The Snow’n’Rail schedule for the Winter Sports season 2015-2016 is now available. This is the wonderful scheme run by Swiss Railways that provides a 20% discount on the combined… Read More
Some resorts have already opened – Diavolezza, Saas-Fee and Zermatt being perennial early starters. As of Halloween weekend Glacier3000 and Arosa–Lenzerheide should also be open… Read More
Snow’n’Rail is the popular scheme organised every year by the Swiss Railways which provides a significant discount on the combined lift and public transport ticket prices for ov… Read More
Pictures shot on the winter path of Stoos – Fronalpstock, Switzerland. Click to zoom in.Filed under: photography free time, Photography of ice and snow Tagged: Stoos Fronalpstock, w… Read More
TheSchwyz-Stoos funicular (Standseilbahn Schwyz-Stoos in German) is being hailed as a feat of modern engineeriing.
The Guardian reports:
“A level-adjusting function will allow the spa… Read More
Switzerland has opened the world’s steepest funicular railway to the public. To ensure for passengers to remain upright, specially constructed cylindrical carriages has used.
The Stoos… Read More
World’s steepest funicular railway starts chugging up Swiss mountainside
Funicular railways are cable-based train lines that shuttle carriages up steep inclines, and they don&rsq… Read More
Funicular railways are cable-based train lines that shuttle carriages up steep inclines, and they don't come any steeper than the Stoosbahn that has just opened in Switzerland. Connecting th… Read More
That's one of the world's steepest funicular rail lines. It climbs a height of 2,400 feet at a max speed of 22.3 mph and a maximum gradient of 110% taking only 3 to 5 minutes to travel just… Read More
Running from the Schwyz valley to the car-free resort village of Stoos, Stoosbahn in Switzerland is now the world’s steepest funicular railway.
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One of the amazing things in Switzerland is the proximity and easy access to world class ski facilities. Within a one hour driving distance from Zurich there are many great locations where y… Read More
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Wanderung Fronalpstock – Klingenstock Der Ausflug zum Fronalpstock ist ein absolutes Muss während unseren Ferien am Vierwaldstättersee. Die Aussicht vom Gipfel ist einfach gr… Read More
I recently revisited my Swiss Winter Resorts web site to update it with what I have learned skiing and talking to people these last two months. I also revamped one of the landing pages, larg… Read More
The steepest funicular railway of the world bring you up to Stoos in a few minutes: the slope is 110%, about 47 degrees.
Best way for reaching the valley-station of the railway .
The old r… Read More
Con il calo dei casi e la riapertura degli stati, una potenziale fase finale della campagna statunitense per conquistare il COVID-19 diventa scoraggiante, po… Read More
What would the legendary Bratstyle builder, Go Takamine, do with an Indian Chief? We’ve got the answer, along with a custom 255 cc scrambler from Taiwan, a Zero SR/F with hand-shaped b… Read More
Sacha m'a prêté un étonnant DVD du guimbardier suisse Anton Bruhin filmé en 1999 par Iwan Schumacher. Trümpi est un road-movie sans commentaire depuis Stoos e… Read More
The global brewery equipment market size is estimated to be valued at USD 19.2 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach USD 25.6 billion by 2027, recording a CAGR of 5.9% in terms… Read More
Southwest Analysis Institute (SwRI) has developed a proof-of-concept system to autonomously detect compressed air leaks on trains and relay the situation of the leaks to mechanical personn… Read More
If you're curious about whether backpacking is the right approach to travel for you, it can be hard to know where to start. This article on backpacking basics highlights three items every ba… Read More
Die Schweizer Landschaft weist eine riesige Anzahl von imposanten und traumhaften Wasserfällen auf, welche schöner nicht sein könnten. Viele davon sind nach Regenfällen o… Read More
The Swiss landscape has a huge number of imposing and dreamlike waterfalls, which could not be more beautiful. Many of them are extremely nice after heavy rainfall or during snowmelt. Theref… Read More
The Swiss landscape has a huge number of imposing and dreamlike waterfalls, which could not be more beautiful. Many of them are extremely nice after heavy rainfall or during snowmelt. Theref… Read More
Brunnen is an idyllic village at the foot of Lake Lucerne and a great place to relax with its fantastic panorama of the Alps. Due to the perfect location Brunnen is a nice starting point for… Read More
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From a landscape photographer's point of view, Switzerland might be one of Europe's most beautiful countries to visit. Even better when it's during Autumn, arguably the most photogenic seaso… Read More