Wengen
Slope Breakdown
Wengen at a glance
Wengen is a ski resort in Switzerland, part of the Jungfrau Region ski area. It offers 206 km of slopes served by 44 lifts, with skiing between 1,274 m and 2,970 m (1,696 m vertical). That makes it the 13th largest of the 30 ski resorts in Switzerland listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Wengen offers a balanced mix: 42% easy, 44% intermediate and 14% expert slopes.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 17 cm of new snow at the top (2,970 m) in the next 3 days, 2 cm at the base.
New snow and temperature at the top station. Estimated by Intski from the MET Norway forecast, updated every few hours. Where it snows most this week
Email me when it snows
An alert when 15 cm or more is on the way at Wengen, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Zurich (ZRH) — about 106 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 79 CHF (2026/27 season). Jungfrau Ski Region day pass, dynamic pricing, usually cheaper booked online in advance. Valid across a wider pass network, not only this resort.
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Driving to Wengen
Rules for a car in Switzerland, checked 30 September 2026 against official sources.
Road charge
Vignette, CHF 40 for the year. Motorway vignette 2026 (e-vignette or sticker) CHF 40.00, Vignette for a trailer or caravan up to 3.5 t CHF 40.00
Winter tyres
No legal requirement
Studded tyres
Allowed 1 Nov to 30 Apr (banned on motorways, 80 km/h, rear 80 disc)
Wengen resort facts
These figures cover the lift network Wengen shares with Grindelwald on Intski: one sector of the Jungfrau Region pass, not the whole pass. Difficulty shares from skiresort.info.
About Wengen
Wengen has about 1,150 year-round residents. In summer the number rises to around 5,000; in winter it reaches 10,000. That swing tells you most of what you need to know about the place: a small mountain village in the Bernese Oberland, in the canton…
Resort Highlights
A village that grows tenfold in winter
Wengen has about 1,150 year-round residents. In summer the number rises to around 5,000; in winter it reaches 10,000. That swing tells you most of what you need to know about the place: a small mountain village in the Bernese Oberland, in the canton of Bern, whose whole rhythm is set by the ski season. It sits at 1,274 m, which is also the base elevation of the ski area, so the village is on the mountain rather than in a valley beneath it.
The skiing
Wengen belongs to the Jungfrau Region, and the 206 km of piste and 44 lifts in our data are the regional figures rather than Wengen’s alone. From the 1,274 m base the lifts reach 2,970 m, a vertical of nearly 1,700 m, and the upper reaches at close to 3,000 m are high enough that altitude does real work for snow reliability late in the season. There is no breakdown of the terrain by difficulty in our records, but a linked area of this scale, spread across such a range of altitudes, is one to explore over a week rather than a weekend, and the 44 lifts work out at roughly one per 4.7 km of piste, so expect longer lifts covering bigger pieces of mountain.
Each January Wengen hosts the Lauberhorn races, a classic fixture of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup. If you want to watch, plan around the January dates; if you want the pistes at their quietest, avoid them. Either way, a village of this size hosting a World Cup weekend is a reminder that the racing tradition here is older than most of the lift network.
The village
Our data flags Wengen for traditional character and scenic views, and neither is a stretch for a village of this size at this altitude in the Bernese Oberland. It has not been flagged for modern lifts or après-ski, which is consistent with a place whose appeal is its setting rather than its infrastructure. The population figures make the same point from the other direction: 1,150 people who stay all year, and a village that is built to absorb nearly ten times that number when the snow arrives.
Practicalities
Zurich is the nearest airport in our records, roughly 106 km away as the crow flies. The season runs from December to April. The official website listed for the resort covers the wider Lauterbrunnen area, which is the practical starting point for lift information and local services.
Frequently asked questions about Wengen
Wengen sits at 1,274 m above sea level, which is also the base elevation of the ski area. The top lift reaches 2,970 m.
The Lauberhorn races are classic FIS Alpine Ski World Cup events hosted by Wengen every January.
Wengen is part of the Jungfrau Region in the Bernese Oberland. The 206 km of piste and 44 lifts in our data are the regional figures.
The village has roughly 1,150 year-round residents, swelling to about 5,000 in summer and around 10,000 in winter.
Yes. It is a mountain village in the canton of Bern, and our data flags it for traditional character and scenic views rather than for modern lifts or après-ski.
Wengen has 206 km of marked slopes: 87 km easy (blue), 91 km intermediate (red), 28 km expert (black), served by 44 ski lifts.
The skiing in Wengen ranges from 1,274 m at the base to 2,970 m at the top — a vertical drop of 1,696 m.
The ski season in Wengen typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Wengen works for beginners, though it is not a dedicated beginner resort: about 42% of the slopes (87 km) are easy blue runs.
Wengen has 28 km of expert (black) slopes — about 14% of the total.
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