Fritz Hegi has been hiking all over Switzerland for the last 15 years. Over the last six he has become known as WanderFritz, the author of four hiking books. On ...
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He’s unstoppable, unyielding, tempestuous. A professional snowboarder, a musician, and a free spirit. Acknowledging no limits, accepting no norms, no hurdles can slow him down. Pat Burgener has flown to ...
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Every autumn, the world’s leading freeski and snowboard stars paint an ephemeral dance of freedom in the skies above Saas-Fee. The Stomping Grounds founder Charles Beckinsale tells us more. Saas-Fee is ...
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On 14th September, the Mattmark 1965 memorial half-marathon takes place in memory of the glacier collapse of 30th August 1965. 88 people died that day. But the story goes way ...
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Vivien Labarile, from the Upper Valais, on life as a climber, how to overcome fear, and the role of the psyche when it comes to climbing. Vivien bites her teeth, ...
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Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, Carl Zuckmayer fled to Switzerland, and eventually ended up visiting Saas-Fee. What was to become his lifelong love for the place struck ...
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The Free Republic of Holidays Saas-Fee presents itself covered in a deep layer of snow. The result of heavy snowfall that lasted for days is impressive. There are meters and ...
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Massive Easter Egg Hunt across the whole Saas Valley on 16th April. After the bunnies, get set, go! The sun is shining, the pistes are still in top condition and the hiking ...
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“All my love for Valentine’s Day, my darling. I love you." Many people like to complain that you could really say and show this at any time of the year. ...
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Well, I am, let’s just say, an “omnivore”, meaning that these days at least, it feels like being an outsider. Admittedly, I did once give up meat for eight years ...
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Now it’s here - the long-awaited snow, and it’s not only the ski areas in the Free Republic of Holidays of Saas-Fee that are sweetened by its presence, but also ...
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