Zweisimmen, Rinderberg - new entry on my ski areas around Bern list
Hoping to find a place less crowded in the weekend, unlike probably Männlichen,
we took a change with Zweisimmen, Rinderberg. It turned out to be a perfect decision - no traffic jams, no queues on the gondola lift,
lots os snow on the well-prepared ski pistes. Now it is definitely a new entry now in my list of ski areas around Bern .
Spot the cow to find the gondola lift terminal . No big surprise there, cows and bears are everywhere in Bern
![Gondola lift terminal](https://i.ibb.co/NsP1HC0/1-800x600-cable-car-terminal.jpg)
We stopped initially at the middle station, for the skiers of the day do a first downhill and for pedestrians to enjoy the sun
![View on Zweisimmen from gondola middle station, Rinderberg Swiss Alpine Lodge](https://i.ibb.co/dBkfrqp/2-800x600-view-from-middle-station.jpg)
Soon after we went to the Rinderberg summit by gondola, where the first thing was to try starting an avalanche
![schwarze piste](https://i.ibb.co/ryjkPZN/3-800x600-first-thing-start-an-avalanche.jpg)
As the snow ball rolling continues, I get a chance to admire the surrounding mountains. In the north you have good view on Zweisimmen
![View from Rinderberg summit on Zweisimmen (north)](https://i.ibb.co/XysvFfQ/4-800x600-360-good-view-zweisimmen-north.jpg)
In the south-east you can see the valley leading to Lenk
![View from Rinderberg summit on Simmen valley leading to Lenk](https://i.ibb.co/Jk0Dtd6/5-800x523-360-good-view-lenk-valley-south-east.jpg)
Gstaad is on the south-west side
![View from Rinderberg on Gstaad (south-west)](https://i.ibb.co/WttQWwN/6-800x600-360-view-gstaad-south-west-somebody-from-gstaad-was-pissed-of.jpg)
Somebody was really pissed for misleading visitors think they are in Gstaad
. Some were just ceasing the opportunity to eat on the fallen T
Starting avalanches and sightseeing makes hungry
![Lunch break](https://i.ibb.co/CzMPM4M/6-1-800x600-lunch-break.jpg)
With our bellies full, time to play
![Snowboard as sledge](https://i.ibb.co/qjZ6rZ0/7-800x600-snowboard-improper-way.jpg)
Lucas was more eager to play in the snow, instead on the “big” playground
![Rinderberg playground](https://i.ibb.co/P4Mnb48/8-800x600-the-big-playground.jpg)
All the playing made him tired, and he took a pause to rest his knees
![Bench pause](https://i.ibb.co/qjCfG6G/9-800x600-hard-playing-requires-a-pause-lucas-on-bench.jpg)
Time to head home now. For me was in the gondola for the first half
![View on Zweisimmen from gondola](https://i.ibb.co/1X8VcCz/10-800x600-view-on-zweisimmen-from-cable-car.jpg)
We rejoined at the middle station for a “Ski vs Sledge challenge”
Not standing a change, I decided to take some pictures along the way to tease the competition
Some picture
![some picture](https://i.ibb.co/cw31gBb/11-800x600-pause-to-take-a-picture-downhill-sledge.jpg)
Almost there in Zweisimmen
![Close to Zweisimmen](https://i.ibb.co/17JYcdS/12-800x600-allmost-there-zweisimmen-sebi-on-skis.jpg)
There
![zweisimmen, end station](https://i.ibb.co/JmVFRM4/13-800x600-endstation-finale-stop.jpg)
Can’t wait to come back in Zweisimmen in the summer, it should be around 300 km hiking trails of in the area.