It’s the first of three days of racing here in Wengen. Everything is in place, the village is crawling with TV crews, athletes, coaches, merchandise vendors and of course thousands of fans. We’d like to watch the race in a cosy bar away from all the crowds. We can get the cable car up to Männlichen and ski our way over to Eigergletscher, avoiding all the spectators who will go up the hill by train.

At Männlichen there are more of those ice sculptures that we saw in Grindelwald the other day.

There’s a nice bar at Eigergletscher called ‘The Wall’. It’s situated beneath the Eiger north wall.

Great views from here over to the Lauberhorn where the race is taking place.

A hush descends over the bar as the race begins. It is unthinkable that a non-Swiss racer might win.

Happily, a Swiss racer called Franjo von Allmen was triumphant, so everyone was happy. To get home we need to take the Eiger Express gondola down to the valley. Dramatic views of the north face of the Eiger.

When we eventually got back to Wengen the spectators were beginning to return from the grandstand at the end of the racecourse. The village was really busy. Naturally the bars and restaurants do their best to cash in on this influx of people. The Silberhorn had live music so we popped in for a drink. All the bars will be completely packed this weekend, but fortunately regular customers get wristbands that ensure that we can get in.