Interlaken New Year holidays
The great thing about New Year here is that you’re staying in a living and breathing town, so the celebrations are bound to be good. Because the ski area isn’t on your doorstep, holidays for this peak week might be a little cheaper and transport links to the spectacular Jungfrau area are bound to inspire a few snow-themed New Year’s resolutions...
New Year Interlaken-style is traditionally a 3 day party with concerts, dinners, fireworks and processions.
You’ll probably experience a unique mix of familiar festivities, with traditional Swiss touches like alpenhorns and cowbell bands sprinkled on top. In past years, the party has carried on with a ‘Touch the Mountains’ event on the 1st January with a firework display, open-air concert and traditional bell ringers. If that wasn’t enough, the 2nd traditionally welcomes the ‘Potschete procession’, which sees masked figures run through the streets, spreading fake fear with everyone gathering to celebrate in the pubs and clubs.
If you’d rather spend the week roaming the mountains (it’s hard not to in the Jungfrau area...) this time of year usually has fantastic snow conditions – see the stats to the right for more information.
New Year snow and skiing conditions in Interlaken
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Average snow depth
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Average snow depth
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