Page 15 of Winter 2008 by Schweiz Tourismus

lauberhorn race wengen bernese oberland the lauberhorn race experience one of the most spectacular events for spectators experience the lauberhorn race a warm winter jacket sunglasses on your nose and a cup of mulled wine in your hand ­ all essential items when watching one of the many traditional swiss events or cheering on daring athletes from the snowy sidelines a classic amongst world cup races the lauberhorn race has evolved over the years from a simple ski race to a flourishing folk festival join in the 3 days of celebrations next to the pistes and after the race celebrate in the world cup village of wengen all this against the stunning backdrop of the eiger mönch and jungfrau for further information www.lauberhorn.ch come along and have fun the traditional fis world cup races adelboden fis ski world cup www.weltcup-adelboden.ch st moritz women s super g and downhill www.stmoritz.ch/skiworldcup engelberg ski jumping www.engelberg.ch/weltcup nendaz nokia snowboard fis world cup www.nendaz.ch the latest information for all world cup races can be found under www.fis-ski.com traditional and crazy events arosa comedy festival p 62 www.humorfestival.ch blatten-belalp witches downhill p 45 www.belalphexe.ch lötschental tschäggättä carnival tradition p 49 www.loetschental.ch maloja­s-chanf engadine cross-country ski marathon p 68 www.engadin-skimarathon.ch château-d oex international hot air balloon week p 78 www.festivaldeballons.ch www.chateau-doex.ch st-cergue dog sledge races and cross-country skiing with dogs p 82 www.st-cergue.ch gstaad high fly freestyle competition p 90 www.high-fly.ch engadine cross-country ski marathon graubünden tschäggättä in the lötschen valley valais balloon festival in château-d oex lake geneva region a once in a lifetime experience ­ watching the world-famous lauberhorn race or one of the many fascinating swiss traditions at firsthand whether sport fun tradition or simple pleasures winter in switzerland has something for everyone events calendar switzerland boasts a wider variety of events than any other alpine country spoilt for choice either take part yourself or simply stand back and watch the action for a clear and up-to-date list free of charge of over a hundred events visit www.myswitzerland.com 29

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