From the Girmschbiel hill, the announcer explained on Saturday that the inspection of the Lauberhorn, for the 12:30 p.m. descent, would last until 11 a.m. The early morning program was delayed due to gusty winds. But the party is already in full swing.
“The wind has weakened. The trains started running and fans started arriving, the organization explained early in the morning. The racing program has not been disrupted. However, delays in arrival should be expected due to the Foehn storm.”
At 9:45 a.m., the queues were impressive at Wengen station. “The wind moved the snow quite a bit and destroyed some tents up there,” a lady from the organization explained to us. On the train, we had to jostle for space until wengneralp station.
-As we exit the train, we meet Julie. With her friends, she slept in Wengen. “We took much less time than those who come from Lauterbrunnen,” she explains. I think we waited 30 minutes. It’s manageable. But if you’re coming from Interlaken, it’s going to be a long morning.”
With fondue in the bag, a quartet from the Friborg region climbs the slope below the Hundschopf. “There are people but frankly it’s okay, we can’t say it’s chaos,” explains one of them. There are 10,000 expected to vibrate as skiers pass by on the hill.
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