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.

Then intrepid British visitors started skiing here and persuaded the locals ... Mürren (linked by cog railway and then cable car) and Grindelwald First (reached via Grindelwald village, where ...

Modern skiing in Europe evolved largely in Switzerland in the late 19th century thanks to pioneering British visitors in classic resorts such as Davos, St Moritz, Wengen, Grindelwald and Mürren.