Jungfrau Ski region

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Today was not so great - overcast and very mild. There was a little snow at Scheidegg around luinchtime, but nothing really. It's a bit colder now (6pm) than it has been recently, and the weather is certainly changing.

Gloomy Scheidegg

Ski below the treeline if you want some visibility.

They dragged this out of the engine-shed at Scheidegg - here's hoping they need it!

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telford_mike, have you popped in and seen Stab...hes very quite on here nowadays !!

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Chris Brookes, Not spotted him so far, but I don't always look in the shop when I drag my planks out in the morning.

Weather update is not good I'm afraid - 12.45am (just back from the Sunstar) - +4C and rain in Wengen. I can see Murren and Mannlichen from my terrace, so I guess the freezing level is about 2500 metres.

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telford_mike, not good, but I thought that would be the case. Snow-forecast was suggesting rain, turning to snow as the temp drops overnight. Tomorrow is forecast to be a much colder day - as is Christmas day with light snow flurries throughout.

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Snowing! About 10cm in the village. Temps around zero, much better Smile

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Told you it would be getting colder and that you'd get some snow Happy

Ye of little faith Laughing

After all it is free

Snowed all day and still snowing, -4 on our terrace at 9pm. So all looking good for Adrian, Ray, Suzy and anyone else coming out over the next week or two. Barometer is rising fast so hopefully Christmas Day will be sunny Very Happy

Very few people went skiing today, but some have no choice.

Wengen succeeds where Heathrow airport failed.

telford_mike, thanks for the update

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Wengen succeeds where Heathrow airport failed. - the big difference here is that Switzerland is not verging on becoming a third world country like GB. Toofy Grin

I wish I was there right now - counting down the days to the 22nd of next month.

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Merry Christmas everyone Very Happy

-6, snowing quite heavily at 8.30am

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Looks like you might get a little more than the possible 20cm I forecast the other day, in more good news temps now look like remaining cold for at least the next week with Wed-Friday being a little above freezing but not much, following week now looking more promising with temps now forecast to remain below freezing and further snow indicated throughout much of the week starting Next Sunday with a little light snow with heavier snow possible from the 6th of Jan.

However as we all know accurate forecasting more than one week in advance is pretty hit and miss

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Merry Christmas to you all and your families

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Just back from a good day out. Met up with a few mates and had a ski in the powder. It's really deep in places - waist deep in some spots between Mannlichen and Scheidegg. Then had Xmas lunch in the Alpengruss at Scheidegg.

Lots of new snow, -6 at 4.30pm, still snowing. Proper buzz about the village now. Winter has arrived - official Smile

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wow....Murren now has 60cm and Schilthorn 104cm......wish i was there now !!

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I'm going to Murren on 8th, can't wait, new ski gear, best hotel bring it on . Pics are great look forward to having a look everyday. Will try & do same but not very techi, lol

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suzysue2, when did you last visit Murren ?

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Two more sleeps to go!!!!! snowHead

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It was still snowing when we got up this morning, -9 in the village, -15 at Scheidegg, i.e. bloody cold. It stopped mid-morning and the sun came out, yay! The snow is absolutely awesome, everything open, village looking like a postcard.

After all it is free

telford_mike, I can imagine it looks stunning, thanks again Mike.

AdrianV, you lucky bar steward wink

2 more sleeps for me too Very Happy

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Out of the region I woud suggest staying in Wengen. If you want more information on any of the resorts then check out my reviews on each, hopefully they will help you to decide!!! Whichever you go for I'm sure you will have a wonderful time!!!

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Hi Chris we last went to Murren in Feb this year, just for skiing as we stayed in Wengen. about 6 or 7 years ago we went to Grindelwald in September for a short walking holiday and decided that we would go back and ski sometime, we thought at the time that Grindelwald was lovely, Murren was better but didn't like Wengen at all!

3 years later we booked flights and train transfers and secured a hotel booking in Lauterbrunnen at the Silberhorn. We booked here as friends were staying in an appartment in the same village. The hotel was ace, fantastic food and room, couldn't ask for better hospitallity, the only down side was there was very little snow! It was bad throughout the whole of Europe this partcular season! The short walk to the new gondola was made worse by the rain, we were wet almost every day, though of course, it was snow at the top. The view from our room was almost all very green, rabbits were frolicking in the meadows, it had a very spring like feel for the end of Feb.

The following year we booked independant again and checked into the Hotel Bellevue in Murren, we took my sister and her family along, they were "ski virgins", and also some other family and friends. There was 13 of us all together, the flight got us into Geneva on the Friday morning, we had booked a city hotel by the airport for the Friday night and spent the whole day in Geneva, it was amazing. The Saturday morning we were up and on the train 1st class to Lauterbrunnen then onto Murren. Hotel was great, food ok, not the best but not the worst either! The only "downside" was the slight altitude sickness some of the party seemed to suffer with for the first few days, and the fact that the exchange rate had taken a dive between us booking the hotel and arriving/paying for it made it more costly than we had anticipated.

Hence, the following year we booked with Inghams and went to Grindelwald, Hotel Hirschen. Hotel good, room excellent with the most fantastic view of the Eiger. This was the year my brother in law & neice had a serious toboggoning accident in Murren, 2 helicopters and a 4 day hospital stay! Inghams were fantastic, the rep, Ian, sorted everything for us, it was a harrowing time for all but thankfully all is ok now.

This year we waited as we had booked for Austria end Jan, during the snow we had over New year we were surfing the net and came accross an offer for Wengen, hotel Brunner, the only hotel ski in and ski out in Wengen ,(their words not mine)it was only £329 so we booked, this was half board end feb again. We arrived not expecting too mmuch because of price but also becauase we hadn't liked it years ago either but I have to say that out of all the resorts I liked this the best, it is so easy to get where ever you want, and was full of serious skiers.

So, back to next year, we have booked for Murren again, Hotel Eiger, 8th Jan, Why???

no deal, no reason other than its something different, a beautiful village, hotel has swimming pool and the best views of the Eiger and my hubby is obsessed with the Eiger, has read everything there is to read and watched all the films and documentaries going, lol

How about you? whats your reason for going to this region??

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So what we are saying, then, if you really want to know current information about the Jungfrau region......come to this thread on Snowheads Laughing

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Well I suppose it's everyone to their own choice? However, I was first introduced to Wengen by my late father in 1952 and have missed very few years since then and I will be back there next weekend on the 2nd jan for a week, so make sure that the snow is good please! I Have skied just about everywhere in Europe and although there are some fantastic other resorts. Wengen has a certain magnetic charm and in my case many very very happy memories. In fact I nearly married a young girl from there!

If Jim thinks the Cog reailway is slow now he should have tried the old 'Coffee grinders' of the 50's and 60's when the ticket collector used to shuffle up the step on the outside of the carriages to collect his tickets!!

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Arrived in Wengen this afternoon and the snow is coming down nicely so hopefully some lovely soft stuff to muck about on tomorrow! Wooooohooooooooooo! snowHead

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I wouldn't go anywhere else for info on this region. The recent photos have been great.
In 28 years of skiing I have never been to the same place twice. That is changing this year having spent a week there last year. 5 and a bit weeks to go, providing I return safely from my initial trip.

After all it is free

Arctic Fox, be careful the place can become addictive, having been going there since before I was born in both summer and winter I ought to know Embarassed

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