The Foehn Hits Again

Yesterday the Foehn wind blew all day. It was a "lower" Foehn, one that can also be seen at the end of the valley. This is a bad sign for Wengen because then we feel it in the village too.....and did we!

Everything was closed, no trains, no cable car. A real Sunday day off for all the mountain workers, you might say. Well, not quite, because then they generally have to hang around in case the weather improves enough for them to get up there.

This morning I look out of my window, the snow has gone from the balcony, there is no dusting on the trees anywhere, and the fields look rather dirty with leaves and bits all lying on the snow.

I check the Meteomedia, Lauberhorn recorded 109km/hr gusts at 08.00, and the Mannlichen webcam says that all is closed up there. Doesn't bode well for my guest this morning. Still maybe by 11.00 things will have settled down some.