During the whole of the week before the SOW we offer a range of training possibilities with set controls or even organised training with timing. There is a wide variety of terrain with potential for interesting training for every family, club or team. The training maps are listed under Training.

From Sunday 24th July 2011 (12.00) to Saturday 30th July, 2011
Individual O training on the maps Rocksresort, Lag la Cresta and Bot Tschavir. See under Training.

Monday 25th July und Thursday 28th July 2011, 09.00
The via ferrata Pinut can be climbed by anyone with the via ferrata kit at any time and at your own risk. The guided tours are, however, led by qualified mountain guides who will explain the history of this oldest via ferrata in Switzerland, show you the mountain panorama and uncover many hidden secrets. See Flims-Laax/Tourist attractions under climbing and www.flims.com/Hiking

Monday 25th July, Friday 29th July, Saturday 30th July, Tuesday 2nd August, Friday 5th August und Saturday 6th August, 2011, 22.00, Falera
This houses the largest telescope in Switzerland that is open to the public. Observe distant galaxies, Saturn, Jupiter and other planets. The stars never seemed so near! Look to see whether the stars promise you a SOW victory! See www.mirasteilas.ch

O maps with premarked controls and also timing are available from 08.00 to 17.00. You can therefore create your own personal training route. The shortest course is 5km. You will enjoy an excellent view of the SOW race areas. To get back to the car park from the finish you can either take the chair lift to Churwalden or speed down on the summer toboggan run.

In the event of bad weather the event will be postponed to Thursday.

Tuesday 26th July, Sunday 31st July and Tuesday 2nd August, 2011, 16.00, Falera
Parc La Mutta unites astronomy, mathematics and Bronze Age cults to make a unique site with a special radiance. The 34 megaliths, large stones erected by hand, bear witness to an ancient time. Whether on a guided tour or an individual stroll through the park, you are sure to learn interesting details about these mystical stones and the Bronze Age in general. This menhir park is also suitable for children. See also www.parclamutta.falera.net

Tuesday 26th July, Thursday 28th July, Wednesday 3rd August, Thursday 4th August und Friday 5th August, 2011, 21.00, Laax at the lake
Enjoy the latest films in a glorious mountain and lakeside atmosphere. A varied gastronomic offering helps create the perfect summer evening.

Wednesday 27th July and Thursday 28th July, 2011, 9.00.
Guided bike tours at three different levels taking you through the fantastic mountain landscape around Flims Laax Falera. See Flims-Laax/Tourist attractions under Biking or www.flims.com/Biking.

A look into the longest tunnel in the world
Wednesday 27th July und Wednesday 3rd August, 2011, 10.00
The AlpTransit Gotthard will be the new, level train route through the Alps. The tunnel through the Gotthard will be at the heart of the new connection. The 57km tunnel, the longest in the world, is expected to be opened in 2017. Take advantage of this unique opportunity to experience this pioneering work of civil engineering at first hand. Take a look over the shoulders of the engineers to see how the world’s biggest rail engineering project is taking shape. The information centre of the AlpTransit Gotthard AG in Sedrun will tell you all about the highest building site of the NEAT, and then you will be shown around the enormous construction site. Special guided tours are being arranged for the SOW participants that include talks, a visit to the information centre and an inspection of the tunnel (shaft head). See www.basistunnel.ch and www.alptransit.ch.

Afterwards it will be possible to take part in a guided tour of the monastery in Disentis.

Wednesday 27th July, 2011, 15.00, near Domat-Ems
We are organising a relay on the map Ils Aults. Each team has three runners with no restriction on age and sex. If need be, one runner would be allowed to run two legs. There are the following classes:
SOW champions: all 3 legs: 8km, difficult.
SOW challenge: 1st leg: 4 km, easy, 2nd & 3rd legs: 6km, intermediate difficulty.
SOW holiday: 1st & 2nd legs: 4km, easy, 3rd leg: 6km, intermediate difficulty.
Complete teams can be entered, or you can simply enter for a specific leg and teams will be arranged on-site.

Afterwards there will be a barbecue in the idyllic start & finish area. Everyone cooks for themselves. The village butcher will be on hand to sell meat, bread and drinks. It will be possible to put up club tents.

GOOD MEMORIES AND GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Thursday 28th July, Friday 29th July and Saturday 30th July, 2011, 21.00, open-air on the piazza at the SOW Centre rockresort when the weather is good, in the event of bad weather, then in rockresort itself.
We’ll show you brief highlights of the Swiss O Weeks 1996 Brunnen, 2006 Zermatt and 2009 Muotatal. Enjoy the memories! And then a preview of the Swiss O Week 2011 Flims-Laax will get you in the mood for your SOW holiday. We’ll show you the cable cars, the race areas and lots more that Flims Laax Falera has to offer.

