Weekly programme. grandmothers from the village with the vegetables from the market. Live music.

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2 Weekly programme Monday Welcome Soups (12, 19, 26.02): Ask around and share a soup prepared by three grandmothers from the village with the vegetables from the market. Live music. Parc à Moutons (12, 19, 26.02) Vercorin Tourisme, Low season (5.02) : welcome drink at the tourist office $ offered Thuesday Lu Jong Tibetan yoga for children : Improve concentration, growing confidence and stabitility. Learn to listen to your body and relax. Gymnasium Book. romainebovier@gmail.com, $ CHF 10.- Vercorin hidden treasures : Discovery of the history and the patrimony (visit in French). Tourist office Booking until Monday 17.00, $ CHF 19.-/adult et 8.-/child (8-15 years), minimum 4 participants Opening of the track Crêt du Midi : snowshoeing or sealskin, enjoy the night opening of the ski slope to the Crêt du Midi to go and eat at the snack bar l Etable (cablecar closed). Ski slopes Info / booking at the snack bar: Wednesday Knitting afternoon : Come with your own material and share your knowledge. Restaurant le Margueron Vercorin Tourisme, Verco : Evening dedicated to young people with snowtubing, access to the ice rink and ski slopes, Pasta Party and disco. Creux du Lavioz Télévercorin, $ CHF 35.-/adult et 25.-/child (6-12 years old) Juggling Session : Juggling session open to everyone. Take your gear, slackline, monocycles and other objects are welcome! (Please contact Philippe Bonvin to subscribe) Salle polyvalente Chalais P. Bonvin, , philippe.bonvin@gmail.com Thursday First steps on snowshoes : Introduction with a guide, discovery of the planning of a hike and sensibilization to the respect of nature in winter (max. 15 people) Virage Sports Virage Sports, , karine@virage.ch $ CHF 35.-/adult et 25.-/child (until 12 years old)

3 Vercorin hidden treasures : Discovery of the history and the patrimony (visit in German). Tourist office Booking until Wednesday 17.00, $ CHF 19.-/adult et 8.-/child (8-15 years old), minimum 4 participants Under the stars, the Crêt* : Night ascent by cablecar to the Crêt du Midi, mulled wine under the stars, meal and descent by torchlight (possibility to descend by cablecar). Télévercorin Booking (minimum 30 participants) $ Evening with torchlight descent : CHF 70.-/adult and 50.-/child (6-12 years old) Evening with cablecar descent : CHF 50.-/adult and 30.-/child (6-12 years old) Yoga Kudalini : Yoga combines postures, breathing, meditation, relaxation and mantra singing. Route du Téléphérique 9, Vercorin h00 Information and booking : Lumia Ferreira, , Friday Ice climbing: Introduction to ice climbing with David Wicki, an aspiring mountain guide. Minimum age: 10 years old. Transport Vercorin-Zinal and climbing equipment included. Zinal David Wicki, , dw.wicki@gmail.com $ CHF /person Saturday Market : Fruits, vegetables, cheese, eggs, honey, from the Duay family. Parc à Moutons

4 Daily programme Friday 2 nd February Candlemas Festival, Pancakes party! Enjoy succulent pancakes and apple juice. Parc à Moutons Info. Vercorin Tourisme, Full moon party - Crêt du Midi The cable car opens to lovers of gliding and paragliding for an unforgettable evening. Enjoy a meal at the Crêt du Midi restaurant, live music, a track lit by the moon and torches. This magical setting is also the ideal opportunity to offer you a paragliding flight. Don't forget your headlamp for the final descent to Vercorin! Ski slopes Booking Télévercorin : Twistair : Saturday 3rd February Guggenmusik with the Terouk $ Adult CHF 37.-, child 6-16 years old CHF 27.- With annual ski pass : CHF 5.- discount Discover the Terouk at the Crêt du Midi from 10 am to 3:30 pm, then for the après-ski in front of the Swiss Peak residence. Crêt du Midi Info. Télévercorin : Friday 9th, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th February The 40th anniversary of the Carnaval de Chalais Friday Evening shift (entrance + 16 years old) : STEF (CH) / DJ Set - Groove, Soul, IMPERIAL TABASCO (CH) / Funk and KLISCHÉE (CH) / Electro-swing Saturday Dinner : Dinner : Evening with DJ David (entrance + 16 years old) Sunday Great procession and children's ball : Catering in the dining room : Procession since Réchy Free shuttle bus Salle polyvalente de Chalais Info. Monday 12th February Wine tasting S. Heymoz (Caves Les Sentes), C. Torrent (Cave de la Rèche) and P-J.Tschopp (Cave Nouvelle-Sève). Bourgeoisie house Info : Vercorin Tourisme

