Kleine Scheidegg – Männlichen
Grindelwald · Wengen
Kleine Scheidegg – Männlichen is a ski area in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, with access from Grindelwald, Wengen. It has 23 lifts (1 cable car, 2 gondolas, 11 chairlifts, 2 T-bars, 3 platters, 3 rope tows, 1 magic carpet mapped) and 92.9 km of marked pistes – 37.9 km easy, 43 km intermediate and 12 km difficult, plus 2.5 km of ski routes. The lifts reach 2’394 m above sea level; the lowest point is 938 m, a vertical drop of 1’456 m. An adult day pass costs CHF 79 (up to CHF 83), season 2026/27 – Jungfrau Ski Region pass (Grindelwald, Wengen, Mürren). Season passes: AlpsPass (limited days). MeteoSwiss measures an average of 401 cm of new snow per winter at Grindelwald (1’107 m, 4.8 km away), with 47 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground; typically snow-sure from 17 Jan to 7 Mar. Live webcams are available on the official website. Grindelwald Terminal railway station is 0.2 km from the valley lift.
Snow
New snow forecast
Daily new snow for the next 14 days at the top (2’394 m) and the base (938 m). Model data, MeteoSwiss ICON-CH and others via Open-Meteo.
Snow line
Freezing level (0 °C) for the next 7 days. Precipitation falls as snow up to roughly 300 m below this line – compare it with the top and base of the ski area.
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Snow history
Measured by MeteoSwiss at Grindelwald (1’107 m), 4.8 km from the ski area · winters 2008/09–2025/26 (17 seasons). Higher up on the slopes there is usually considerably more snow.
Snow depth through the winter
Daily snow depth at Grindelwald: typical range (10–90 %) and median of the last 17 winters, compared with last winter and this winter so far.
New snow per winter
Total fresh snow, October–May. Last winter highlighted.
Average new snow by month
Average fresh snow per month over 17 winters.
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| Month | New snow (avg) | Snow depth (avg) | Days with new snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct | 4 cm | 2 cm | 0.5 |
| Nov | 51 cm | 6 cm | 4.7 |
| Dec | 82 cm | 21 cm | 7.7 |
| Jan | 86 cm | 29 cm | 9.5 |
| Feb | 80 cm | 38 cm | 7.8 |
| Mar | 65 cm | 18 cm | 6.1 |
| Apr | 28 cm | 3 cm | 2.6 |
| May | 5 cm | 0 cm | 0.7 |
| Winter | New snow | Max depth | Days 30+ cm |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 228 cm | 38 cm | 7 |
| 2024/25 | 203 cm | 52 cm | 12 |
| 2023/24 | 246 cm | 47 cm | 9 |
| 2022/23 | 165 cm | 27 cm | 0 |
| 2021/22 | 323 cm | 69 cm | 28 |
| 2020/21 | 434 cm | 91 cm | 74 |
| 2019/20 | 299 cm | 36 cm | 3 |
| 2018/19 | 510 cm | 87 cm | 53 |
| 2017/18 | 539 cm | 61 cm | 65 |
| 2016/17 | 327 cm | 47 cm | 21 |
| 2015/16 | 504 cm | 52 cm | 14 |
| 2014/15 | 433 cm | 78 cm | 40 |
| 2013/14 | 486 cm | 64 cm | 53 |
| 2012/13 | 761 cm | 117 cm | 118 |
| 2011/12 | 478 cm | 109 cm | 90 |
| 2009/10 | 419 cm | 79 cm | 91 |
| 2008/09 | 460 cm | 134 cm | 128 |
Ski pass & season
Adult day passCHF 79up to CHF 83
Jungfrau Ski Region pass (Grindelwald, Wengen, Mürren). Season 2026/27. Official price, checked · source
Season passes
- AlpsPassLimited number of days · Unlimited in Adelboden-Lenk, Aletsch Arena, Jungfrau Region and Engelberg-Titlis; 3 days each in partner areas
Season 2026/27
Opening date for 2026/27 not announced yet
Official date, checked · source · all season openings
Live cams
Opens the official live cams in a new tab. Images belong to the ski area.
Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue37.9 km
- Intermediate · red43 km
- Difficult · black12 km
- Ski routes2.5 km
- Sledging runs22.7 km
Measured along the mapped piste lines. Resorts often advertise larger figures because they count both sides of wide slopes or every variant of a run.
