2007 Switzerland Balloon Festival

www.emmentaler-ballonwoche.ch

March 2007
Saturday Mar 24 PM 2 Balloons



Sunday Mar 25 AM Above The Clouds


The Alps from above the clouds in a balloon!
Photo by Jon Radowski


Back down below the clouds, exact same valley as Saturday's flight


Sunday Mar 25 PM 3 Balloons

Castle Trachselwald County Government Offices (Picture taken as we flew by)

Monday Mar 26 AM 4 Balloons Flying in the 'gorge' closer to the Alps
Photo by Jon Radowski



Monday Mar 26 PM ~40 balloons First flight of the festival

View of the Alps from above the haze level (aprox 6500 ft)

Tuesday Mar 27 AM ~30 balloons Nice flight, hazy morning, not many pictures

Tuesday Mar 27 PM Nice evening

The Jaegermeister Balloon


Wednesaday Mar 28 AM Nice morning flight
Jon Radowski in Jack Klein's balloon ALASKA Wednesday's Competition 2nd Place Jon Radowski 6th Place Uli Krahenbuhl



Wednesday Mar 28 PM Thunderstorms in the forecast, clouds building, flight canceled EIGHT flights in a row! Not bad for a balloon vaction in Switzerland!
Thursday Mar 29 AM Nice morning flight Started to sprinkle at the end of packup


Thursday's Competion 4th Place Keith Sproul 6th Place Nick Blaser 8th Place Jon Radowski 11th Place Uli Krahenbuhl

Jon Radowski got to fly a brand new balloon
Photo by Jon Radowski
Thursday Mar 29 PM Rained out, Thunderstorms in the distance, sprinkles at launch site
Friday Mar 30 AM & PM Canceled, bad forecast, we get to sleep late
Saturday Mar 31 AM Snowed last night, beautiful morning, VERY slow Finally got to fly the Blue/White Tetrahedron

Balloon Prints in the Snow: Note 4th from bottom is triangle shaped

Clouds in the valley






Saturday Mar 31 PM A few balloons flew, most did not, too windy
Sunday Apr 1 AM Beautiful Morning A little hazy















Sunday Apr 1 PM One last flight A little windy, then very variable winds at landing Pictures by Jon Radowski