Crans-Montana, Valais, Switzerland (TSR, Fre) – The Caprices music festival opens Wednesday night to a packed resort: 20,000 people, which is twice as many as in 2007, are expected. Concerts Wednesday and Saturday nights are sold out. The heavy snowfall of the past few days followed by cold air and now blue skies has created perfect conditions on the slopes and around town to keep the crowd happy during the day. Festival site, including information about special train and bus deals and shuttle buses.

Photo: Crans-Montana this week, with big skies, lots of music and piles of perfect snow even in town. Here, the golf course.