Lifts
23 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauberhorn | Chairlift | 999 m | 2’061 → 2’394 | 333 m |
| Eiger Express | Gondola | 6’371 m | 957 → 2’340 | 1’383 m |
| Eigernordwand | Chairlift | 1’673 m | 1’844 → 2’337 | 493 m |
| Wixi | Chairlift | 1’558 m | 1’831 → 2’323 | 492 m |
| Honegg | Chairlift | 1’681 m | 1’837 → 2’300 | 463 m |
| Läger | Chairlift | 2’033 m | 1’805 → 2’251 | 446 m |
| Sesselbahn Männlichen | Chairlift | 1’794 m | 1’790 → 2’239 | 449 m |
| Wengen LWM | Cable car | 1’673 m | 1’280 → 2’230 | 950 m |
| Männlichenbahn | Gondola | 6’024 m | 957 → 2’225 | 1’268 m |
| — | Platter | 287 m | 2’184 → 2’225 | 41 m |
| — | Rope tow | 71 m | 2’219 → 2’223 | 4 m |
| Gummi | Chairlift | 645 m | 1’952 → 2’170 | 218 m |
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| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fallboden | Chairlift | 1’440 m | 1’831 → 2’144 | 313 m |
| Wixi - Fallboden | Chairlift | 1’526 m | 1’831 → 2’144 | 313 m |
| Arven | Chairlift | 967 m | 1’850 → 2’061 | 211 m |
| — | Rope tow | 44 m | 2’061 → 2’061 | 0 m |
| Tschuggen | T-bar | 1’439 m | 1’707 → 2’042 | 335 m |
| Pinocchiolift | Magic carpet | 79 m | 2’029 → 2’041 | 12 m |
| Bumps | T-bar | 585 m | 1’628 → 1’778 | 150 m |
| Innerwengen | Chairlift | 583 m | 1’273 → 1’505 | 232 m |
| — | Rope tow | 40 m | 1’302 → 1’305 | 3 m |
| Figeller | Platter | 80 m | 1’278 → 1’297 | 19 m |
| Wengiboden | Platter | 132 m | 1’287 → 1’296 | 9 m |
Practical information
- Canton
- Bern
- Municipality
- Grindelwald
- Villages
- Grindelwald, Wengen
- By train
- Grindelwald Terminal station · 0.2 km from the valley lift
- Ski pass / group
- Jungfrau Ski Region
- Website
- jungfrau.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.5972, 7.9526
Questions
How many lifts does Kleine Scheidegg – Männlichen have?
Kleine Scheidegg – Männlichen has 23 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 cable car, 2 gondolas, 11 chairlifts, 2 T-bars, 3 platters, 3 rope tows, 1 magic carpet.
How high is Kleine Scheidegg – Männlichen?
The highest lift station is at 2’394 m and the lowest point at 938 m, giving a vertical drop of 1’456 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does Kleine Scheidegg – Männlichen have?
92.9 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 37.9 km blue, 43 km red and 12 km black. There are also 2.5 km of ski routes.
How much is a day pass at Kleine Scheidegg – Männlichen?
An adult 1-day ski pass costs CHF 79 (up to CHF 83), season 2026/27 – Jungfrau Ski Region pass (Grindelwald, Wengen, Mürren) (official price, checked 2026-10-02).
How much snow does Kleine Scheidegg – Männlichen get?
MeteoSwiss measures an average of 401 cm of new snow per winter at Grindelwald (1’107 m, 4.8 km away), with 47 days of 30 cm or more snow on the ground; typically snow-sure from 17 Jan to 7 Mar. Record: 134 cm (24 Feb 2008/09).
When does Kleine Scheidegg – Männlichen open for the 2026/27 season?
The 2026/27 opening date has not been announced yet (checked 2026-10-02).
Which season passes are valid at Kleine Scheidegg – Männlichen?
AlpsPass (limited number of days).
Is there a live webcam for Kleine Scheidegg – Männlichen?
Yes – live cams are available at https://www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/live/webcams/.
How do I get to Kleine Scheidegg – Männlichen by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Grindelwald Terminal, 0.2 km from the valley lift.
Lifts, pistes and the map come from OpenStreetMap, elevations from swisstopo. Last update . Something wrong? Fix it on OpenStreetMap – how the figures are calculated.
Nearby ski areas
Straight-line distance.