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The weather forecast for the coming weekend promises perfect winter sports conditions. A high volume of visitors is expected again. To meet the strong demand, on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 February 2019, Jungfrau Railways is opening some facilities in their ski sub-areas of Grindelwald and Wengen half an hour earlier.

A few days after the spectacular Lauberhorn downhill race, most sections of the famous race course are already open to all winter sports enthusiasts. From Saturday, 26 January 2019, the original slope will be available without any restrictions. Daredevils can follow the footsteps of the ski stars and take on the longest run in the world from start to finish.

On Monday, 14 January 2019, Jungfrau Railways together with its watch partner Tissot unveiled the first of four countdown clocks for the V-Cableway at Interlaken Ost station. This is designed to draw the attention of guests and locals in the Jungfrau Region to the opening of the new 3-passenger Eigerexpress line on 14 December 2020.

For the third time in its history, in 2018 Jungfrau Railways has attracted over a million visitors to the Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe. At the same time, the number of guests was increased in the summer season at all Experience Mountains.

From the weekend of 22/ & 23 December 2018, winter sports operations are open at all ski areas in Grindelwald and Wengen. Right on time for the holidays, winter sports enthusiasts can curve their way down to the valley.

This morning, 18 December 2018, BKW's new transformer station was delivered to Grindelwald Grund by road, reaching its destination on schedule at the V-Cableway construction site.

The Jungfrau Railways is taking part in the fundraising campaign “Every cent counts” and increasing an exclusive winter special offer for two persons worth 1000 Swiss francs.

On Sunday, 16 December 2018, the pre-sale for the Top4 skipass at the price of 666 Swiss francs will end. Thanks to strong demand shortly before the end, the result from the previous year was exceeded. A total of 38,000 winter sports enthusiasts took advantage of the special offer.

With the delivery of the new BKW transformer station to Grindelwald Grund, an important milestone in the V-Cableway project can be realised before Christmas. This clears the way for the old transformer station to be dismantled in spring 2019 and for the V-Cableway to be built in good time. The new transformer station will ensure Grindelwald’s entire power supply from April 2019.

From Saturday, 15 December 2018, Grindelwald and Wengen will be offering continuous winter sports operation. In addition to an extensive range of slopes, guests will find attractive trails for winter walking and sledge rides available from next weekend.

On Sunday, 16 December 2018, the pre-sale for the Top4 ski pass at the special price of 666 Swiss francs will end. So last-minute shoppers have only a few days left to get the Sportpass for the four largest ski resorts in Bern at a special price.

Jungfrau Railways has bought Pension Gydisdorf in Grindelwald with effect from 1 January 2019. The goal is to secure the long-term access to the First Railway from Dorfstrasse with the purchase of land.

On the weekend of 1/2 December 2018, the winter sports season begins in the skiing areas of Grindelwald and Wengen. Thanks to technical snow-making and good conditions for piste grooming in recent days, the first facilities and slopes can be opened.

On Saturday, 6 April 2019, British singer-songwriter and pioneer of soulful pop rock James Morrison will perform in the snow at the world’s highest open-air festival. The successful Swiss band Krokus will make a stop on their farewell tour on the Kleine Scheidegg. DJ Antoine and Ritschi will also be performing at SnowpenAir 2019. Advance booking begins today, Thursday, 1 November 2018.

On Thursday, 4 October 2018, golf star Rory McIlroy played on the Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe. The four-time major champion proved his accuracy on the especially built glacier golf course. He was challenged by three young Swiss talents.

More than 36,000 Top4 Sportpasses sold in winter 2017/2018: After a successful launch, the four largest Bernese ski resorts want to beat this record and start pre-sale for the second season in early September. The joint winter sports subscription for Adelboden-Lenk, Gstaad, the Jungfrau ski region and Meiringen-Hasliberg and Gstaad will be available again for CHF 666 from 16 December 2018.

The Jungfrau Railway Group can look back on an encouraging first six months of 2018. High demand from Asia, good slope conditions and consistently good weather had a positive effect on the operating results. The operating income was up 8.7% on the previous year to CHF 100.2 million. In the first half-year period, 466,300 visitors travelled to the Jungfraujoch. This is 0.4% more than during the same period the previous year and is the best ever result.

Golf know no boundaries. This is proven by the new Hole in One from Omega on the Jungfraujoch. In the eternal ice at 3,454 metres above sea level, friends of the world-famous sport can improve their accuracy this summer and win an Omega Seamaster Golf Edition.

Construction work on the V-Cableway has been in full swing since mid-June 2018. Work has already started on all of the sub-projects. The current construction site information contains a list of the most important construction works of the coming weeks. An overview plan (see image 2 of the communication above), where the individual measures are precisely put into place.

Today, 3 July 2018, the official ground-breaking ceremony for the V-Cableway took place in Grindelwald. After more than five years of planning, the machines were put into place in mid-June. Shortly thereafter, construction started on the project costing 470 million Swiss francs.

At the start of the World Cup in Russia, Jungfrau Railways and the FIFA World Football Museum in Zurich are launching a special offer for their guests. Museum visitors will travel to the Top of Europe at reduced prices from October to December 2018. Jungfraujoch guests will receive a 50% discount on entry to the FIFA Museum during the World Cup.

From 5 to 14 July 2018, the traditional Movie Nights will take place on Winteregg, near Mürren. The seventh edition of the popular open-air cinema lures visitors with a mixture of Hollywood classics as well as successful productions from Switzerland, Germany and France. Advance tickets for the film screenings are now available.

After the BAV issued planning permission for the V-Cableway on 31 May 2018, Pro Natura and the Swiss Foundation for Countryside Conservation signed a complaint waiver today, 8 June 2018. This means that nothing now stands in the way of the realisation of the V-Cableway project.

After more than five years of planning, the V-Cableway is about to be built. The Swiss Federal Office of Transport (BAV) issued planning permission for the entire project yesterday, Thursday, 31 May 2018. This will ensure the timely launch of the Grindelwald-Männlichen gondola cableway in December 2019. The tricable gondola Eigerexpress will be opened at the end of 2020.