World Snow Festival Grindelwald Switzerland

Swiss Snow Sculpture Festival Grindelwald 15th - 20th Jan 2024

by cfryer

World Snow Festival Grindelwald Switzerland

Swiss Snow Sculpture Festival Grindelwald

World Snow Festival Grindelwald Switzerland

Grindelwald In Winter

Grindelwald is a fabulous mountain location in the Bernese Alps in Switzerland. It’s a very popular tourist destination in Summer, but it Winter under a blanket of snow it looks stunning. What’s more it has so many activities to offer. You can choose from skiing, tobogganing to snowshoeing, winter skiing, curling, night sledding and lots more. For the more adventurous there’s even ice climbing which involves pulling your body weight up a sheer vertical wall of ice using ice picks! Not for the faint hearted!

Other Attractions in Grindelwald in Winter

First Cliff Walk by Tissot at Grindelwald First

Other attractions you can find are the First Flyer zipline which is great fun and the First Cliff Walk by Tissot and both are usually open in winter. The First Cliff Walk is situated in the mountain location called First in the Bernese Alps.

First Cliff Walk by Tissot at Grindelwald First

First Cliff Walk at Grindelwald First

Grindelwald Snow Sculpture Festival Cancelled For 2023 Due to Mild Weather

However, if your are visiting in Winter, one very popular festival is the World Snow Festival. This year was due to be the 40th year that Grindelwald plays host to the Festival but sadly due to the lack of ice and snow a decision was made to postpone until 2024. International sculpture artists usually flock from all over the world to take part in this celebration of ice-cold art, and create sculptures out of metre-high blocks of snow.

Grindelwald Snow Sculpture Festival Next Back 15th – 20th January 2024

The festival is scheduled to be back on 15th – 20th January 2024 and will celebrate its 40th anniversary with the motto “tradition”.

World Snow Festival Grindelwald Switzerland

Illuminated Snow Sculptures Grindelwald

The World Snow Festival is usually one of Grindelwald’s most fascinating winter events and at night the sculptures look stunning as they are illuminated against a dark night sky. The festival began in 1983 when some Japanese artists created a gigantic Heidi sculpture out of snow and the pictures of it went viral. Since then the festival takes place every year in the village centre at the foot of the Eiger and artists compete to win the contest for the best sculpture.

World Snow Festival Grindelwald Switzerland

The competing teams have their giant snow sculptures assessed according to the following criteria: topicality, originality, and skill. The public’s opinion is also taken into consideration in the voting process.

So why not visit the beautiful town of Grindelwald and see the snow sculptures for yourself? Whilst you’re there, do make sure to take advantage of some of the other attractions in this beautiful Winter Wonderland.

World Snow Festival Grindelwald Switzerland

World Snow Festival Grindelwald Switzerland

When:   15th – 20th January 2024

Where: In Grindelwald, Switzerland

Entrance: FREE

See the Program for the World Snow Festival Grindelwald here

For more information visit the World Snow Festival Grindelwald website here.

Other Things To Do in Grindelwald: Visit the Grindelwald Tourism website here

First Peak Walk By Tissot – see here. 

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