Wengen
The Swiss Alpine village of Wengen lies on a wind-protected sun terrace at the foot of the Jungfrau summit, 400 metres above the Lauterbrunnen valley. The ski region is reached by rack railway from both Grindelwald and Wengen or by cableway. This traditional, car free resort offers a family friendly ski area around the Männlichen and the Kleine Scheidegg. Opening widely to the south west, the terrace guarantees plentiful sunshine and easy access to the renowned nature excursions within the Jungfrau region.
Why Wengen
Every year in January over 60,000 fans flock to Wengen from all over the world to experience the International Lauberhorn races.
With nostalgic timber houses, the spread of holiday chalets and hotels dating from the belle époque period, this Bernese Oberland resort has retained all the character of a picture-postcard mountain village.
The railway journey up onto the Jungfraujoch is spectacular. The two en-route stations are within the 7 kilometre rock tunnel and have viewing windows for an incomparable panorama of the glacier world.
Wengen Mountain Statistics
| Summit | 2971m |
| Base | 1650m |
| Vertical | 1321m |
| Lifts | 43 |
| Runs | 66 |
| Average Snowfall | 1350cm |
| Beginner | 37% |
| Intermediate | 45% |
| Advanced | 18% |