2022 Trips:  Beaver Creek -  Grindelwald -  Steamboat -  Mammoth -  CSC Trips

We're going back to Europe and we'd love for you to go with us to beautiful Grindelwald, Switzerland! We'll stay at the Hotel Belvedere at the Grindelwald ski area, part of the larger Jungfrau Ski Area. Combined they have over 367 miles of downhill skiing! This is a great location not only for skiing but for accessing public transportation for sightseeing day trips including taking the train to Jungfraujoch, the "Top of Europe". Not a skier? There's still plenty in the area to do and see. We have several day excursions planned to local towns and sights. Enjoy the bonus of a great exchange rate too!

As this is an international trip we want to remind you of a few things in advance so you'll be able to concentrate on having a great time skiing:

1. Passport - ensure your passport expires at least 6 months after our trip returns. If your passport expires on or before August 12, 2022 please renew it now. If you have Global Entry ensure it is updated with your latest passport info and expires after February 12, 2022. As more people are beginning to travel, passport renewal times have lengthened to as long as 4-5 months so be sure to renew early.

2. COVID - requirements are fluid but the process will be much easier if you are vaccinated. It is possible that you will not be allowed into Switzerland (or even on the plane) if you are not fully vaccinated. (To be fully vaccinated means it's been at least 2 week since you received your final dose of vaccine.) Please have your vaccination document with you when you travel. The rules are constantly changing so we encourage you to consult the US Government's Swiss Embassy site for more details. The club will not be responsible for ensuring each trip participant meets the requirements for entry. 

3. Trip Insurance - we highly recommend trip insurance, especially for international trips

18 October update: We currently have space for a single male and a single female. Please contact the trip leader before signing up.

To sign up:

• If you are a current NSC member log into this (NSC) website after the July 16 membership meeting and you'll see a link that will allow you to complete the sign up on the Ski.com website. If you've forgotten your user id or password please DO NOT create a new login. Please email membership@nashvilleskiclub.org for assistance.
• If you're not yet a member of the Nashville Ski Club, please click on the JOIN button above in the blue menu bar to get the process started. Once you've paid your membership dues and you've logged in come back to this page to sign up.
• If you are a member of another Crescent Ski Council club and live more than 75 miles outside of Nashville, please click on the JOIN button above in the blue menu bar and select Crescent Reciprocal. Fill in your info and when it is complete you will receive a 'Thank You for your Application' email. Once you are approved you'll receive a 'Welcome New Member' email. At that point you can sign up for a trip.

Trail Map of the Entire Jungfrau Region

the Grindelwald ski area is on the left

Grindelwald Trip Report

by Sara T. Shamblin

After being postponed in 2021 due to COVID, our trip to Grindelwald finally happened Feb 4-13. We took a group of 28 skiers and sightseers to one of the most beautiful alpine villages, Grindelwald, Switzerland. We were fortunate to have great weather the entire week and enjoyed many days of skiing, sledding, walking and sightseeing.

We stayed in the Hotel Belvedere in Grindelwald, which has been in the Hauser family since 1904. Each morning we had a huge breakfast buffet and in the evenings they served a 4 course gourmet dinner, which we relaxingly enjoyed and took time to talk and catch up with each other's daily activities. The hotel has a spa area with saunas, heated swimming pool, a salt water whirlpool and an outdoor hot tub. There was also a bar in the hotel where many of us gathered to socialize each evening. The view from the hotel balcony of the Eiger and Wetterhorn mountains was amazingly beautiful. Each night before and during dinner we were treated to beautiful piano music by a relative of the hotel owner, and one night his cousins came with their alphorn and accordion. 

Many of us skied the many runs in the Jungfrau Region, 132 miles of trails with many trains, gondolas, and chairlifts getting us to the slopes quickly. The ski runs offered something for everyone with many interconnected areas offering gentle slopes and steep drops, and were generally well groomed. Stopping off for lunch at a restaurant on the slopes listening to Swiss music was a treat!  Sledding was also a sport enjoyed by some, it's called "sledging" there and you could rent sleds and go down the designated trails. Most of us managed to make it to the Jungfraujoch, the "Top of Europe" where the train took us inside the mountain to arrive at Europe's highest railway station with a view of the Aletsch Glacier, snow covered mountains and a view down into the Interlaken area. Some of us enjoyed a Swiss lunch while overlooking the glacier.  We arranged for 3 day-long excursions for our participants. One day we went to the medieval town of Gruyeres and visited a cheese factory and the Callier chocolate factory. Another day we went to Thoune City, did some sightseeing, took a boat ride on the Thunersee and then visited Spiez and Interlaken. The third day of excursions saw us off to Lucerne, Brienz, and a visit to a spectacular waterfall. Some in our group took the opportunity to travel by train to nearby towns and do even more sightseeing. 

We all had a very busy and full week and were exhausted by the time we boarded our return flight to the US. Everyone agreed that this was a fantastic trip, one we hope to repeat!