5 Workshop : create the winterman Imagine the winterman that will be burnt for Carnival. PC shelter under the tourist office Subscr. Vercorin Tourisme, $ Free Thuesday 13th February Vercorin children's carnival: Vercorin makes its circus FOR THE KIDS, MINI-DISCO: - 15h Mini fairground at the Godille with games and make-up workshop - 16h30 Mini disco à la Godille with DJ Cabry and demonstrations of juggling with Diamastreet - 7:00 p. m. Winter man is set on fire by the fire-eaters. FOR ADULTS: - From 4:30 pm, stand of mulled wine and après-ski at the Vertical bar, on the terrace of the tourist office. - From 11pm, disguised evening at the Godille with DJ Cabry, free admission. Event fare at the Chalais-Vercorin cable car from 15h to 20h30 (adult CHF 8. -, child CHF 4. - / one way adult CHF 4. -, child CHF 2. -) Godille and terrace of the tourist office Info. Vercorin Tourisme, Trolls Cuvée Special Day Beer the vintage of Trolls, surprises to win and the evening, special CBD menu. Café du Téléphérique Vercorin Booking for the menu: $ Menu : CHF 65.-/person Wednesday 14th February Visit the barn at Thierry (in French) Discover the local cow s breed and their new born with Thierry and share an appetizer. Barn in Vercorin Subscr. > midday, Vercorin Tourisme $ CHF 6.-/child ; 10.-/adult Thursday 15th February Snowshoeing in the footsteps of wild animals Follow in the footsteps of wild animals around Vercorin and discover their behaviour during the mating season. Snowshoe trekking with a mountain guide. Tourist Office Registration until the day before 5pm, Vercorin $ CHF 35.00/adult and 25.00/child (up Tourisme to 12 years old) Grandmothers toasts with homemade jam Retired people of the village invite you to taste toasts with homemade jam. Parc à Moutons Info. Vercorin Tourisme $ Offered by the Club de l Age d Or

6 Gourmet tales for adults (in French) To get a softer winter enjoy funny and surprising greedy stories. Tales originally created by Catherine Lambert. Bourgeoisie house Subscr. Vercorin Tourisme, $ CHF 10.-/person Friday 16th February Chinese New Year Celebrate Chinese New Year at the Parc à Moutons! On the agenda: - Chinese games, tangrams, sake tasting and discovery of Chinese culture - Special Chinese New Year's Eve Evening at the Margueron and Godille Parc à Moutons Info. Vercorin Tourisme Market of amateur craftsmen of Vercorin Bourgeoisie house Info. Vercorin Tourisme «Tapis rouge»: Franco-Swiss fiction film, presence of the author, Fred Baillif In the city of Lausanne a group of young people decided to start directing a film and wrote a screenplay with one goal in mind: to go to the Cannes festival to sell the project to producers. Fiction, social documentary and road movie between Lausanne and Cannes at the same time, this film shot in an emergency and thanks to participative financing seduces by its freshness. A small aperitif will be served after the event. La Véranda Info. mminnig@hotmail.com $ Free entry, passing the hat Vercorin by night... Unusual visit of the village Découvrez l histoire de Vercorin, son patrimoine et les contes et légendes qui l entoure. Romaine vous guidera à travers les passages secrets du village accompagnée de Nicolas Perruchoud qui vous contera les histoires de Vercorin. La visite se terminera par un dernier conte au coin du feu. Meeting Tourist Office Booking Vercorin Tourisme $ Adult CHF 19.-, child (6-16 years old) 8.- /Special family rate (from 3), adult CHF 14.-, child 5.- Saturday 17th February Ride Day spend a day in the mountain with an aspiring mountain guide On the programme: coffee and croissants, cabin ride, sealskin and freeride, picnic, return to the resort, drink at the White Shop. Day organised by David Wicki. Mountain To be defined at registration Booking whiteshopverco@gmail.com $ CHF 95.-/person Opening of the photography exhibition "Desiderata". Presence of the artist and musical interpretation of three photographs by cellist Ruth Bonuccelli- Bovier. Galerie Victoria Info. info@victoria-vercorin.ch,

