The International Hot-Air Balloon Festival in Château d'Oex is held yearly at the end of January. The first edition was in 1979.
Photo gallery of the 43rd festival in 2023
January 21 - January 29, 2023
Sunday, January 29, 2023 was a beautiful day with clear skies and barely any wind.
departures in the morning of Sunday, January 29, 2023
The stunning balloon HB-QUU Blüemli was built by pilots Stefan Waelchli and Benjamin Senn in over 600 hours of work. It is 37 meters high and has a volume of 3800 cubic meters.
HB-QUU Blüemli built by pilots Stefan Waelchli and Benjamin Senn
HB-QUU Blüemli built by pilots Stefan Waelchli and Benjamin Senn
It was great to see that world circumnavigator Bertrand Piccard's balloon, that was caught in a gust of wind during the start on January 23, was already repaired and flying again !
Bertrand Piccard's Breitling Orbiter 3
The hot air balloons could fly all day !
See you next year !
