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NEWSA RECAP OF THE UNIQUE FIS FREESTYLE WORLD CUP SEASON 2010/201103/23/2011 The overall best Freestyle skiers this season; Hannah Kearney and Guilbaut Colas having earned their... READ MORE FANTASTIC FOURS FIGHT ON SKIS: SWISS SKI CROSS WEEK02/28/2011 READ MORE SUCCESSFUL SKICROSS WEEK IN GRINDELWALD03/12/2010 READ MORE PAST EVENTS04.02.2012 | 03:00 : Dual Moguls 04.02.2012 | 03:00 : Dual Moguls 03.02.2012 | 03:45 : Aerials 03.02.2012 | 03:45 : Aerials 03.02.2012 | 18:00 : Ski Cross 03.02.2012 | 18:00 : Ski Cross 02.02.2012 | 04:05 : Moguls 02.02.2012 | 04:05 : Moguls NEXT EVENTS11.02.2012 | 06:30 : Aerials 11.02.2012 | 06:30 : Aerials 12.02.2012 | 06:30 : Moguls 12.02.2012 | 06:30 : Moguls 17.02.2012 : Aerials 17.02.2012 : Aerials |
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VENUE DESCRIPTIONGrindelwald is a municipality in the district of Interlaken in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. The village is located at 1,034 metres (3,390 ft) above sea level in the Bernese Alps.Winter SportsLong famed as a winter tourist destination with slopes for beginners, intermediates and the challenges of the Eiger glacier for the experienced, there are activities for the non-skiers, from tobogganing to groomed winter hiking tracks. It is the usual starting point for ascents of the Eiger and the Wetterhorn. Nowadays Grindelwald is also a popular summer activity resort with many miles of hiking trails across the Alps. GeographyGrindelwald has an area of 171.1 square kilometers (66.1 sq mi). Of this area, 30.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while 16% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.6% is settled (buildings or roads) and the remainder (51.7%) is non-productive (rivers, glaciers or mountains).[1] The municipality is quite large and is divided into seven mountain communities. However the municipality is dominated by the large village and tourist center of Grindelwald. |
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