Mürren Starting 24-25 Season on Saturday Thanks to Snow Farming
Mürren Starting 24-25 Season on Saturday Thanks to Snow Farming
Published : 29-Oct-2024 10:00
There's currently glorious, warm, sunny weather to end-October in the Alps which makes for lovely skiing conditions on the slopes of the 15 or so glacier areas already open, but is not such good news for snowmaking or the snowpack.
However, Mürren is undeterred and will begin its 24-25 winter season this weekend at the Schilthorn, thanks to an epic snowfarming operation.
From Saturday, November 2, 2024, the Riggli chairlift and its associated slope in Engetal will be open after a record amount of snow was stored over the summer using snow farming.
"Thanks to the expansion of the Winteregg chairlift and the new construction of the cable cars between Stechelberg and Birg, more transport capacity and less waiting time can be expected this winter," a spokesperson for the Schilthorn Lift Company said.
In fact, skiers and riders have already been on snow in the region since the end of September. Athletes from Swiss Freeski and Snowboard have been training in a specially created snow park in Engetal below Birg.
The Riggli chairlift will be open to all at the weekend, with day tickets available at a reduced price pf 63 Francs for adults, but during the week, the slopes are reserved for use by regional ski squads and training groups.
A setup of the Pända Snowpark will also remain before it moves to the Maulerhubel/Winteregg area for the actual winter season.
Continuous winter sports operations in the entire Mürren-Schilthorn area will begin on Saturday, December 7, 2024.
During the preseason, day tickets are available at a reduced price. Adults pay 63 francs. The Jungfrau Ski Region season ticket and the Top 4 ski pass are valid. The Schilthorn descent will though be closed until mid-March due to the construction of the new cable car between Birg and Schilthorn.
However, thanks to the new feeder lifts, the direct connection between Stechelberg and Mürren and the opening of the first track of the new cable car between Mürren and Birg, the transport capacity to the area can be massively increased and previous sometimes long waiting times will be eliminated.
There is also additional transport capacity on the Winteregg quad chairlift after a summer upgrade which saw the remaining 33 percent of the originally licensed transport capacity utilised with 17 additional chairs with winter protection covers, increasing capacity to 1,600 skiers per hour.
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