Grindelwald , At the middle of Switzerland, is one of the most Classic and traditional ski resorts in world.
In this video, we will show you important facts you need to know before planning a vacation in Grindelwald, and if you stick around until the end of the video, you’ll get some great tips that will help you make better decisions, save time and most importantly, money!
The closest airports to Grindelwald are Zurich, with a transfer time of 2 hours; Basel, with a transfer time of 2 hours and 10 minutes, and Geneve with a transfer time of 2 and a half hours.
If you fly into Zurich or Geneve airports you have the option of taking a train to Grindelwald directly from the terminals.
Grindelwald is a part of the Jungfrau ski region which comprised of 210 km of ski runs and divided to 3 ski area: Muren- Schlichthorn, with 55 km of ski runs, First ski area, with 55 km of ski runs, 5 of them are ski routes, and the main area, Grindelwald-wengen, with 102 km of ski runs.
the village of Grindelwald lies between the 2 latters ski areas at the altitude of 1034 meters
out of the 210 km of runs, 78 are blue, 104 red and 28 blacks
Grindelwald- Wengen ski area, aka Kleine schidegg- manlichen ski area, is built like a circle of runs around the the Manlichen- Lauberhorn ridge and recommended for the intermediate skiers. the area is charmful and you can see mountain trains while you ski at the foots of the eiger , Monc and Jungfrau.
You can also ski in to the pedestrian village of Wengen.
The whole area looks like a living real size electric toy train model.
Kleine Scheidegg is a train station in the mid of the ski area at the altitude 0f 2061 meters.
from here you can take the highest train line in Europe that travel to the top of Europe .
by the way, you can buy the ticket for the top of Europe for 61 CHF, which is about half the price, if you buy skipass for 3 or more consecutive days.
One of the cons of the Grindelwald- Wengen ski area is that it is quite a long journey to get from the village to the ski area, but if you will stay longer you will see a solution for that.
The Jungfrau region has more than 50 km of sledging runs, the largest number we ever encounter in a ski region.
The first ski area is the area north of Grindelwald and where the beginner slope is located, as well as the longest toboggan run in the world, with a length of 15km.
The first area ha a unique attraction like the First glider and the First flier. As well as the cliff walk. It also
has the most amazing views for our opinion and usually get more sun than the other ski areas in the Jungfrau region.
It’s also the location of white elements snow park.
The First ski area is recommended for advanced skiers and the freestylers.
The 3rd ski area called Murren- Schilthorn , and is quite a long journey from Grindelwald.
In this ski area you will have the highest pick in the skipass, Piz Gloria at the altitude of 2970 meters, and is famous because of the James Bond movie “in her majesty’s sercret service”
There is a whole James Bond world over there and many interactive attractions and real props from the film.
this pick also has a cliff walk of itself.
the snow here is the best of the 3 ski areas at the end of the season because of the altitude.
The ski area has also a snowpark with an air cushion named skyline snow park.
the ski area is named about one of the most amazing villages in the world, Murren which can only be reached by a cable car and sits at the bottom of the ski area and above a huge cliff.
The village of Grindelwald is the largest in the area and is a center of winter sports and mountaineering.
It is charmful and kept the tradition look.
The best apre ski in the mountain is Tipirama at the Kleine Shidegg,
In town you can go to Avocado or to Skilehrer ski bar where all the ski instructors goes after a day of work.
We where there at April but we heard it is better on high season.
So, before we’ll wrap up, here are our numbers for Grindelwald:
For snowboarders: 7
Advanced skiers: 7.5
Intermediates skiers: 8
Beginners: 8
Freestylers: 8
Free riders: 7.5
Night life: 6.5
Apres ski :6.5
Resort charm: 9.5
Grindelwald is kind of a mix between ski resort and world-famous traditional alps experiences and you can see many tourists for all over the globe riding with you every morning on the mountain train.
Our total score for Grindelwald as a ski resort is 8.5 and could have been higher if the connectivity between the ski areas will be better.
If you are planning a ski vacation, we urge you to wait until December 2019 when the
new Manlichen 12-passenger gondola will replace the old gondola, and cut the lift time
in half, or even wait for Dec 2020, where a whole new 14-passenger gondola will be
running from the same base, directly to the Eigergletcher, cutting the lift time to that
area, from today’s 47 minutes, down to just 20.
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