{"id":817,"date":"2012-03-17T16:05:20","date_gmt":"2012-03-17T16:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mike.downhillonly.com\/wordpress\/?p=817"},"modified":"2012-03-17T16:05:20","modified_gmt":"2012-03-17T16:05:20","slug":"grindelwald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=817","title":{"rendered":"Grindelwald"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Up early today for a trip to Grindelwald. We get the cable car from Wengen to Mannlichen, then ski down to the outskirts of Grindelwald where we get a bus. This takes us into the village and we get a gondola up to First, which is Grindelwald\u2019s ski area.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/12031701.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"12031701\" border=\"0\" alt=\"12031701\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/12031701_thumb.jpg\" width=\"804\" height=\"536\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After a coffee and some apple cake we have ski around the area. It\u2019s quite small, but it does have one classic run, a route called Stepfi. This is a miles-long romp down through the trees.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/12031703.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"12031703\" border=\"0\" alt=\"12031703\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/12031703_thumb.jpg\" width=\"804\" height=\"527\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Stepfi eventually leads to the Hotel Wetterhorn, named after the mountain which dominates the area. We have rosti and fried eggs for lunch while we wait for the bus.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/12031704.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"12031704\" border=\"0\" alt=\"12031704\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/12031704_thumb.jpg\" width=\"804\" height=\"536\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Wetterhorn.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/12031705.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; border-right-width: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px\" title=\"12031705\" border=\"0\" alt=\"12031705\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/12031705_thumb.jpg\" width=\"604\" height=\"801\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Back in Wengen the weather is changing \u2013 it\u2019s getting windy and colder. Some of the locals are talking about snow over the next few days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Up early today for a trip to Grindelwald. We get the cable car from Wengen to Mannlichen, then ski down to the outskirts of Grindelwald where we get a bus. 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