The Town

GRINDELWALD

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The town

Grindelwald is the epitome of 'Heidi country': a unique alpine landscape and pretty village with a long mountaineering history that's dwarfed by the magnificent Eiger and Jungfrau. The main street buzzes year-round wit

h international visitors here for the scenery, walking and tearooms as much as the skiing.

The mountain

Despite the fact that some of Europe's most spectacular peaks tower above Grindelwald, the resort itself is low and its slopes predominantly gentle. Most in-resort runs pass through trees, with the better snow higher up at the base of the Eiger, making for diverse territory and long valley runs.

The ski area is divided in three: First (50km of pistes accessed from the eastern end of Grindelwald); Kleine Scheidegg/Männlichen (100km of pistes at the base of the Eiger); and neighbouring Wengen (linked by lift). Acc

ess to Kleine Scheidegg/Männlichen from Grindelwald requires a train or gondola ride from the western end of town, both of which take 30 minutes and suffer from queues at peak times.

Grindelwald have invested heavily for the upcoming winter with three new chairlifts set to open in

December 2009. Look out for the Eigerbordwand 6-seater, Allmiboden 2-seater and Winteregg 4-seater chairs.