For Gölä, Heimweh and Stubete Gäng, the second day of the festival was basically a home fixture and casting a spell over the 6,200 music fans on the Männlichen was a breeze. The crowd sang along to all three acts at the tops of their voices. They ensured a sold-out festival day and a perfect dialect party.

The Stubete Gäng, centred around the brothers Aurel and Moritz Hassler and their well-known hits such as “Petra Sturzenegger” and “ÖrbnLändlr”, kicked things off. Then Heimweh, the unconventional men’s choir at Chüer Mutz, sang their way into the hearts of the audience with homely sounds and lyrics. Finally, Göla really got the crowd fired up. With his many dialect hits, he whipped up a storm of enthusiasm and a worthy conclusion to the 25th and final SnowpenAir.

On Saturday, 4,700 music fans celebrated with Simply Red, Gotthard and Juraya. They braved the wind and snow on the Männlichen and could even enjoy a few rays of sunshine.

Looking back at 25 editions

The final SnowpenAir was also the second edition on the Männlichen. “Each of the 25 editions had its highlights”, says Jungfrau Railways Director and SnowpenAir founder Urs Kessler. The most time-consuming was certainly the edition at Grindelwald Terminal with 10,000 guests per day.

“It was always fun and it was wonderful that we were always able to offer local groups and Swiss bands the opportunity to perform. That also went down well with the audience”, says Kessler. Now there is a real sense of sadness. “But this decision also offers an opportunity to launch a new event.”