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Wengen/grindelwald advice please
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hi, could anyone advise on whether this would be a good choice at New Year?

Puzzled
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Wengen would be a wonderful place to get away from it all. No cars, breathtaking scenery. Smile Depends what your after, not really for party animals. No one knows how much snow they will have, I hope plenty as I will be there 2 weeks earlier. Madeye-Smiley
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We went there last Christmas and hated it. There is not a lot of skiing up in the sunshine, and to go any distance, you have to dive off into cold and not very pleasant valleys. The lifts are slow, crowded and the trains are ridiculous. I might be charming, but as one who uses the term "traditional" as a term of abuse, not for me.

Not wanting to be awkward. I know many love the place, but it was of little appeal in our book.

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I'll let you know, I'll be there over New Year, although we're down in Interlaken and travelling up to the areas daily. I am sure the car free Wengen would be a far cry from where we'll be.

A friend went up to Lauterbrunnen a couple of years ago, they liked that as a base mainly so they could easily get to Murren as well.

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boo22, You could be pushed to find any accommodation still left over New Year
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I love the area, but would expect it to be very busy at new year.
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Chris Bish wrote:
I might be charming

but if you get him on a bad day ..... rolling eyes

Laughing
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I hate it there, snowboarders all over the place and the rental shop staff are rude.

Xmas/NYE are way too busy. After the 2nd or 3rd of jan until before the race is better to come. Or come before xmas and run away by the 22nd/23rd.
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hi, thanks for the replies Smile

we have seen available accomodation (package) for a fortnight. My OH went many years ago and has fond memories of the place. We have been to Alpe d'huez, Tignes (we loved the grande motte glacier), La Tania, Vail, and are aspiring (mostly hopeful!) intermediates -mostly cruisy reds at the mo. our previous trips have been chalet accomodation (and preferably with a hot tub Cool , so a hotel would be slightly different. i'm a bit unsure if it would be snow sure at that time of year and how the skiing would compare, and nY celebrations and possibly some instruction
i'm also checking out some independant chalets in france (la rosiere, chatel and poss chamonix) though i think the flights might make this a bit more expensive...
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boo22, something has got lost in translation in stab's post.

Quote:
I hate it there

I live there.

Quote:
snowboarders all over the place

That would be me and my mates.

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rental shop staff are rude

Guess where I work.

Honestly! Laughing
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Chris Bish is right regarding sun around xmas. Since there is a wall 4000 meters high just south of the resort, around the shortest day you won't be skiing in floodlight all day long. Later in the season the sun comes out pretty quick starting at the Gondola.

On the other hand... scenery and atmosfere are just awesome..


Wengens area (shared with Grindelwald) is mostly east facing, and a bit of north.

Grindelwalds own First area is pretty much all southfacing, and a bit further from the 4000meter wall, so gets more sun early in the season.

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Elizabeth B, It was very busy last year, a weak earlier was almost deserted and fabulous snow (honegg artificial that was soft enough to mogul up like mad, awesome!)
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