visit.

Stunning resort! Very minimal
queues for the lifts and the views were incredible. Big big fan of Grindlewald. Also where i went from Beginner to Advanced skier. So thanks for providing a good resort to learn.

Would recommend as a family friendly but boujee option - hotels are family run and amazing, the town is quaint and the skiing is generous for intermediates and beginners - with some tough blacks

We stayed at the most perfect hotel in Grindelwald Switzerland called Hotel Spinne where the rooms faced the Eiger Mountain , this was spectacular to wake up to every morning . The views , food and spa facilities were incredible and it felt like a fabulous hotel that catered well for children too. The attention to detail was appreciated as not only did the adults get robes and slippers but the children received slippers with teddy bear faces on it and robes that actually fit my under 5 years old children.

The Town is picturesque and only a short 40 min train ride up to the mountain where we had our family private Ski lesson at Kleine Scheidegg . The lesson we booked through was a company called Altitude. The instructor was fabulous with my children and super patient. We managed to grab some amazing cheesy chips and a round on drinks on the mountain after a day of snowboarding.

Sadly we were only there for 2 nights and frothing to get back to the mountain to continue our learning journey of snowboarding as a family . Any families looking to try snowboarding as a family or couple i would highly recommend Grindelwald - not only for its beauty but a great place for beginners to try out some winter sports. There is so much to offer in this town. We will definitely be back

An excellent resort with SCGB REP and local instructor.
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Brilliant skiing part of the jungfrau region beautiful groomed slopes lots of varied runs and the scenery is incredible

Grindelwald is very much your typical chocolate box Swiss village. Every which way you look there is something beautiful to look at, the mountains, the buildings, the sunsets…
Transport links are excellent. Trains and buses from Interlaken arrive in the heart of the village, a short walk and you have the option of a cable car to First or mountain train to Kleine Scheidegg. These resorts rise either side of the village and both offer an excellent variety of ski runs with ski lifts and lovely restaurants that serve the obligatory hot chocolate or gluhwein, along with bratwurst and frites and cheese fondue, amongst other delicious foods.
The slopes are well groomed and well marked. A good variety of blue, red and black runs. However, it is worth mentioning there is often a abit of a crossover on these runs. A blue run can sometimes have a sudden steep bit that should probably be on a red run and equally a red run can be a really fun run, a delicious challenge, until that sneaky really steep bit sneaks in and you feel like this must be what a black run feels like. They are doable and at the end of the day, just take off your skis if you’re not comfortable and walk down!
There is nothing like breathing in the Swiss mountain air and gazing up at the mountain giants. This is my heaven on earth.

Such a lovely place, perfect size with the amount of runs you can do, lots of choice for restaurants to eat at on the slopes and a great atmosphere in the village.
People are extremely kind and friendly and I believe the value for what you get is very well priced.
Only downside is lacks a few big pointers such as no ski park for tricks and jumps and also not the most well known place for an après, could definitely have a more vibrant nightlife!

Great resort. Quiet early in the season. But quite a few slopes closed as a result. Definitely go again.

Wengen is a great place - super quiet and family friendly. Not somewhere I feel like 20-30s singles/yuppies would love (if you’re into après). A couple of good bars in Wengen village but the reason you come is for the chill, good Swiss vibes. The overall skiing experience is truly great. Overall red runs on average with a varied amount of types of slopes and types of runs (trees, wide open, steep and icy, powder etc. ). Defo worth stopping for lunch at the bottom of the black run under the Lauberhorn lift (Grindelwaldblick café) for outstanding rösti. Bellevue at Kleine Scheidegg is lovely in the sun outstanding a coffee or pint. If there’s a good dumping, worth going up Männlichen cable car and bombing it all the way down to Grindelwald to get the Eiger cable car up the other side - great run with some decent off piste. Also a good resort for some sledging if you’re into that.

A stunning ski area. Something for everyone. Efficient lift system but the area can feel a bit disjointed with the need for a bus ride to get to and from Grindelwald. But its quintessential Swiss alpine villages/mountains. A trip up to Murren is a must.

Plenty for non-skiers as well. Food is amazing. Prices range from more affordable to very expensive.