Living in the UK makes it really easy to reach proper ski resorts and you will be surprised to learn that a ski week holiday doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg.
South African owned budget tour operator, Expat Explore, have been bringing skiers to the Jungfrau Region in Switzerland for many years now. This world famous part of Switzerland has a proven record for good snow conditions from December right through until the end of April, due to its altitude. Enjoy four interlinked areas, 213 km of marked piste (slopes), snow sport at 9748 feet, amazing sightseeing including 13600 feet from the Jungfraujoch and ski the famous Lauberhorn World Cup Downhill & Slalom Courses
Switzerland is known for its idyllic ski villages, with traditional wooden chalets nestled amid craggy peaks jutting up into a baby-blue sky. The Jungfrau region and particularly the village of Wengen, stands out because of its location in the middle of three interconnected ski areas. Wengen is a pedestrians-only village, no diesel fumes here! The ski holiday in Switzerland focuses as much on the idea of “holiday” as it does on “ski,” and savoring a two-hour midday meal or hoisting a mug of frothy beer on a sun deck is more important than logging lots of mileage up and down the mountain.
Instead of cars, Wengen relies on an elaborate, efficient system of trains, gondolas, cable cars, chair lifts, and T-bars that could only be the work of Swiss engineers. Visitors drive or take the train to the town of Lauterbrunnen. From there, a cog railway carts them past old timber farm sheds and over the crest of a cliff to Wengen. Here, a cable car in town shoots up to the top of a peak, and skiers can cruise down 4,000 vertical feet on the other side to find themselves in yet another quintessential ski hub, Grindelwald.
The three villages form the heart of the Jungfrau region, smack in the center of Switzerland, just south of Interlaken and about three hours from Zürich.
To access the Jungfrau’s terrain or any of the snowy landscape’s restaurants, bars, cafés, and toboggan runs, all you have to do is roll out of your hotel and walk (or ski) to the nearest train stop. A ski pass covers all transportation within the Jungfrau region, and the trail maps come printed with train schedules.
It’s rare to ski more than 10 minutes in the Jungfrau without spotting a lodge or hotel serving decent, affordable food, and a great view is all but guaranteed.
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