DAVOS - Day-ticket queues at the Parsenn and Jakobshorn looked more like an ordinary January Saturday once the last protected convoys left. Hotels released rooms that had been held for delegations. A few restaurants kept WEF prices for one more night and then printed new menus.

Not all fences came down on cue. Pedestrians still detoured near the Congress Centre. Municipal crews said they would need the next clear weekday.

A winter product again

Tourism officers prefer this picture: families, not name badges. The occupancy story for the rest of the season sits with the earlier Engadine report and last year's winter file.