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Mountain Leap - What's on in the mountains...
This area of the website is where we pull together any news and information that we think might be either useful or of interest to you.
Whether that means festivals and conferences happening in resort, new hotel developments that might be of interest, news on the Mountain Leap team, anything at all - watch this space!
Rivella Terrific, 13th & 14th June 2009, Crans Montana
The Rivella Terrific endurance Race sends dozens of hardened athletes on an odyssey up, down and around the Swiss resort of Crans-Montana - running, cycling, swimming, skating and more.
The race boasts ten legs: five up and five down. Beginning at the Forum d'Ycoor in Crans-centre, the relay teams climb to the Plaine-Morte glacier by inline skate, mountain bike, running (partially through the snow!) and a bit of Alpine skiing - the total climb is 1370m.
The next leg involves an 11km freestyle cross-country ski around the glacier. The descent includes the last five legs: steep running and cycling descents (no change of bike allowed), followed by a relatively flat five-kilometre run, an 800-metre swim in Lake Grenon ("thermal suit strongly recommended", according to the organisers). The anchor leg is a 19.5km cycle through Aminona, Mollens, Bluchevent and back to the Forum d'Ycoor. As a final insult, the cyclists gain and lose 560 metres on this leg.
Teams consist of eight members for the ten legs, so some team members have to be especially fit to complete more than one section.
If you're not up for it as a participant, you can follow the race throughout most stages and enjoy the beautiful local landscape.
The next leg involves an 11km freestyle cross-country ski around the glacier. The descent includes the last five legs: steep running and cycling descents (no change of bike allowed), followed by a relatively flat five-kilometre run, an 800-metre swim in Lake Grenon ("thermal suit strongly recommended", according to the organisers). The anchor leg is a 19.5km cycle through Aminona, Mollens, Bluchevent and back to the Forum d'Ycoor. As a final insult, the cyclists gain and lose 560 metres on this leg.
Teams consist of eight members for the ten legs, so some team members have to be especially fit to complete more than one section.
If you're not up for it as a participant, you can follow the race throughout most stages and enjoy the beautiful local landscape.
Montreux Jazz Festival, July 2009, Switzerland
The incredible, Montreux Jazz Festival, held on the eastern shore of beautiful Lake Geneva, is one of the most famous in the world. The extensive programme now extends from jazz to blues, rock and pop.
Many of the greatest jazz and blues performers have appeared at the event since its inception in 1967, including Nina Simone, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan Getz, Charlie Mingus and Dexter Gordon. Normally around 200,000 people attend.
Highlights of the programme for 2008 range from jazz heavyweights like Herbie Hancock, Abdullah Ibrahim and Lee Ritenour to blues performers Etta James & the Roots Band, Buddy Guy and Robert Cray, legendary singer-songwriters Quincy Jones, Joan Baez and Leonard Cohen and contemporary bands like The Racounteurs and The Kills.
The Montreux Jazz Café has a nightly programme of DJs and bands and the "Off" Festival, a forum for up-and-coming artists, provides hundreds of free, open-air concerts. Catch live music on the terrace, where the view of the Alps and Lake Geneva is hard to beat. Finally, take note - the festival has its own currency (the Jazz) for all purchases, so exchange your Swiss francs before you hit the bar.
The Festival invites you to offer an unforgettable night of music to your clients or employees. It's a fantastic way to get to know your guests better by gathering for an evening of entertainment in a unique setting.
VIP Packages:"all inclusive" evening with VIP hospitality for groups of up to 20 people per evening, including:
- Hospitality with qualified hostesses
- Welcome drink
- Possibility of backstage tour
- Dinner provided
- Best category of seated tickets
- Private VIP area for the evening
- Open bar for the evening (until the end of the concerts)
- Reserved table at the Montreux Jazz Café's Espace Privilège, with free glass of champagne
- Souvenir gift from the Montreux Jazz Festival
Jungfrau Music Festival, 4th - 11th July 2009, Interlaken
The hills are alive as Interlaken hosts the Jungfrau Music Festival. Brass bands, philharmonic orchestras, wind orchestras and youth bands take to the stage. Set in the beautiful Bernese Oberland, Interlaken brings together established, experimental and new musical talent.
Sunday, 5 July 2009, Kursaal Berne, Arena
Swiss Army Big Band
Bandleader: Pepe LienhardTuesday, 7 July 2009, Kursaal Interlaken
National Youth Fanfare Orchestra from the Netherland /
Brass Band Bernese Oberland (Switzerland)Thursday, 9 July 2009, Kursaal Interlaken
International CompetitionFriday, 10 July 2009, Kursaal Interlaken
Mnozil Brass (Austria)Saturday, 11 July 2009, Kursaal Interlaken
Symphonisches Blasorchester Schweizer Armeespiel
Conductor: Major Philipp Wagner
Soloist: Bill Williams ( San Francisco Symphony), Trumpet