THE SWISS RESORT THAT’S A BLAST FOR ALL THE FAMILY
can see all three: the Jungfrau, the Monch and the Eiger.
The Hausers are refreshingly hands-on and, after dropping our velogemels (£10 a day to rent) back at the train station, we meet up with Urs Hauser who takes us curling. We head to the village ice rink to learn how to throw 40lb granite stones and sweep the ice to help them travel.
It’s harder than it looks and, when we play a friendly USA v UK match with an American family, we lose 2-0.
Dinner makes up for our defeat. The resident chef is a genius — his fondue cheese sauce is laced with kirsch. When we’re not enjoying the Belvedere’s large indoor pool and outdoor saltwater Jacuzzi, we explore First, Grindelwald’s nearest ski resort. Tenyear-old Hannah likes the Snow Fun Park’s kamikaze ski jumps, while my husband Marc prefers the Schreckfeld restaurant above the valley.
Twins Nathalie and Gabriel, 13, are partial to the Grindel black ski run. But the piece de resistance is the speed gun at the top of the Oberjoch chairlift — because I clock a winning 54kph.
TRAVEL FACTS
THE Hotel Belvedere Grindelwald (belvedere-grindelwald.ch, 0041 33 888 99 99) offers a seven-night break from £1,164 pp half-board, including a six-day ski pass and spa use. Under-11s share parents’ room for free. Ski passes free for under6s. EasyJet (easyjet.com) has return fares to Zurich from £50. Return fares from Zurich airport to Grindelwald with Swiss Travel System( swiss travel system. co.uk) from £94, under-16s free. More
info (myswitzerland.com).