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Grindelwald – Wengen (Kleine Scheidegg)

Switzerland · Berno · Single resort (part of: Jungfrau Ski Region Grindelwald - Wengen)

Grindelwald – Wengen (Kleine Scheidegg) is a ski resort in Berno (Switzerland). It has 155 km of downhill runs and 30 lifts. The runs go from 944 to 2971 m (2027 m vertical).

Piste length
155 km
Lifts
30
Base station
944 m
Top station
2971 m
Vertical drop
2027 m
Country
Switzerland

Piste difficulty split

  • Easy: 50 km (32%)
  • Medium: 70 km (45%)
  • Hard: 35 km (23%)

Details

  • Night skiing: No
  • Steepest spot: 57% (30°)
  • Mostly facing north-east (21% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.

Lifts: 30

Gondola / cable car: 11 · Chairlift: 13 · Drag lift: 7

  • Läger · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1802–2248 m
  • Schilt · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1949–2258 m
  • Wixi · Chairlift · 2,400 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1825–2321 m
  • Eiger Express · Gondola / cable car · 2,200 pers./h · Seats: 26 · 938–2339 m
  • Honegg · Chairlift · 2,000 pers./h · Seats: 6 · 1836–2301 m
  • Oberjoch · Chairlift · 2,000 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 2164–2499 m
  • Grindel · Chairlift · 2,000 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1724–2015 m
  • Männlichenbahn · Gondola / cable car · 1,800 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 937–1618 m
  • Männlichenbahn · Gondola / cable car · 1,800 pers./h · Seats: 10 · 1621–2221 m
  • Sesselbahn Männlichen · Chairlift · 1,800 pers./h · Seats: 4 · 1789–2223 m

On site

  • 120 car parks (30 paid · 1 free)
  • 101 restaurants & bars by the slopes
  • 12 mountain huts
  • 111 stops

Historical conditions and snowfall

  • November: Snowfall in the month (average) 69 cm, Snow depth 18 cm
  • December: Snowfall in the month (average) 79 cm, Snow depth 37 cm
  • January: Snowfall in the month (average) 65 cm, Snow depth 54 cm
  • February: Snowfall in the month (average) 57 cm, Snow depth 64 cm
  • March: Snowfall in the month (average) 69 cm, Snow depth 54 cm
  • April: Snowfall in the month (average) 59 cm, Snow depth 24 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 1854 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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