So, if you're yearning for striking surroundings and cool, cold-weather activities ... Images)| Perched at 3,392 feet above sea level, Grindelwald, a village in Switzerland's Bernese Alps ...

With daily lift tickets at some major US ski resorts costing $250 for an adult pass, even more at some areas, Switzerland’s Jungfrau Region offers a far more affordable alternative at $85.

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 ...