Can You Ski at Jungfraujoch? No, Here Is Where You Can

Can you ski at Jungfraujoch? No. The station sits at 3,454 m on a saddle between the Mönch and the Jungfrau, and no piste leaves it in winter: the marked runs of the Jungfrau Ski Region end at Eigergletscher, 2,320 m, the top station of the Eiger Express. I ski below the Joch every week, I have been up there in ski gear with the Top Ticket, and I came back down by train like everyone else.

Here is what you can do on skis at Jungfraujoch, what it costs to go up with a ski pass, and where the real skiing under the Jungfrau starts.

Can you ski down from Jungfraujoch?

No. There is no marked piste, no lift and no patrol between Jungfraujoch and the ski area, 1,100 m lower. The Jungfrau Railway climbs inside the Eiger and the Mönch from Eigergletscher to the Joch, and the only way down for a visitor is the same train. The glacier below the terrace is the Aletsch, in the UNESCO World Heritage site.

What Google autocompletes as "can you ski down from Jungfraujoch" comes, I think, from the altitude: 3,454 m sounds like a summit lift. It is a railway station in the rock, served by the Jungfrau Railway since 1912, with a glacier on one side and the Eiger on the other.

Pierre Vetsch, state-certified ski instructor, asked whether he has been up in winter in ski gear: "Yes, with the Top Ticket." What he keeps from up there is the glacier.

Is there any skiing at Jungfraujoch at all?

Yes, in summer, on the Snow Fun Park: a short slope on the glacier with ski and snowboard rental at CHF 35 for an adult and CHF 25 for a child, open from 4 May to 18 October 2026. The park also runs a 125 m sled and tube slope and a 330 m zip line over the Aletsch glacier, at CHF 20 each, prices read on jungfrau.ch on 29 October 2026.

The Jungfrau Railways sell it as a way to touch snow in July, when the temperature on the Joch goes above zero in the hottest weeks. It is a few turns on a practice slope with the gear included, not a ski area, and it is closed in winter, when the whole plateau is a tourist terrace in the cold. If your trip is in summer and you want one hour of snow, this is it. If your trip is in winter and you want to ski, the park does not exist.

Insider tip: the summer snow park is the one case where "skiing at Jungfraujoch" is true, and it needs no ski pass, only the Jungfraujoch ticket. Everything else called skiing near the Jungfrau happens on the Jungfrau ski pass, 1,000 m lower.

Is Jungfraujoch worth it on a ski trip?

With a ski pass of three days or more, the "Top Ticket" takes you up for CHF 63 instead of a return ticket from CHF 129.60, valid from 1 December 2026 to 30 April 2027, and the Ice Palace is closed to ski boots. On a one-day or two-day pass you pay the full fare.

Pierre says, asked why Jungfraujoch is overrated for a skier: "It is a bit of everything. I find it quite expensive for one ride up. The view from the pistes is not necessarily worse, and there are a lot of people."

The Top Ticket is a connecting ticket, sold only with a Jungfrau ski pass from three days, the Winter Hiking and Sledging Pass from three days, the season pass or the AlpsPass, and only during the validity of that pass. You ride the Eiger Express to Eigergletscher, then the Jungfrau Railway for the last stretch, about 45 minutes from Grindelwald Terminal according to the Jungfrau Railways.

On the Swiss forums, the recurring advice is to go up in summer rather than winter, because in winter everything is white and the glacier shapes disappear under snow. If you go in winter anyway, with a three-day pass, here is what I tell my guests.

Pierre says, to a guest with a three-day pass who wants the Joch: "Take a sunny day."

The Top Ticket costs the same on a grey day, and a grey day at 3,454 m shows you nothing but the Ice Palace, which you cannot enter in ski boots.

Where do you actually ski under the Jungfrau?

On the Grindelwald-Wengen side of the Jungfrau Ski Region, between Eigergletscher at 2,320 m, Kleine Scheidegg and the Lauberhorn, with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau in front of you on every run. The Jungfrau ski pass costs CHF 79 for a day in low season and covers 211 km of pistes across three areas, train from Interlaken Ost included.

