Life on the Piste - The Swiss Traveller's Guide.

New for 2014 is a PEAK PASS from the Swiss Travel System.   If you are going to purchase a 4 or 8 day Swiss Pass from us at www.swisspasses.com you get the opportunity of upgrading to the new special PEAK PASS.   The new Peak Pass is the same as a Swiss Pass but also gives you unlimited travel up 8 different mountain peaks in Switzerland! Eight Peaks Opening times Mt. Allalin (3500 m/ 11,482 ft) 1 January–25 April & 27 June–31 December Mt. Brienzer Rothorn (2351 m/7713 ft) 7 June–26 October Mt. Cardada (1671 m/5482 ft) 1 Jan.–2 Nov. & 20 Dec.–31 Dec. Mt. Corvatsch (3303 m/10,836 ft) 1 Jan.–4 May & 21 June–19 Oct. & 22 Nov.–31 Dec. Mt. Niesen (2362 m/7749 ft) 19 April–16 November Mt. Rochers-de-Naye (2042 m/6699 ft) 1 January–31 December Mt. Säntis (2502 m/8208 ft) 8 February–31 December Mt. Stanserhorn (1898 m/6227 ft) 12 April–16 November Allalin: The Allalinhorn (4,027 m) is a mountain in the Mischabelhörner group of the...

Deep Purple at SnowpenAir 2014   SnowpenAir is a brilliant rock festival held every year since 1998 at Kleine Scheidegg in the Jungfrau region (between Grindelwald and Wengen)   On 5 April 2014, the English rock band Deep Purple will appear at the SnowpenAir concert on Kleine Scheidegg. Advanced ticket sales have now started.     After Joe Cocker, Amy Macdonald, James Blunt, Bryan Adams, OneRepublic, Roxette and many other stars, SnowpenAir have again booked a group that has worldwide success . Deep Purple will make their second guest appearance on 5 April 2014 on Kleine Scheidegg at 2000 metres above sea level.      Since this is also in the height of the ski season for the Jungfrau area it is an ideal opportunity to combine a ski holiday with us and the concert too! Kleine Scheidegg only is accessible by mountain railway. You travel to Grindelwald or Lauterbrunnen via the Bernese Oberland Railway. The Wengeralp Railway trav...