Friday, 29th July, 2011, 19.00, Chur
We invite you to Chur, the oldest town in Switzerland, to test your physical and mental fitness with a sprint through the old town.

Saturday 30th July, 2011, 13.30, Films
Anyone can take part in this village orienteering event. Experienced orienteers will be on hand to advice on the use of map and compass.

Saturday 30th July, 2011, 14.30, Films Waldhaus
In Flims Waldhaus you will be able to watch the finish of the final of the SOW School Cup and also to cheer the VIPs as they finish their race. It gets more hectic after the SOW opening ceremony, for that is when the mass start of the prologue for the elite runners takes place. A short time later the winner will run in. The village musicians help to create a special atmosphere.

Saturday 30th July, 2011, 16.00, Flims Waldhaus
When the elite prologue is finished you will have the opportunity to run this loop race (about 4km) with mass start. Try to beat the best time of the elite and put that last psychological polish on your SOW preparations. It is maybe not so good if you end up searching for controls, for the famous Flimserwald is also notorious for searches.

The prize-giving takes place daily at the SOW Centre rockresort and is enhanced by a music group from the village and other activities. Immediately afterwards the winners of the SOW daily competition will be drawn.

Saturday 30th July to Saturday 6th August, 2011
at 19.00 and 22.00 in the SOW bars and restaurants
also at 21.30 in good weather open-air on the piazza at the SOW Centre rockresort, otherwise in the SOW restaurants at rockresort

After the orienteering you can head to the SOW bars and restaurants in Flims, Laax and Falera and also the campsite at Trin, take a sparkling aperitif, a full dinner or a drink, and enjoy the SOW video with scenes from the day’s race and a preview of the next stage. On Wednesday we will show highlights of the prologue and days 1 to 3, on Saturday the highlights of the whole Swiss O Week.

Sunday 31st July, 2011, 17.00, Laax church
Finding the way through life, overcoming obstacles, finding controls, feeling the body, experiencing nature, reaching the finish. Orienteers from around the world join the people of Flims Laax Falera to celebrate a multilingual, ecumenical church service created by orienteers.

Monday 1st August, 2011, 16.00, Laax
Tuesday 2nd August, 2011, 16.00, Flims
The guide will tell you interesting facts about the village history, the culture, the architecture and geography.

Monday 1st August, 2011, 20.00. Flims
A traditional 1st August celebration of the Swiss national day at the idyllic lake in Laax.

There is one well-known melody from Luigi Boccherini, a wonderful little minuet that was practised so often in the film ''Ladykillers''. It is from Boccherini's string quintet in d minor, from ''ensemble le phénix'', with humorous comments and suitable for children from 6 years, this is classical music for everyone. The ''Botanical Bagatelles'' will enchant you and let you float off into a dream world. No more sore muscles, everything is easy and beautiful. Enjoy the evening with classical music in nature.

Tuesday 2nd August, Thursday 4th August und Saturday 6th August, 2011, 22.00, SOW Centre rocksresort
There is always something to celebrate. Maybe that you found all the controls of Tuesday’s race on the Vorab and you just want to warm yourself up after “the ice-cold day”, or that you want some more fun after “the varied day” in Plaun on Thursday, or that you just want to rock after Saturday’s “hard rock day”. Or that you want to extend the SOW party into the night with the legendary O DJs.

Wednesday 3rd August, 2011, 17.30, hotel cinema Schweizerhof, Flims
Daniel Schmid was born in 1941 in the Schweizerhof and grew up in Flims. Gifted with enormous fantasy and spurred on by the fantastic stories of his grandmother, he turned the hotel hall into his stage and the guests into his characters. He was a story teller for his whole life. Let the poetic films of Daniel Schmid enchant you with the scenery that fuelled his fantasy from his earliest years. We will show you one film out of his extensive work which includes Hécate, Zwischensaison, The Written Face, Bacio Di Tosca, Beresina etc.

Thursday 4th, August, 2011, 16.00
For anyone who has wanted to see a power station from close up. You will be able to view the electrical and hydraulic systems of the Stenna power station in Flims.

Friday 5th August, 2011, 20.30
A local band will make the walls shake to launch the finishing sprint of the SOW.

Saturday 6th August, 2011, 20.00
Let’s party, with a bar, music, DJ and the best video scenes of the SOW week, to round off what was hopefully an unforgettable holiday in Flims-Laax.