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Calling all early birds and night owls! On three days during winter 2017, early risers can glide across f resh ly groomed slopes f rom the Stand to Trübsee while other mere mor ta ls are still snuggled up un- der the duvet. Rise and shine with the Titlis Earlybird! On 7 Januar y, 4 Februar y and 4 March the f irst trip up the mountain is at 7 a.m. As a reward, the intrepid early birds get to enjoy v irgin slopes followed by a fantastic break fast buf fet at Berg- hotel Trübsee right nex t to the piste. But since we know that some people just don’ t f unc tion in the morn- ings, we a lso have specia l events for night owls. On 14 Januar y, 11 Febru- ar y and 11 March the slopes are open to skiers and snowboarders until late into the night. The Rutschpark area for beginners and non-skiers on Trübsee is a lso open. Anyone in a need of a night-time nibble can pop into Berghotel Trübsee for ref resh- ments. Nightriders take the cable car up f rom Engelberg between 7 and 8 p.m. and can choose to ski back down or journey down with the Titlis Xpress between 10 and 11 p.m.

Wacky races on the Titlis

Summer snow in the Brunni

The Sledging Cha llenge comes to Engelberg on 29 Januar y 2017. Why not put together a team and join in? To win this f un race you have to do much more than fast sledging. You star t by whizzing the 3.5 km f rom Gerschnia lp down to Engelberg, but before the nex t member of the relay team is a llowed to get going, the f irst racer has to hammer a nail into a log, snor t snuf f f rom the snuf f machine, and down some beer. A ll this makes the Sledging Cha llenge a hilari- ous, ac tion-packed competition. Equa lly enter taining is the Waterslide Contest, which takes place on the Joch Pass on 22 April 2017. Par ticipants on skis, snowboard or “ f unmobiles” glide elegantly across the water at high speed – or not, as the case may be. Those who end up taking an unexpec ted dip have to ex it the competition. The run-ups get shor ter and shor ter with each round, and the competi- tor who can stay above the water until the end is crowned the winner. While both events are great f un for par ticipants, they

From the 2016/17 winter sea- son, the technica l snow for the slopes in the Brunni area will be made f rom solar power and pure mountain spring water. Last spring, a solar power plant was insta lled on the roof of the old mountain station on Ristis. The plant has a capacity of 27 kWp and is expec ted to y ield around 28,000 kWh per year. This is enough to power ten households – or, in the case of the Brunni area, the amount of elec tricity needed to produce tech- nica l snow for the slopes between Ristis and the Brunni mountain hut. To ensure the snow produc tion is carbon-neutra l, Brunni-Bahnen Engelberg will on ly use surplus spring water and solar elec tricity. To v iew the power plant ’s current capacity as well as oth- er information about it, v isit: ht tp://www.brunni.ch/ak tuelle- info/sonnenkraf twerk/

are a lso a hugely enter tain- ing spec tacle for obser vers.

www.titlis.ch/earlybird www.titlis.ch/nightride

www.titlis.ch/waterslide www.titlis.ch/events

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