Arosa Lenzerheide or Grindelwald Wengen?
These two are close on 7 of 9 measures. That is the honest answer: the numbers will not choose for you, so the difference below that matters to you is the one to decide on.
Switzerland
Arosa Lenzerheide
Two old resorts joined by a cable car in 2013 to make 225 km, and still less known than Davos an hour away. Sunny, wide and quiet, with a late season on the Lenzerheide side.
Worth knowing. Two resorts joined by one cable car. A queue there costs you the day.
Choose it if
Snowboarders
About £1,412 a week from London
Switzerland
Grindelwald Wengen
The Eiger north face over your shoulder and the finest scenery of any ski area in Europe. Train-served, car-free Wengen is the pick; the skiing is gentle and the trains are slow.
Worth knowing. Gentle skiing and slow trains. Strong skiers will be bored by Wednesday.
Choose it if
A non-skiing partner
About £1,412 a week from London
Side by side
| Arosa Lenzerheide | Grindelwald Wengen | |
|---|---|---|
| Snow reliability | 58/100 | 54/100 |
| Size of the ski area | 225 km linked | 206 km linked |
| Top lift | 2865 m | 2971 m |
| Cost before travel | €1400 | €1410 |
| Families with young kids | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| Snowboarders | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| A non-skiing partner | 7/10 | 10/10 |
| Budget and après | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Off-piste | 7/10 | 6/10 |
Bold marks the winner. Rows where neither is bold are close enough that the difference would not change a decision. Cost excludes travel, which depends on where you leave from.
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.