7 Meetings of Vercorin (in French) Benoît Aymon, RTS producer journalist and producer, will hold a conference entitled "Edward Whymper at Ueli Steck, A Brief History of Mountaineering". Conference at the Bourgeoisie house of Vercorin and dinner at the Victoria Hotel Booking cfranzetti@netplus.ch / $ Conference, aperitif and meal: CHF jlfranzetti@netplus.ch Registration for the evening: Victoria Hotel, Conference and aperitif: CHF Conference, evening and overnight in hotel: CHF /pers. and /2 pers. Sunday 18th February Advanced avalanche courses Second part of the avalanche training course organized by Virage Sports in collaboration with David Wicki, aspiring mountain guide. Virage Sports Virage Sports : $ CHF 50.- Thuesday 20th February Wine tasting S. Heymoz (Caves Les Sentes), C. Torrent (Cave de la Rèche) and P-J.Tschopp (Cave Nouvelle-Sève). Maison Bourgeoisiale Info : Vercorin Tourisme Wednesday 21st February Visit the barn at Thierry (in French) Discover the local cow s breed and their new born with Thierry and share an appetizer. Barn in Vercorin Subscr. > midday, Vercorin Tourisme $ CHF 6.-/child ; 10.-/adult Vercorin by night... Unusual visit of the village Découvrez l histoire de Vercorin, son patrimoine et les contes et légendes qui l entoure. Romaine vous guidera à travers les passages secrets du village accompagnée de Nicolas Perruchoud qui vous contera les histoires de Vercorin. La visite se terminera par un dernier conte au coin du feu. Meeting Tourist Office Booking Vercorin Tourisme $ Adult CHF 19.-, child (6-16 years old) 8.- /Special family rate (from 3), adult CHF 14.-, child 5.- Friday 23rd February Market of amateur craftsmen of Vercorin Parc à Moutons Info. Vercorin Tourisme Tango Jazz Quartet Concert Jazz concert by Argentinean band Tango Jazz Quartet at the Godille. La Godille

