Sitting on a sunny shelf, Wengen shares a ski area with Grindelwald, and most of the slopes are above its neighbour, under the towering north face of the Eiger.
Until the early 20th century, Wengen was an Alpine farming community, and had been for centuries. Then intrepid British visitors started skiing here and persuaded the locals to keep the summer railway to the top of the mountain open in winter too. That way they would no longer have to walk up the mountain to ski down – and to celebrate formed the aptly named Downhill Only Club (DHO), which is still going strong today.
The resort has a large British presence, quite apart from the DHO, with many generations of the same family visiting year after year. There’s even an Anglican church known as the English Church.
Stay on track with the essential facts from the resort below, and scroll down for our insider guide to a day on the pistes, expert ratings and advice. For further Wengen inspiration, see our guides to the resort’s best accommodation, restaurants and après ski.