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    Europes traditional ski and snowboard resorts  Dec 7, 2006
    Mrren, on the other side of the Lauterbrunnen Valley, sits beneath the towering Schilthorn ... But the skiing is world-class with a harrowing drop through narrow chutes and down steeps that take a skiers breath away as the 007 Run descends from the summit of the Schilthorn. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    The bright stuff  May 22, 2005
    Not even the Schilthorn, the peak topped with the Piz Gloria revolving restaurant that featured in On Her Majesty's Secret Service. George Lazenby's only outing as 007 is nothing like as memorable as the restaurant. (The Independent, UK -- Travel)

    Magic mountain  Jan 16, 2005
    rren from the Schilthorn mountain in On Her Majesty's Secret Service, swerving down the course taken by the Inferno ski race, regarded as the "craziest ski race in the world" ... tte, a traditional mountain hut at the foot of the Schilthorn which provides spartan overnight accommodation for skiers or walkers, and serves fortifying lunch dishes such as cheese rosti. (The Independent, UK -- Travel)

    Alps: In search of the perfect ski village  Oct 28, 2004
    Each morning, skiers and boarders face a mountain ranges worth of options: hopping into the Mnnlichenbahn cable car for wide-open groomers leading down to Grindelwald; boarding the train and heading up above Mrren to the Schilthorn, a 9,748-foot peak known for its revolving restaurant, steep slopes, and the fact that the James Bond movie On Her Majestys Secret Service was filmed there; or taking the train in the opposite direction, up to the sunny Kleine Scheidegg area, where people... (MSNBC -- Travel)

    The Complete Guide to Swiss Journeys  Mar 23, 2004
    The longest cable car run in Europe is the four-stage ascent from Stechelberg, near Lauterbrunnen, to the Schilthorn, which rises more than 2km over its 6,967m journey. The summit at 2,970m is famous as the starting point of the "craziest ski race in the world" - the Inferno - a 15. (The Independent, UK -- Travel)

    Swiss Mountains In Florida  Nov 21, 2003
    Its my favorite dish in a mountain hut. ... We traded tales of skiing down the Schilthornabove Mrren and the Lauberhorn race course in Wengen and staring at ... (OnTheSnow.com, United States)




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