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⛷️ Sledging and Velogemel

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⛷️ Sledging and Velogemel
Winter sports and snow transport in Grindelwald, Switzerland


🕐 3 min read · Updated 20 Apr 2026 at 08:13
📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Grindelwald and Swiss Alpine resorts
  • Velogemel invented: 1911 by Christian Bühlmann
  • Pintenfritz run length: 9 kilometres using Velogemels
  • Annual event: Velogemel World Championships in Grindelwald

Sledging and the Velogemel are winter sports and transport methods found in Grindelwald and across Swiss Alpine resorts ...

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