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LemonJelly, lovely pictures specially the ones of Murren and the pistes..wish i was there now.The one with the guy clearing the snow from the ice rink is such a familiar picture as im so used to seeing that in the morning when i go skiing.
Click on the link below ' My Photo gallery' and you will see pic that ive taken around that lovely place...MURREN..
ps. you need to register to view pics
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| IncogSkiSno wrote: |
| LemonJelly, Your pictures are really very good, are you a keen photographer? |
I do love photography but I am no expert by any means, I just point and click. It isn't difficult to take great pics with scenery like that  . Thank you all for the comments though.
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| Chris Brookes wrote: |
Click on the link below ' My Photo gallery' and you will see pic that ive taken around that lovely place...MURREN..
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That is a great picture of Murren, really great. Did you stop on a ski run to take that, I can't figure out where you are stood?
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Well as I predicted the rail link to Lauterbrunnen will be open less than 2 weeks after the damage was done, it will in fact open again from Friday 2nd September, as will the line up to the Schynige Platte from Wilderswil, the repairs to the main road and the rail ling to Grindelwald from Zweilutschinen will take quite a while yet I think, it will from Friday be the only non opperating line in the area
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LemonJelly, That was taken at the end of the red run from Gimmeln to the Schiltgrat chair where it rises up before dropping down to the lift
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They've done such a nice job with their new web site that I thought I'd add a quick link to my favorite hotel in Wengen, the Hotel Alpenrose
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D G Orf, Do you get commission? 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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D G Orf, very nice. Loks a lot smarter than I expected. Don't know why.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I thought that, I was expecting the interior to be more traditional . . . tempting, very tempting. 
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IncogSkiSno, no but I do know the family well and I get a very good deal on my room, how else could I afford to go there for so many weeks , the younger daughter is in several of the pictures and she let me know yesterday that they'd just redone the website.
As I've said before it's a very nice hotel to stay in, the lounge areas were redone last summer and they've just refurbished the dinning room this summer, prior to that they refurbished virtually all of the bedrooms at an average cost per room that would make your eyes water, all the bedrooms are pretty similar with handcarved wooden furmiture, telephone, tv (with remote), plus a minimum of chair or two and a table or desk for writing postcards etc, the larger rooms have slightly more furniture but all are spacious (except mine),almost all of the rooms have ensuite facilities though not all of them have a bath some just have a shower, the best views are those from the south, or if you are rich the south east corner, the access road in the picture only leads to the hotel so it's very quiet, in the winter they don't have the tables outside the front of the hotel but all of the balconies have chairs and a table on which is nice at the end of the ski day as you can watch the sun sink behind the ridge of mountains in front of you. The rooms at the back of the hotel are on average £8 pp/pn cheaper but don't have a good view or balcony to sit on.
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You know it makes sense.
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D G Orf, And a good sales pitch too, but no surprises there! I'd go for the balcony views and a bath . . . ahhh
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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D G Orf, an exellent website that really sells the hotel Alpenrose,the decor looks lovely inside and shows a warm feel to it.
The room pictures has a close up of Winteregg in Murren in the summer,lovely !
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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D G Orf, 
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Chris Brookes, it's about an easy 5 minutes downhill from the train station or an extra couple of minutes to the Mannlichen cable car station, add perhaps 3 minutes for walking uphill as it's quite steep. Easy in walking shoes but not so comfortable in ski boots, fortunately for those of us who ski or walk back to the hotel in ski boots you can get a lift up the hill in the morning in the little 4x4 or the electric buggy
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I was talking to a friend last night, he's just back from a paragliding trip to the area. He's impressed with the view of Murren from the air, as it perches on the edge of the cliff.
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marc gledhill, like this
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Damn...it's a photo. I was hoping it was a webcam
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Elizabeth B, Afraid not, it looks like this  at the moment in Wengen
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Elizabeth B, if only
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Chris Brookes, I'll send it to him and ask
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This has been the second morning in a row that it has snowed at the Schilthorn....winter will be there soon !
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Chris Brookes, don't even think it, temps are still forecast up to +15C at Kl Scheidegg during the next 5 days, any snow that falls at this time of year soon vanishes, realistically snow won't stay until the end of October
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D G Orf,i know,by 11am its all melted but just to see fresh snow sticking at the Schilthorn reminds me of WINTER
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You know it makes sense.
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Chris Brookes, my pal tells me that Murren looked more like 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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marc gledhill, good picture, you can even see Wengen in the background and the peaks of the Mannlichen, Tschuggen and Lauberhorn
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Poster: A snowHead
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marc gledhill, wow,excellent view !!
I had planned to do the same jump from the Schilthorn when we were there in the summer 04 but the it was cancelled twice due to bad weather.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yesterday there was a measely 3cm of snow at Eigergletscher, not cold enough yet, give it another month 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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D G Orf, you could see it on the Mannlichen webcam yesterday.This morning its all gone 
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Chris Brookes, like I said, give it another month, there's still a tiny amount of snow on the ground up at the Schilthorn, but I guess that will be gone soon
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Hi everyone,
Back after a long absence - moving house; new jobs; Bt messed up Broadband connection hi ho , but can't wait for the winter. DG Orf thanks for the link to my faviurite hotel How long has the new websight been up and running - very impressive.
We hope to go twice to wengen this year, straight after half term at the end of Feb (our usual ime) and we are thinking 2nd week in Jan as well. Can anyone advise on usual snow early Jan
Cheers
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Brian T, welcome back !!
Touch and go for snow levels at that time.Have you got access to SCGB snow history as at least you could see how it has been over the last 10 years.
Eitherway D G Orf leeps informing me they have snow cannons to the reosrt now so im sure it would be fine anytime.. I myself would try and go nearer the end of January but thats me
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Brian T, good question. I along with the FIS will be praying for good snow as the Lauberhorn race is on during the weekend of the 15th of Jan,I'll be in the Alpenrose from the 9th to the 16th of Jan.
The Alpenrose web site was updated at lunchtime on the 4th of September, Fiona sent me an email to ask me what I thought of it.
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D G Orf, of course it will be ok and even if its not i would rather be there than here
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I often go 2nd week in Jan...and have yet to have a problem regarding snow. I've never not been able to ski to Wengen or Brandegg. Once or twice Grund has been an issue. It's usually better a bit later in the season, but is always skiable (although I didn't go in jan 2 years ago, but my friends who did said it rained all week  )
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Chris Brookes, D G Orf, On an average day (not too busy or very quiet) how long does it take to get from Murren to the Wengen pistes?
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