 Poster: A snowHead
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| Chris Brookes wrote: |
...why cant UK airlines use Berne airport in the winter...  |
It's just landing fees mate - too expensive.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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but Flybe do it from Southampton...o well a...train it as always.
When i was young Cross Air & Dan Air used to fly into Berne from Charles De Gaulle which was perfect....good old days !
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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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How big is the airport in Interlaken? Could it support charter flights?
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Oh yesss, the delights of being flown into Berne by that nice Captain McDuddledum (something always Scottish but inaudible) from Dan Dair, who would sometimes - with much soothing commentary - make several attempts at landing in a snowstorm, and then give up and fly to Zurich. I just loved Berne Airport, superb caff upstairs and generally just so homely. What bliss it would be to fly from City Airport to Berne, I'd probably never ski anywhere but the Jungfrau region on that basis.
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| Hurtle wrote: |
| Oh yesss, the delights of being flown into Berne by that nice Captain McDuddledum (something always Scottish but inaudible) from Dan Dair, who would sometimes - with much soothing commentary - make several attempts at landing in a snowstorm, and then give up and fly to Zurich. I just loved Berne Airport, superb caff upstairs and generally just so homely. What bliss it would be to fly from City Airport to Berne, I'd probably never ski anywhere but the Jungfrau region on that basis. |
I also remember plenty of snow at Berne airport each year at christmas when we landed (i remember Dan Air making a couple of attempts into Berne too...lol)which now you hardly see... Now when we arrive we are lucky to see good amount of snow in Lauterbrunnen and pray while going upto Murren we start seeing snow...times have changed but its a wonderful place and we will be back year after year
Last edited by Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do. on Thu 20-11-08 8:25; edited 2 times in total
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Hurtle, I flew that route once, City to Berne with Cross Air, was just perfect!
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| Skibb wrote: |
| How big is the airport in Interlaken? Could it support charter flights? |
Runway would be ok, but there are no terminal facilities (mind you - Berne has hardly any and they do alright).
Interlaken airport is mostly used for walking dogs unfortunately. Would be brilliant if they did it though - imagine the final approach along the lake between the mountains!
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| telford_mike wrote: |
| imagine the final approach along the lake between the mountains! |
imagine it? I've done it ..... in a Spitfire and a Comet......incredible what those clever chaps at Microsoft have done with their scenery generation in flight simulator. 
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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Hmm, forecast now suggests that up to 60cm of snow may fall this weekend and temps will stay sub zero all week, even more snow the following week however tuesday 2nd may be a bit warm and give a bit of rain, this may not be a really bad thing as it could help to consolodate the base
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You know it makes sense.
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It's worrying, I'm becoming obsessed by the snow forecast! So it's looking good for when I go in three weeks, right? Or is there still the danger of it all melting again?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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stevehaskew, we arrived on the 20th Dec one year with no snow in the resort (Murren) but after 2 days the temps dropped and it started to snow and didn't stop for 2 days !!
Don't worry...it will be fine
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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stab, wake up......whats it like outside...stab, wake up !!
Pics please and depth....lol...
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| Chris Brookes wrote: |
stab, wake up......whats it like outside...stab, wake up !!
Pics please and depth....lol... |
He's in Zermatt, with a big hangover.
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Jungfrau news
Sunday 23.11.2008 Chairlift Schiltgrat open -
SB Schiltgrat Mürren sunday 23th november 2008 in oparation 22.11.2008
The chairlift Schiltgrat in Mürren is open on sunday 23th november 2008. Dailycards Mürren-Schilthorn with special tariff CHF 41.- for adults.
The other winteroperation will be from 29th novembre
taken from website - http://www.jungfrauwinter.ch/pages/english/JWR/index.php
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Chris Brookes, Wengen side snow report wasn't updated today(sunday)
Lets wait for stab to report home 
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Ronald, I'm home. Doesnt look like much snow tbh, maybe 20cm.
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| stab wrote: |
| Ronald, I'm home. Doesnt look like much snow tbh, maybe 20cm. |
how was your trip ?
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Chris Brookes, awesome, I picked up a tourist disease though, dying right now. Zermatt is insanely good at the moment.
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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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You know it makes sense.
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| stab wrote: |
| Chris Brookes, awesome, I picked up a tourist disease though, dying right now. Zermatt is insanely good at the moment. |
you say that everytime you come back from Zermatt or am i having a senior moment (at a young age..lol)
they have updated the snow report for Wengen now
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zermatt is always good because it isnt wengen 
Snowed all day here, maybe 40 cm at 1300m
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Chris Brookes, I don't know about Wengen but Kleine Scheidegg looks fabulous on the Webcam this morning now if only it will stay like that.
Forecast indicates it getting slightly warmer arround Friday this week with a small chance of light rain at resort level (though it might be snow) However it also looks like it gets colder again on Saturday with heavyish snow Sunday into Monday for probably another 20cm or there abouts, with a good chance of more snow into next week and beyond according to current forecasts
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telford_mike, most of the local hotels don't open until Mid/Late december so they usually open up either side of Grindelwald first as there's more parking there for locals.
Red Leon, <Homer> Mmmm apple fritters <> Don't forget the vanille sauce
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Balls, i'm in belgium. Looks like i should be home. Landgraaf is the best it gets for me this week.
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| D G Orf wrote: |
Chris Brookes, I don't know about Wengen but Kleine Scheidegg looks fabulous on the Webcam this morning now if only it will stay like that.
Forecast indicates it getting slightly warmer arround Friday this week with a small chance of light rain at resort level (though it might be snow) However it also looks like it gets colder again on Saturday with heavyish snow Sunday into Monday for probably another 20cm or there abouts, with a good chance of more snow into next week and beyond according to current forecasts |
SF.com states FL will be at 1400m so it must be for Wengen as its forcasting snow for Murren....lol
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From Swissinfo.org:
Jungfraujoch express lift plans scrapped
The Jungfrau Railways has ruled out installing a fast lift to the "Top of Europe", opting instead to update its fleet to cut train journey times.
The operator announced plans on Thursday for modern, high-speed shuttle trains and new crossing possibilities inside the mountain to prevent bottlenecks in peak season.
The work should take at least six years and is expected to cost around SFr100 million ($83.32 million). Visitor numbers should go up from 4,400 to 6,000 a day.
A futuristic lift or cable railway to the 3,454-metre-high Jungfraujoch station in the Bernese Oberland was one of the ideas investigated in a feasibility study carried out by the railway.
The study examined ways of improving access and adding to the attraction of the cogwheel railway that has transported visitors for nearly a century.
The express lift was envisaged to cut the current one-hour, 40-minute journey from Lauterbrunnen to the Jungfraujoch down to 20 minutes, but the study found the project would have cost up to SFr970 million.
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FAQ
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