It has been a stormy 24 hours in parts of Switzerland. The winds were so fierce at the ski resort of Verbier, lifts were temporarily halted, leaving some swinging in the wind. The footage above was captured at Les Ruinettes (2,200m) looking down towards the town. The gondola on the right is empty but the […]
High winds swept through Switzerland over the weekend
24 Heures. Strong winds swept through the Alps over the weekend forcing the closure of a number of ski lifts. SRF Meteo reported that the Joran, a wind which blows in the Jura, reached 111 km/h at Chasseral. Organisers of the Bienne carnaval were forced to close festivities between 15:00 and 17:00 on Saturday. In 2013, […]