Easter is a time full of colourful surprises for kids. Who wants to make an Easter bunny? And who wants to meet Wolli, the young Zermatt black-nosed sheep who likes kids? He’ll be around at Easter with his friend the Easter bunny!
The Breithorn (4164 m) near Zermatt has now been mastered with a snow bike: a world record. Never before have no fewer than nine people ridden down on snow bikes from a mountain over 4000 metres high. The adventurous group was made up mainly of Valais celebrities, who rode down from the famous glacier-mountain summit towards the Matterhorn glacier paradise (3883 m).
Following the numerous inclusions of Zermatt hotels in both GaultMillau and the Michelin Guide, three Zermatt hotels have also made it into this year’s edition of the Best of Swiss Gastro restaurant guide.
The organizers of Zermatt Unplugged are currently over the moon, with one concert sold out and a sharply increasing demand for all other concerts. As early as last week, OneRepublic were able to put up the “sold” sign! And now the Swedish group, Mando Diao, are gaining ground.
With teamwork, knowledge and experience, Daniel Aufdenblatten and Richard Lehner from Zermatt saved the lives of three mountaineers. On Annapurna (Nepal) in spring 2010, they carried out the highest-ever mountain rescue – at 7000 metres altitude – by helicopter. In Washington DC today, they received on march 8 2011 the ‘Aviation Oscar’, the Heroism Award, for their feat.
Zermatter Martin Anthamatten (27) brought home two medals from the World Championships held in Claut, Italy at the end of February 2011: gold in the sprint and silver in the relay. Congratulations!
Martin Anthamatten is the golden boy! Yesterday he took surprise first place in the sprint discipline in the Ski Mountaineering World Championships in Claut, Italy. The man from Zermatt is thus the 2011 World Champion in the newest discipline in ski mountaineering.
The Ski Mountaineering World Championship takes place in Italian Claut near Cortina on 19 to 25 February 2011. Medal hopeful in several disciplines is top athlete Martin Anthamatten from Zermatt.
They come from Switzerland, Great Britain, America, Germany and Australia: New Talents – 14 talented soloists or bands who will be playing during the festival period on 6 stages of Zermatt Unplugged from 1 p.m. in the afternoon to 2 o’clock in the morning. Admission is free, and anyone who likes to start their clubbing at 1 p.m. in the afternoon can enjoy fantastic musical experiences the whole day over on the New Talent Walk – our recommendation for the optimum enjoyment of the concerts.
Google Street View has awarded the Piste Prize to the most popular ski region in Switzerland. And thanks to its guests, Zermatt has won the vote in decisive fashion.
