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On the piste - Wengen - Switzerland

The Jungfrau ski area ranges from 945m to 2970m and is split into three distinct areas:

Grindelwald-First:
This area comprises of a wide variety of runs both above the tree line and between. The top slopes sit into the sun whilst the lower down you travel, the colder it gets, with the village seeing very little sun at all. Off-piste is plentiful and there is a huge amount of sledging runs available.

Kleine Scheidegg – Mannlichen:
This is the busiest area of them all. A must for intermediate skiers/boarders is the Lauberhorn world cup run down to Innerwengen. It opens to the public after the race has finished on 15 January.

Murren-Schilthorn:
Very little of the area is national park which means it's more accessible for off-piste, especially off the top of the Schilthorn Mountain. The Birg station opens up many runs below the Schilthorn Mountain and is one way of avoiding the bottleneck queues waiting for the one cable car on the top section.

Our favourite runs

Beginners:
The blue run from Kleine Scheidegg to Brandegg or all the way down to Grindelwald is quite narrow and often quiet and good fun.

Intermediates:
Stepfi  is an excellent long red and will take you (when snow conditions permit) almost back to the village.

Advanced:
Although Wengen is quite limited for advanced runs, try parts of the Lauberhorn World Cup Downhill.

Off-piste:
There is some great off-piste around the Eigergletscher station under the Eiger and off the top of Mannlichen between the pistes.

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Wengen
Report date:30 Apr 2008
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Resort is closed for the season