Let it snow

Meggen, canton Lucerne (Keystone/ Sigi Tischler) Keystone

Saas-Fee, canton Valais (Keystone/ Arno Balzarini) Reuters

Churwalden, canton Graubünden (Keystone/ Arno Balzarini) Keystone

Lenzerheide, canton Graubünden (Keystone/ Arno Balzarini) Keystone

Taking a walk in Saas-Fee (Keystone/ Jean-Christophe Bott) Keystone

Snow football in Saas-Fee (Keystone/ Jean-Christophe Bott) Keystone

The Brünig Pass, canton Bern (Keystone/ Urs Flüeler) Keystone

De-iced at Zurich airport (Keystone/ Steffen Schmidt) Keystone

Monkey business at Zurich's zoo (Keystone/ Matthias Wäckerlin) Keystone

Tracks in Zurich (Keystone/ Alessandro Della Bella) Keystone

Stuck in Saas-Fee (Keystone/ Jean-Christophe Bott) Keystone

A more appropriate mode of transport in Saas-Fee (Keystone/ Jean-Christophe Bott) Keystone

A white winter blanket covers Switzerland.

This content was published on October 31, 2008 - 16:42

Winter has arrived in Switzerland even though autumn technically lasts until December 21, the shortest day of the year. Record amounts of snow lead to precarious road conditions, delayed trains and many happy skiers and snowboarders.

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