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During the winter, the Schilthorn is the traditional start for the world's longest downhill ski race, the "Inferno," which started 97 years ago in 1928. It is the largest amateur alpine ski race in the world. [5] During the summer, the Inferno Triathlon finishes at the summit after a run up from the Lauterbrunnen valley. [6]
The International Inferno Race, comprising cross-country, giant slalom, and downhill races, is the longest (15.8 km, 9.8 mi) and largest amateur ski race in the world, with a limit of 1800 participants. It is held in January. The fastest entrants complete the 15.8 km from the Schilthorn to Lauterbrunnen in only 15 minutes. [4] [citation needed]
Ski Solutions has a week’s half-board at Chalet du Lys, which is a short walk from the ski lifts and features a spa with a hot tub, sauna and steam room. Prices start at £1,295pp for ...
Farming and tourism are the main source of income today. Farmers raise hay on tiny plots of land to feed small herds of cows. In winter, farmers often work as well for the Schilthorn cable car by performing jobs like running ski lifts or ski-slope grooming. In the year 2003 the population of Gimmelwald was 130.
This provides access to the wider Mürren-Schilthorn ski region. [12] Ahead of the 2024 ski season, a further 17 chairs will be added taking the capacity to 1600 skiers per hour. [ 13 ]
The walkway. The cable car station and the restaurant were designed by Bernese architect Konrad Wolf. The Piz restaurant claims to be the world's first revolving restaurant [1] although others already existed at the time of Piz Gloria's 1969 opening, such as the "Eye of the Needle" in Seattle, Washington, United States, which opened in 1962. [2]
In winter Birg is part of a ski area and several cable car stations are located on its summit. Birg is also an intermediate station between Mürren and of the Schilthorn. Birg appears as the ski station nearest to Blofeld's alpine headquarters Piz Gloria in the James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service." It is first seen from a ...
Alpine skiing is a major driver of tourism in Austria, and therefore an important economic factor. In particular, the provinces of Vorarlberg , Tyrol and Salzburg offer one or more ski resorts in almost every Alpine valley, equipped with numerous lifts (cable cars, chair lifts , T-bar lifts ).