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Mürren is the car-free Swiss village that perches on a mountain ledge facing the Eiger .

Since December the record-breaking new lift has been hoisting visitors from a car park on the valley floor in Stechelberg ( 866 m) to the village centre ( 1,640 m) in four ear-popping minutes.

This is only the first segment of a 100-million project to replace the entire chain of lifts.

Summer tourism overtook winter business here 20 years ago .

Mürren ’s slopes are as well equipped as any in the Alps , and among the least crowded.

Uplift capacity has doubled from 400 to 800 passengers per hour, and 365 days a year of operation permits increased sales of expensive excursion tickets, food, drink and merchandise.