8 Saturday 24th February Tog Chöd A method for clarifying thoughts, transforming negative emotions into wisdom, creating space and being fully present. (once a month: 24.03, 26.05, 8.06). Vercorin Gymnasium Book. romainebovier@gmail.com, $ Discovery course CHF / Abo 10x CHF Reading/Performance:"Le Portrait de Madame Mélo" by Claude Barbey, performed by Emmanuelle Ramu Mrs. Melo is Betty, an actress without audience, a Mrs. Bovary on a daily basis who reads her diary aloud and without corrections: funny, tragic and touching moments, an unconscious person who speaks between the gut and the head. A small aperitif will be served after the event. La Véranda Info. mminnig@hotmail.com Thuesday 27th February Wine tasting $ Free entry, passing the hat S. Heymoz (Caves Les Sentes), C. Torrent (Cave de la Rèche) and P-J.Tschopp (Cave Nouvelle-Sève). Maison Bourgeoisiale Info : Vercorin Tourisme Wednesday 28th February Visit the barn at Thierry (in French) Discover the local cow s breed and their new born with Thierry and share an appetizer. Barn in Vercorin Subscr. > midday, Vercorin Tourisme $ CHF 6.-/child ; 10.-/adult Vercorin by night... Unusual visit of the village Découvrez l histoire de Vercorin, son patrimoine et les contes et légendes qui l entoure. Romaine vous guidera à travers les passages secrets du village accompagnée de Nicolas Perruchoud qui vous contera les histoires de Vercorin. La visite se terminera par un dernier conte au coin du feu. Meeting Tourist Office Booking Vercorin Tourisme $ Adult CHF 19.-, child (6-16 years old) 8.- /Special family rate (from 3), adult CHF 14.-, child 5.-

9 Date of publication of this diary: Friday 26 January. Information available for March may be incomplete. Please refer to the March agenda for more information. Thursday 1st March Snowshoeing in the footsteps of wild animals Follow in the footsteps of wild animals around Vercorin and discover their behaviour during the mating season. Snowshoe trekking with a mountain guide. Tourist Office Registration until the day before 5pm, Vercorin $ CHF 35.00/adult and 25.00/child (up Tourisme to 12 years old) Friday 2 nd March Market of amateur craftsmen of Vercorin Parc à Moutons Info. Vercorin Tourisme Full moon party - Crêt du Midi The cable car opens to lovers of gliding and paragliding for an unforgettable evening. Enjoy a meal at the Crêt du Midi restaurant, live music, a track lit by the moon and torches. This magical setting is also the ideal opportunity to offer you a paragliding flight. Don't forget your headlamp for the final descent to Vercorin! Ski slopes Booking Télévercorin : Twistair : Saturday and Sunday 3rd et 4th March $ Adult CHF 37.-, child 6-16 years old CHF 27.- With annual ski pass : CHF 5.- discount Vercotest, paragliding sails test (replacement dates: March 24th and 25th) Snow, sun, paragliders, a magical flight site and a great team! A full weekend to try out more than 6 brands of paragliders for free. Crêt du Midi Whole day Info.

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11 Exhibition Maison Bourgeoisiale Suzanne Niquille and Denise Vallat-Packer : Exhibition from to The Maison Bourgeoisiale hosts two local artists for an exhibition on the theme "Beyond the visible". Suzanne Niquille, painter-sculptor living in Vercorin, works a lot with the abstract. She uses wood, earth, clay and acrylic resins and is always looking for harmony between colour and structure. Denise Vallat Packer, a self-taught painter, midwife and yoga teacher, has been attracted to the Val d' Anniviers since childhood. Nature is the resource and she draws her inspiration from it to create landscapes or faces, where a free and coloristic figurative style prevails. Maison Bourgeoisiale : sa-di je-di Info. Vercorin Tourisme $ Free entry Espace Fontany Permanent exhibition : Edouard Vallet, engraving and major piece «the Church of Vercorin». Galerie Fontany Mon-Sat & $ Free Galerie Victoria February 17 to March 17:"Desiderata" exhibition, photos of Tania Michelet, a Valaisan artist depicting an unspoilt and ephemeral nature. Espace Victoria, Pl. Centrale 1 Lu-di Info $ Free entry

12 General information Shuttle bus Vercorin-Anniviers (connection to Grimentz/Zinal and St-Luc/Chandolin) From 23 rd December to 15 th April 2018 Rates (Vercorin-Vissoie or Mayoux) : - Single ticket CHF Return ticket CHF 10.- Attention: the SBB CFF subscriptions are not valid on this line (GA, half-subscription, day card, junior cards). Complete schedule on or Schedule Vercorin Tourisme Monday to Friday Saturday, Sunday and bank holiday am & pm 9-12 am & pm