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Not looking good weather wise for the region. At least another 10 days until it starts to cool down !!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Chris Brookes, it’s certainly been a glorious October. I think we only lost 2 days to rain all month. A bit cooler in the coming days, but still predominantly dry by the looks of things.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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It is happening tomorrow. I guess it will feel very weird tomorrow when you look around you while skiing/snowboarding and just see rock around you and not snow!!
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Hi folks, have been lurking on this thread as have booked a trip for 14 - 21st Dec staying in Wengen. So good to see the weather going in the right direction @Chris Brookes
A couple of questions if I may of the cognoscenti here:
1. Airport transfer
We're flying in to Basel as I got reasonably priced Easyjet flights. I have been looking at train travel but know they annoyingly don't do that Swiss Transfer scheme anymore. I've found that I can get trains much cheaper by buying a ticket from Freiburg that goes through Basel but you have to book for a specific train ... I'm worried that if the flight is delayed and we miss our booked train I've got to fork out for another entire set of train tickets. Do you know if the Swiss are very strict on that if you try to get a later train the same day? My guess is they probably would be.
2. Christmas markets
My wife is a non skier and is keen to get to see some Xmassy stuff, do you know if there are any Christmas markets in or near Wengen, Grindelwald & Murren? My googling suggests not, or one in Grindelwald but a one day affair on 30th Nov only. Likewise anything else good and Christmassy that's on in the area that week?
This will be our second time to Wengen, so do know it a bit, but first visit was about 15 years ago!
Thanks and back to snow dancing 
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@Rowlski, Swiss Railways dropped the Transfer ticket a few years back. Ever since I've used the Saver Day Pass. It goes on sale 6 months before the date of travel, and if you buy it early enough it actually works out a bit cheaper than the old transfer ticket. Without a half fare travel card (which most Brits won't have) it costs from 52CHF but gets more expensive the closer you get to the date of travel. It's valid for the entire swiss rail network and includes some local connecting bus links, so covers you for the bus from Basel airport to Basel main train station then from there all the way to Wengen. It's also valid all day so gives you total flexibility on what time train service you get. So buying two saver day passes for your outbound and return days can cost you as little as 104CHF total, which from memory is a bit less than the old transfer ticket. 
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@Rowlski, there will probably be a nativity play in the church in Wengen while you're there. We always go.
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Thanks @Alastair Pink, that is useful definitely in terms of the flexibility though having priced it up (possibly because I've left it too late) its still fairly pricey! In fact almost double the price of buying the journey with a start station of Freiburg!!
I think I'm going to go for the German train ticket option but leave a fair bit of time between flight arrival and train as it's roughly £200 difference (4 of us with 16 year old son unfortunately counting as adult on pricing now  )
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Thanks @telford_mike, myself and the wife maybe but my kids would heartily moan if we said we were taking them to a nativity play 
So there's not much else Christmassy going on? I saw there's a gluhwein day and stalls on in the centre of Wengen but sadly not till late afternoon the day we depart! Sods law.
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@Rowlski, that's right unfortunately, the gluhwein day used to be called 'village opening' - it marks the start of the winter season.
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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'm hoping there's enough snow for at least a good few open slopes for the week before the start of the winter season celebrations!
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| Rowlski wrote: |
| I'm hoping there's enough snow for at least a good few open slopes for the week before the start of the winter season celebrations! |
More of a chance in Mürren to be honest but who knows
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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New sign gone up
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@telford_mike, thanks might try to get along there.
Looks like finally getting colder next week, fingers crossed.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Good day - I spent a summer in Interlaken back in 1996. This year, for my 50th birthday, I'm planning a trip with my family to Grindelwald Dec. 8-14th. Is there expected to be a decent amount of skiing available by then?
Thanks!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@djlippert, Who knows what the weather will do? Last season we had really good snow in early December. Here's a view from Wengen on December 3rd.
Here are the opening dates for the individual ski areas:
Kleine Scheidegg: 30.11.2024 - 27.04.2025
Männlichen: 07.12.2024 - 06.04.2025
Grindelwald-First: 14.12.2024 - 30.03.2025
Mürren-Schilthorn: 07.12.2024 - 30.04.2025
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| Rowlski wrote: |
I think I'm going to go for the German train ticket option but leave a fair bit of time between flight arrival and train as it's roughly £200 difference (4 of us with 16 year old son unfortunately counting as adult on pricing now ) |
Are you sure that's legal? I know that in some jurisdictions you are not allowed to do that sort of thing
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@Rowlski, Very interesting and, as you say, that well respected website says its legit.
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I'll let you know if we get turfed off or refused travel
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Raining in Wengen at the moment (first for weeks), but snowing on the Lauberhorn.
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Snowing in Mürren
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Still to warm to make snow .fingers crossed for next week
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Cannons running tonight above Scheidegg.
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You know it makes sense.
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@djlippert, Unless you have an existing pass to recharge there's not much point buying online, as you have to go to the railway station to collect the physical pass anyway. I don't think there have ever been flexi tickets here.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Any recommendations on particular shop for ski hire in Wengen? Looks like it's about a third cheaper to rent in Grindelwald annoyingly than Wengen but don't want to be schlepping over there for skis or changes if anything needs tweaking.
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Poster: A snowHead
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@Rowlski, Central Sport have the biggest range to choose from, and good service. Ski Set will usually be cheaper though, and the service is similarly good.
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@Rowlski, OTH Grindelwald is one gondola up and one gondola down then the skibus.
One can do that in their first skiing day and continue that day to First for example, to check that evth is in order while you are nearby.
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Thanks @telford_mike, will price both up for comparison. Had already looked at Skiset and over £600 for myself and two teens and that's just skis for me. I had readied myself for Switzerland to be much more expensive than my more recent trips, more than double what we paid in Kitzbuhel the same week last year, ouch 
Ah well, it is what it is. @drporat still considering what you've suggested but definitely more faff factor and same for returning them ...
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On the plus side next week's forecast is looking good for kicking the season into gear, fingers crossed!
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@Rowlski, it's not that complicated.
For the last day you can focus on Eigergletscher area, you have a lovely red and a blue piste reaching down to Grindelwald Terminal. Then you can go up to Mannlichen and play in the area then return the skis.
If you'll have time, from Mannlichen you can do serious fast snow sledding towards Grindelwald Terminal.
Just remember to take regular shoes in your backpack (a sad personal lesson learnt this way )
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Exciting stuff....1st dump of the winter season will be hitting the region Tuesday evening!!
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How's it looking out there? Very busy day at work so didn't get to have a look at the webcams until well after dark. Looks like a bit of snow today but maybe not that much yet, fingers crossed a good bit tomorrow...
Not that I'm obsessive or anything 
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A dusting in the village. More up at Scheidegg but it was very windy - 150kph at the Jungfraujoch, so there’s not much left up there. More tomorrow hopefully. Cannons running everywhere.
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