In the valley, days hover around 3°C and nights dip below freezing. Up in Grindelwald, Wengen and Mürren the snow is deeper and the air colder, and at the Jungfraujoch it stays well below zero all day.
What makes it special
Snow for every age
Toddlers can play in the snow at village practice areas, older children can take ski lessons and sledge, and parents can ride trains to glaciers. Everything is within an hour of Interlaken.
The Top of Europe
A rack railway tunnels through the Eiger to the Jungfraujoch at 3,454 m, Europe’s highest railway station, beside the Aletsch Glacier.
Trains do the work
No snow driving needed. Trains, gondolas and cable cars link the villages, and Wengen and Mürren are car-free.
Sledging is a national sport
Long, marked sledging runs come down from Männlichen, First, Alpiglen and the Niederhorn, and one is floodlit at night.
The famous faces
The Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau rise straight above the valleys; on a clear day you see them from Interlaken’s main lawn.
Lauterbrunnen’s valley
Sheer rock walls and waterfalls, with the 297 m Staubbach Falls falling beside the village.
Two lakes, two moods
Lake Thun keeps a winter boat service and lakeside castles; Lake Brienz rests until spring.
Bern and Lucerne close by
Switzerland’s capital is about an hour away by train, so a city day fits easily between snow days.