Pierre says, on the first day of an average skier from Interlaken: "Männlichen-Kleine Scheidegg, the best served, the biggest and the most practical."

The Eiger Express leaves Grindelwald Terminal, 29 minutes by train from Interlaken Ost on 21 January 2027, and reaches Eigergletscher in 15 minutes. From there the runs drop to Kleine Scheidegg and on to Wengen or Grindelwald, and the Lauberhorn race course is open to the public once the race is over. The view is the same three summits the Joch terrace shows, from below instead of between them, and in Pierre's words the view from the pistes is not necessarily worse.

For the areas, prices and seasons, read my guide to skiing near Interlaken; for a first day on skis, the valley at Grindelwald needs no pass, as I explain in skiing in Interlaken for beginners.

Your Questions About Skiing at Jungfraujoch

Can you ski at Jungfraujoch in summer?

Yes, on the Snow Fun Park, from 4 May to 18 October 2026 according to jungfrau.ch on 29 October 2026. Ski and snowboard cost CHF 35 for an adult and CHF 25 for a child, safety gear included, on a short slope on the glacier next to the station. It is a taste of snow in summer rather than skiing in the sense of a ski day: one slope, a few turns, and the altitude of 3,454 m to feel in your lungs. The sled and tube run of 125 m and the zip line of 330 m over the Aletsch glacier cost CHF 20 each. All of it closes with the first snow of autumn.

Does the Eiger Express go to Jungfraujoch?

Not all the way. The Eiger Express is a tricable gondola from Grindelwald Terminal to Eigergletscher, 2,320 m, in 15 minutes, and the Jungfrau Railway continues from Eigergletscher to the Joch. The Jungfrau Railways give 45 minutes from the Terminal to the top and 1 hour 30 from Interlaken Ost. For skiers, Eigergletscher is the top of the ski area and the station where the two worlds separate: the pistes go down, the cog train goes up into the tunnel. A ski pass covers the gondola; the train above needs the Top Ticket or a Jungfraujoch ticket.

Is Jungfraujoch included in the Jungfrau ski pass?

No. No ski pass includes Jungfraujoch. The Jungfrau ski pass covers the three ski areas and the trains from Interlaken Ost, and stops at Eigergletscher. Holders of a pass valid three days or more, of the season pass or of the AlpsPass can buy the Top Ticket for CHF 63, against a return fare from CHF 129.60, between 1 December 2026 and 30 April 2027. A one-day or two-day pass gives no reduction. The Ice Palace is not accessible in ski boots, so plan the visit on a day without skis, or bring other shoes in the bag.

Can beginners ski under the Jungfrau?

Yes, and not at Jungfraujoch. The beginner areas of the region sit in the valleys: the Bodmi Arena at Grindelwald with a magic carpet and its own day ticket at CHF 28, the Winteregg and Allmendhubel runs at Mürren, and the Männlichen children's area at the top of the gondola for families. A beginner has no use for the Joch at all, and the Jungfrau ski pass only becomes useful once the turns link on a blue run. I wrote the full answer, with lesson prices and the hours it takes, in my guide for first-timers.

Spend the day on the pistes, not on the terrace

The obstacle is the fear of missing the famous summit. Here is my answer as a skier: Jungfraujoch is a station, the skiing is below it, and the same three summits watch you from every run on the Lauberhorn. Keep the Joch for a summer visit or a bad-snow day with a three-day pass.

If you would rather spend that money on a day of skiing with someone who knows where the snow is, my Private Ski Day starts at CHF 500 for your group of up to 8, pick-up in Interlaken included. Tell me your date for a private ski day and I will choose the area once I see the snow.

How we made this: based on Pierre's interview of 29 October 2026, facts and prices checked at the official sources on 29 October 2026, written with AI assistance.

Source: Jungfrau Railways, Snow Fun Park, Jungfrau Railways, Top Ticket Jungfraujoch, and ski days on the Grindelwald-Wengen side through the 2024, 2025 and 2026 winters.

*Written by Pierre Vetsch, founder and head guide at Swiss Local Adventures