Grindelwald, Switzerland

Visitor reviews for Grindelwald

• January 27, 2008
  tim decker from UNITED STATES
  

  All I can say is wow! Have been there twice now and can't wait for the third! The last time there the weather was 50 degrees everyday with bright sunshine. Even with the lack of snow, it was great! Just sitting up on top of the mountain at the ice bar enjoying swiss food and drink was heavenly! The views! Our teenage kids loved it. Did not worry about where they were because the runs all emptied out to the village. But, they soon found out they could legally drink beer! We stayed at the Hotel Eiger again which is old time charm with all modern comforts! Check out the spa, it was a nightly visit after skiing! The trains up to the top of the mountain are comfortable but can be crowded. You do not need a car in the village, take the train in from Interlaken, about a 45 minute ride!

• December 08, 2007
  Steve from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  A top ski resort. Plenty to do if the snow isn't forthcoming and endless opportunity for fun when it is (there was a metre of powder when I was there and that was on piste!) The snow, at first, always seemed good, (lookout for avalanches from the Wetterhorn across the valley [no danger]). Kleine Scheidegg is very good for warming drinks in teepee etc and superb views of the Eiger with a lovely descent to the village through trees. Great little journey to Wengen beside the funicular railway. Support Grindelwald playing ice hockey at the sports centre. Forget taking the cable car from Wengen to Männlichen and take the train to Kleine Scheidegg and ski across to Männlichen. Ski from the top of Schilthorn if you feel brave. Superb sights and with a strong climbing heritage, which I like. Very good shops with which to stock up on winter gear. Good for walking. Picturesque and friendly.

• December 28, 2006
  Harry Norris from UNITED STATES
  

  Perhaps the most beautiful place on the planet to ski. Long, varied incredibly beautiful runs down to the villages of Grindelwald and Wengen. Three distinct skiing areas, including spectacular Murren/Shilthorn. Lift lines on the mountain are short, getting up can be a problem during Christmas and school vacation if you go at rush hour, 0930 to 1030, but where isn't that the case? Excellent on slope restaurants and the Teepee at Kleini Scheidegg and the Holzer Bar on the way down to Grindelwald are first rate on slope watering holes. And don't miss the Challi Bar for late night downtown Grindelwald fun. If you don't have a blast in Grindelwald, it's your own fault.

• January 06, 2006
  rob from SWITZERLAND
  

  home to maybe one of the slowest cable cars in switzerland at Manlichen, if you are there on a weekend expect upto 1.5 hrs wait just to get onto the gondola, and then a long tip upto the top does get very busy, but has quite good wide slopes.

  For all the lifts in general, expect to wait quite a while to wait - on the piste waiting time can easily be 30 mins! not good.

  If you are there on a weekday then it is totally different - walk straight on and just wait a few mins.

• November 25, 2005
  Ben Bland from GREECE
  

  Grindelwald is one of the best places I have ever skid and I have skid in many. The North Face of the Eiger dominates the resort with the Shreckhorn, Wetterhorn, Monch and Jungfrau. The skiing is superb in four different areas. 'First' is the name of the area exclusive to Grindelwald. It is an open ski area similar to those found in France. The runs back down into the village are first class and you are soon reminded that you are skiing in Switzerland as you ski through the trees and cow shed back to the picturesque village. Kleinne Scheidegg and Manlichen can be accessed from Grindelwald and its neighbouring town of Wengen. The skiing in both of these areas, which are easily linked, is excellent and varied. The black, "Oh God" is suitably named and enough to test the courage of most skiers as are several sections on the feared down hill course, "The Lauberhorn". The area in between Scheidegg and Manlichen is most suited to intermediate skiers and runs like Tsuggen are to be relished. The pistes in the resort are fabulously prepared and the restaurants are varied and charming. My favourite stop is the Wengeralp but reservations are necessary