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After 3 years of construction, the new cable car from Stechelberg to Mürren opened today. We thought we’d go and have a look. Smart new ticket counter.

We were expecting big crowds for this event, but the cold and murky weather seemed to have persuaded people to stay at home. Zero queuing.

The cabins are nice and spacious, with room for 85 passengers.

The ride up to Mürren takes less than 4 minutes. A cabin approaches the top station.

The route from the valley floor ascends a sheer cliff face. The new lift is therefore the steepest cable car in the world. Here’s the mildly terrifying view down to the valley station.

After all that excitement we caught the bus back to Lauterbrunnen and were home in time for lunch.

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Last night we headed down to Interlaken for dinner with Wil and Amanda. There’s a Christmas market at the casino, so we thought we’d take a look. A few pictures.

We had beers at the Brasserie, followed by a lovely curry at the Taj Palace.

This morning the sun was out, so we headed up to Scheidegg. Val’s been to Central Sport and borrowed some posh new ski boots that she wants to try out. The ski season hasn’t really got underway yet, so it was very quiet.

It’s always nice to find that mind, body and equipment are still capable of skiing down a snowy mountain. Wengen is still pretty quiet, but a few bars are open and most of the hotels will open their doors over the next week or so.