Wengen trip 21 February 2015r eview

We have finally made it to Wengen this February!
I have read reviews of the area long before the trip and was put off by reports of difficult access to ski areas of Murren and First and a very slow gondola from Grindelwald to Mannlichen. These issues are serious for keen skiers :-(
Fingers crossed they will be alleviated with the construction of V-bahn gondolas in 2 seasons time.
I am so glad we went there anyway.
The village is charming, the views stunning.
There are 2 resident British run ski clubs in the area: Kandahar in Murren and Downhill Only Club in Wengen.
Everyone is welcome to join them for a free days social skiing and a drink afterwards.
Ski Club of GB is prominent too. Therefore it is possible to participate in social skiing every day and make new friends.
And skiing is not bad either:) We loved the challenge of skiing Lauberhorn World Cup run at the end of the week's skiing on Friday afternoon in knee deep powder and heavy snowfall.
Run down from Schilthorn is another classic, so is Kandahar both in Murren.
All 3 separate areas are worth visiting as they are varied and all offer stunning views.
Murren offers panoramic 360 degrees views of the mountains from the top of Schilthorn, best seen from a revolving restaurant of Piz Gloria. Prices there are quite reasonable. In fact cheaper than in most restaurants down in the village. New Bond museum (free entrance) there is worth a visit too, especially if you are a Bond fan like us :wink: .
The most impressive North wall of Eiger is best seen from runs 22 (24) of the main, shared Wengen / Grindelwald ski area, while First area in Grindelwald offers stunning views of Wetterhorn and Schreckhorn.
Food on a mountain can be very good. Our favourite eateries included: Schilthornhutte in Murren, JagerStubli along run 3/21 towards Grund and Genepi Bar at First.
Off piste skiing is good in the area too.
We enjoyed local Falken lager and live piano music at Hotel Falken after skiing.
Most hotels date back to imperial era and offer very special atmosphere.
The centre of Wengen is compact, hence access to Mannlichen cable car or mountain railway to Kleine Scheidegg is easy from most hotels.
We were very pleased with our hotel "Bernerhof" rated at only 2 stars but offering superb location, stunning views from all rooms, service beyond it's rating and excellent fresh food, that included among many other items a choice of delicious home made confitures:), bread straight from the oven:) and a very good salad buffet at dinner.
Wengen and Jungfrau have become an instant favourite of ours alongside Dolomites!
We very much hope to return there soon.

Thanks for taking the time to report back, im glad you enjoyed the region and will return soon