Wengen, Switzerland

The ski resort Wengen is located in the Swiss canton of Bern, and here you will find most of what you need to know about Wengen. The season in Wengen normally starts in end November to mid April.

Wengen is open for skiing right now and the slopes currently have a reported snow depth of 54 centimeters. Today, 65% of the lifts and 27% of the slopes are open.

Wengen has pistes totaling 102 kilometer, of which 33 kilometer are blue easy pistes, 56 kilometer red and slightly more challenging slopes, and 13 kilometer black and more difficult pistes. Here you'll find 23 lifts, with a total capacity of 30901 passengers/hour. The vertical drop is at most 1456 meter and the highest served area by the ski lift system is at 2400 meter. Here you can also find some really long pistes, the longest one is 9 kilometers. For snowboarders or the more adventurous skiers, there is also access to a fun park, as well as a halfpipe facility.

If you have family members or others in your party who are not interested in down hill skiing, there are cross-country skiing tracks available at a total length of 30 kilometers. In addition to skiing, there is also the possibility of winter hiking here, and even a toboggan run if you want to try it.

If you want to fly to Wengen

The fastest way to get to Wengen is normally by plane, unless you don't live nearby. The airport Belp, Bern is only 47 kilometers from Wengen, which is an advantage as there are more transfer options and the travel time is shorter. Other alternative airports that are possible to fly to are Lugano Airport (101 kilometers distance), as well as Zürich International Airport, Zurich (106 kilometers from the ski resort).

Other ski resorts nearby Wengen

Not far from Wengen is the ski resort Mürren, the distance is only 6 kilometers. Other nearby ski resorts are Grindelwald (9 kilometers) and Lauchernalp (24 kilometers).