Grindelwald - Wengen (Kleine Scheidegg - Männlichen) ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Grindelwald - Wengen (Kleine Scheidegg - Männlichen) is a ski area in Burglauenen, Bern, Switzerland. Its 104 mapped downhill runs add up to 88 km, which ranks it #8 of 348 ski areas in Switzerland and gives it 2.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 846 m long.

Slopes at Grindelwald - Wengen (Kleine Scheidegg - Männlichen)

About 40% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 44% intermediate and 16% advanced or expert, which makes Grindelwald - Wengen (Kleine Scheidegg - Männlichen) a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 27 lifts: 9 chairlifts, 8 mountain railways, 3 gondolas, 3 button lifts, 2 t-bars, 1 cable car, 1 magic carpet. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 937 m up to 2,394 m, a vertical drop of 1,457 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Grindelwald - Wengen (Kleine Scheidegg - Männlichen)

The nearest airport is Bern Airport (BRN), about 50 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 5 min by car; Lugano Airport (LUG) is 98 km away. Nearby ski areas include Grindelwald - Männlichen (Schlittelpiste) (8.1 km), Jungfraujoch Snow Fun Park (0.5 km), Mürren/Schilthorn (39.3 km) and Grindelwald First (39.5 km), which together add 106 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.