Wengen-Pflotsch in the valley is going viral – look at it
«On the mountain, the slopes are really good for skiing»
A video of a Pflotsch slope in Wengen BE went viral on TikTok. When Blick took a look on site on Wednesday, the section was closed. But the skiers don’t let the mud spoil their mood: they enjoy the rest of the snow.
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Skiers enjoy their holidays in Wengen BE, such as Irène Mischler (56) from Hüttwilen TG.
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A layer of jelly snow leads almost to the village of Wengen BE: but shortly before the end of the valley run at 1256 meters, the white surface is only wafer-thin, and the piste finally ends on a paved road.
“Until a few days ago, this section was not closed,” says local Martin Niederhäuser (69) in an interview with Blick. The village original can only shake his head at some skiers: “The skiers, who probably just rented their skis, simply skied over the asphalt here and then marched up the mud.”
With skis over the asphalt
In fact, there is even a video that went viral on the online platform TikTok (Blick reported). Meanwhile, the mud track is closed with a sign. All skiers adhere to this when visiting Blick on Wednesday: They carry their skis up the mountain, some even discover the small paved path next to the closed slope. “Actually, no one would have to go through the mud, but some probably overlooked the small path,” says Niederhäuser with a smile. He adds: “So little snow at this time of year, I’ve really almost never experienced that.”
An on-site inspection shows that the brown slope far down in the valley does not reflect all of reality. This is also confirmed by Irène Mischler (56) from Hüttwilen TG. She enjoys the days in the Bernese Oberland, even if the snow isn’t a meter deep: “We’re spending our skiing holidays here and we’re in a beautiful area. The snow is a bit icy at the top and a bit soft further down, but you can drive.”
Everything is white up on the mountain
Kevin (14) and his dad Lorenz Pfister (50) from the Geneva region are also on vacation in Wengen. «The snow is really not bad on the mountain, the slopes are good for skiing. Almost no slopes are closed,” says the entrepreneur. Nevertheless, he and his two children are stumbling away happy and content: the skis on your shoulder, another day of skiing is over.
Piste rescue manager in Wengen: “People drive more carefully in these conditions”(01:52)
Kari Balmer (54) is the piste and rescue manager on the Mannlichen, and has been working in winter service since 1992. He shows a view of the snow-covered ski area on top of the mountain: there is almost nothing green here.
Kudos to the skiers
He also praises the winter sports enthusiasts: “People are even more careful this year than in other years. It’s easy to see that they adapt their driving style to the amount of snow.” The crew put up “slow – little snow” signs so that people should be careful in the few tricky spots. “Fortunately, we haven’t had any worse accidents this season.”
Kari Balmer is also pleasantly surprised at how satisfied the guests are: “We have few or no complaints. Nevertheless, with a view to the upcoming races, we hope that it will still snow a little.” And: Please don’t let it rain, Peter!