First
Grindelwald
First is a ski area in the canton of Bern, Switzerland, with access from Grindelwald. It has 10 lifts (1 cable car, 1 gondola, 4 chairlifts, 4 T-bars, 1 rope tow mapped) and 39 km of marked pistes – 17.5 km easy, 13.7 km intermediate and 7.2 km difficult, plus 0.8 km of ski routes. The lifts reach 2’498 m above sea level; the lowest point is 1’024 m, a vertical drop of 1’474 m. An adult day pass costs CHF 79 (up to CHF 83), season 2026/27 – Jungfrau Ski Region pass (Grindelwald, Wengen, Mürren). Live webcams are available on the official website. Grindelwald railway station is 1.1 km from the valley lift.
Conditions & snow forecast
Ski pass & live cams
Adult day passCHF 79up to CHF 83
Jungfrau Ski Region pass (Grindelwald, Wengen, Mürren). Season 2026/27. Official price, checked · source
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Piste map
Pistes
- Easy · blue17.5 km
- Intermediate · red13.7 km
- Difficult · black7.2 km
- Ski routes0.8 km
- Not classified0.6 km
- Sledging runs16.3 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
11 mapped lifts, highest first. Elevations from swisstopo.
| Lift | Type | Length | Bottom → top (m) | Rise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberjoch | Chairlift | 1’455 m | 2’164 → 2’498 | 334 m |
| Schilt | Chairlift | 1’583 m | 1’948 → 2’258 | 310 m |
| Grindel | Chairlift | 1’023 m | 1’722 → 2’007 | 285 m |
| Hohwald | T-bar | 1’119 m | 1’717 → 1’960 | 243 m |
| Firstbahn | Gondola | 5’123 m | 1’067 → 1’952 | 885 m |
| Bärgelegg | T-bar | 922 m | 1’722 → 1’939 | 217 m |
| — | Rope tow | 181 m | 1’337 → 1’394 | 57 m |
| Pfingsteggbahn | Cable car | 958 m | 1’024 → 1’385 | 361 m |
| Bodmi 2 | T-bar | 239 m | 1’101 → 1’147 | 46 m |
| Bodmi 1 | T-bar | 238 m | 1’101 → 1’147 | 46 m |
| Isch - Bodmi | Chairlift | 316 m | 1’076 → 1’142 | 66 m |
10 lift installations are listed for this area; 11 are currently mapped in OpenStreetMap and shown here.
Practical information
- Canton
- Bern
- Municipality
- Grindelwald
- Villages
- Grindelwald
- By train
- Grindelwald station · 1.1 km from the valley lift
- Ski pass / group
- Jungfrau Ski Region
- Website
- jungfrau.ch
- Avalanche risk
- SLF avalanche bulletin
- Weather
- MeteoSwiss
- Coordinates
- 46.6434, 8.0574
Questions
How many lifts does First have?
First has 10 lifts. Mapped in detail: 1 cable car, 1 gondola, 4 chairlifts, 4 T-bars, 1 rope tow.
How high is First?
The highest lift station is at 2’498 m and the lowest point at 1’024 m, giving a vertical drop of 1’474 m.
How many kilometres of pistes does First have?
39 km of marked pistes, measured along the piste lines: 17.5 km blue, 13.7 km red and 7.2 km black. There are also 0.8 km of ski routes.
How much is a day pass at First?
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).
Is there a live webcam for First?
Yes – live cams are available at https://www.jungfrau.ch/en-gb/live/webcams/.
How do I get to First by public transport?
The nearest railway station is Grindelwald, 1.1 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.