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Play it safe

Cool headgear, warm ears

Superlative ski jumping

At the Snow & Safety Days, mountain guides teach f reeriders how to ski of f-piste, and demonstrate the most impor tant ru les for stay ing safe. The varied three-day pro- gramme gives par ticipants a ll the knowledge they need to ski safely over powder snow. On the Monday morning, course par ticipants head out with a guide and learn how to use shovels, probes and ava lanche transceivers. In the af ternoon, they prac tise skiing on powder snow. On the Tuesday, there is a guided of f- piste tour, which is taken at an easy pace. The guides give tips and dem- onstrates how to use touring skis, skins and ski bindings. The route of the tour is decided at shor t notice, as that depends on the weather and snow conditions. On the Wednesday, par ticipants head out a lone. Armed with the informative brochure “Freeride Safety Guide” (available in German and English), par ticipants can tr y out what they learned the day before at various checkpoints in the ski area. But perhaps best of a ll, the course is f ree of charge for Guest Card holders stay ing in Engelberg overnight. Course dates in 2018 are 22–24 Januar y, 29–31 Januar y, 12–14 Februar y, and 26–28 Februar y.

HE!FRa JE are two Engel- berg mums who decided enough is enough – no more cold ears! Jeanine Weibel and Fränzi Aschwanden make colour f u l, f un and warm headbands and beanies for children and adu lts. They used to produce their snazzy headgear on their sewing machines at home, but now they have their ver y own studio at K losterhof 1. HE!FRa JE will continue to sell the produc ts on its own website (www. hef raje.ch) and in a range of spor ts shops throughout Switzerland, and the new studio is open Monday and Thursday f rom 8:30 to 11 a.m., a l- lowing shoppers to browse through the large collec tion of fabrics and choose their favourite. The studio is a lso open f rom 8:30 to 11 a.m. on selec ted Saturdays; upcoming dates are 11 November, 16 December, 23 December, 13 Januar y, 17 Februar y and 17 March. In a specia l event on 24 November 2017, f rom 5 to 9 p.m. Jeanine and Fränzi will pre- sent HE!FRa JE & Friends, where they and si x other great labels will show of f their current collec tions.

On 16 and 17 December, the world ’s best ski jumpers will be grac- ing Switzerland ’s highest ski jump, the Titlis-Schanze, right here in Engelberg, during the FIS Ski Jump- ing World Cup. Once again, Simon Ammann, Switzerland ’s most suc- cessf u l Olympic ath lete ever, will be looking to prove what he can do. This may be one of the last times spec ta- tors will be able to see the quadruple Olympic goa l meda llist f ly f rom the Titlis-Schanze, as Ammann is now 36 years of age. For Ammann and a ll the other jumpers, the World Cup on the Titlis-Schanze will be the last big test of form before the Four Hills Tournament, so the tension will be pa lpable. The ski jump had new f lood lights insta lled as par t of its renovations last year, so the compe- tition can now run into the late af- ternoon and early evening. The f irst heat star ts at 4 p.m. on Saturday 16 December, followed by the day’s f i- na l heat and award ceremony. On the Sunday the nex t round of jumps will begin at 2 p.m., as in prev ious years. Then junior skiers can show of f their skill at the FIS Continenta l Cup on 27 and 28 December. They too can hope to gain a place in the Four Hills.

HE!FRa JE K losterhof 1 (2nd f loor)

6390 Engelberg www.hef raje.ch info@hef raje.ch

www.weltcup-engelberg.ch

www.engelberg.ch

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