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Snow report / Grindelwald

Monday, May 05, 2008

Last snowfall1st April 2008
New snow last 24 hours0cm (0in)
 
Lower slopes0cm (0in) average base depth
Upper slopes0cm (0in) average base depth
 
Percentage open0% of slopes open
Surface conditionsClosed for snowsports
 
Resort temp max0ºC (32ºF)
Expected midday freezing level 0m (0ft)
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Grindelwald

The picturesque village of Grindelwald, and its neighbours, Wengen and Mürren, come closer to the fairytale image of an alpine ski idyll than anywhere else in Europe. It’s not the extensive skiing, quaint cog railways or rustic ambience but the imposing north faces of the Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau that make the biggest impression, whether you’re there to ski or just to soak up the atmosphere.
 

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Advanced **
Intermediate ****
Beginner ***
Few Alpine landscapes can have attracted as much attention from mountaineers and spectators as the legendary backdrop to this most traditional ski area. Its secret lies not just in the brooding north walls of the famous trio, the Monch, Eiger and Jungfrau but in the access afforded to non-climbers, ascending by a train tunneled deep into the heart of the Eiger, who emerge at 3545m on the edge of the Aletsch glacier – the Alps’ biggest and the source of the Rhone river. There are stupendous views across the 4000m peaks of the Bernese Oberland and north across the Swiss plains to Germany. Back at valley level, it’s also the view that will dominate your day, though the skiing’s good too. Trains carry skiers, as well as tourists, to the Kleine Scheidegg - a high point between Grindelwald and Wengen. Of the more conventional uplift, Grindelwald has Europe’s longest gondola that they like to keep quiet about (it’s more noticeably slow than long), but there’s enough that’s been updated over the years to keep the area in contention as a modern-day ski region, while the First area, behind the village, has extensive and varied skiing on sunny south-facing slopes.

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