Grindelwald – one of the most Classic and traditional ski resorts globally.
In this article, you will learn essential facts you need to know before planning a vacation in Grindelwald. Then, if you read through the end, 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.
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If you fly into Zurich or Geneve airports, you can take a train to Grindelwald directly from the terminals.
Grindelwald central train station
Grindelwald is a part of the Jungfrau ski region which is comprised of 214 km of ski runs and divided into 3 ski areas: 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 central ski area, Grindelwald-Wengen, with 104 km of ski runs.
First ski area. Amazing views!
The village of Grindelwald lies between the two later ski areas at an altitude of 1034 meters.
Grindelwald. Look from the south
out of the 214 km of runs, 80 are blue, 106 red and 28 blacks Grindelwald- Wengen ski area, aka Kleine Schidegg- Manlichen ski area, is built like a circle of runs around the Manlichen- Lauberhorn ridge, and we recommend it to intermediate skiers.
Grindelwald- Wengen ski area, aka Kleine Schidegg- Manlichen ski area. At the feet of the Jungfrau.
This ski area is charming, and you can see mountain trains while you ski at the feet of the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau.
wengenbahn. Eiger(3970m) and Monch(4107m) in bkgd. ©Jungfrau Region
You can also ski-in to the pedestrian village of Wengen.
Wengen pedestrian ski resort(1289m). Jungfrau in bkgd (4158m). ©Jungfrau Region
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 of 2061 meters.
From here you can take the highest train line in Europe that travel to the top of Europe, the most famous observatory in Europe.
Kleine Scheidegg train station and the most elevated train line in Europe.
You can buy the “Top of Europe” ticket for 61 CHF, which is about half the regular price if you purchase skipass for three or more consecutive days.
“Top of Europe” is the most famous observatory in Europe, which take you to the best spot watching Aletsch- Jungfrau region. Europe first UNESCO world natural heritage site.
This attraction is much more than an observatory. It has many attractions like the ice palace, an ice sculptures Museum, that in itself curved in Ice. Plan at least half a day for the visit. ”
”Top of Europe” Sphinx observatory (3,571m) and Aletsch Glacier, the largest glacier in the alps. ©Jungfrau Region
One of the past cons of the Grindelwald- Wengen ski area is that it was quite a long journey to get from the village to the ski area, but since the opening of the Eiger Express tricable gondola in 2021, the time to get from Grindelwald to the Eiger Glacier base is faster by 45 minutes than before, with the traditional trains, and now take only 15 minutes in this state of the art gondola.
the new Eiger express 3S gondola. Only 15 minutes from Grindelwald to Eiger Glacier base at 2346m. ©Jungfrau Region
In addition to that, the lift company built a fantastic terminal, with shops, restaurants and two ski depot locations
Inside Grindelwald new state of the art terminal. ©Jungfrau Region
Together in the same terminal is the valley station of the new Mannlichen gondola.
Ski-in to the new Grindelwald terminal. ©Jungfrau Region
Under all of this are a train station and indoor parking. The 1000 places parking generate RQ code enabling you to go in and out of the parking as much as you want during the parking booking period.
Grindelwald new terminal. The new hub of the Jungfrau region. ©Jungfrau Region
The Jungfrau region has more than 50 km of sledging runs, the highest number we ever encounter in a ski region.
Toboggan lovers heaven. 50 km of sledges runs. ©Jungfrau Region
The first ski area is the area north of Grindelwald and where you can find the beginners’ slope and the longest toboggan run in the world, with a length of 15km.
Grindelwald beginners’ area at the bottom of the First ski are
The first area has a unique attraction like the First glider, the First flier And the cliff walk.
First glider. ©Jungfrau Region
It also has the most amazing views in our opinion and usually gets more sun than the other ski areas in the Jungfrau region.
The cliff-walk at the First ski area. Grindelwald, Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau in BKGD. ©Jungfrau Region
It’s also the location of white elements snow park.
Gian Simmen at the halfpipe in the white elements snow park. ©Jungfrau Region
The airbag at the white elements snowpark in the First ski area. ©Jungfrau Region
We recommend the First ski area for advanced skiers and freestylers.
best place for your social media covers. White elements snowpark.
The 3rd ski area is 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 secret service.”
Piz Gloria and the revolving restaurant in summer. Jungfrau in bkgd. ©Jungfrau Region
There is a whole James Bond world over there and many interactive attractions and authentic props.
The helicopter from the James Bond movie. Many props.
at the top, you can find the 1st revolving restaurant ever build on a mountain pick, and how cool you’ll feel asking the bartender for “Martini, shaken, not stirred.”
“Martini, shaken, not stirred.” The 1st ever revolving restaurant on a mountain peak.
This pick also has a cliff walk of itself.
The snow here is the best in the Jungfrau region because of the high altitude, especially during the late season.
The ski area also has a snowpark with an air cushion named skyline snow park.
The airbag in Skyline snow park on Murren-Schlichthorn ski area
Murren- Schilthorn ski area, you will find one of the unique villages in the world, Murren.
Murren pedestrian village centre. ©Jungfrau Region
You can reach Murren only by cable car, and it sits at the bottom of the ski area and above a huge cliff.
Murren. Squeezed between the ski slopes and a huge cliff
The village of Grindelwald is the largest in the area and is a centre of winter sports and mountaineering.
Grindelwald kept the traditional look. The height difference of more than 3 km between the village and Eiger is spectacular!
Grindelwald centre.
The best apre ski in the mountain is Tipirama at the Kleine Shidegg,
Tipiram apres-ski bar in Kleine- Scheidegg train station
In town, you can go to Avocado:
or to Skilehrer ski bar, where all the ski instructors go after a day of work.
Skilehrer apres-ski bar between Mammut store and Grindelwald sports in the centre.
We were there in April, but we heard it is better in the high season.
So, before we wrap up, here are our numbers for Grindelwald:
for snowboarders: 7
beginners: 8
intermediates: 8
advanced skiers: 7.5
freestylers: 8
free-riders: 8
nightlive: 6.5
apre ski: 6.5
Resort Charm: 9.5
Total score Grindelwald is 8.5
Grindelwald is a mix between a ski resort and a world-famous traditional alps attraction. You can see many tourists from all over the globe riding with you every morning on the mountain trains and lifts.
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.
