Oh, those fun-loving Swiss. We adore them for their ingenuity, their courage (even in the face of death-defying extreme sports), and most importantly, their determination that the party must go on even in the face of, well, disaster.

Sadly, we must report that the Slide Disaster Contest scheduled to take place on Eggli mountain in Gstaad this weekend has met its own disaster. Inclement weather means that there will be no spectacular and innovative descents made by daring inventors of original (and probably dangerous) sliding apparatuses. And worse yet, no winner, err…Master of Disaster.

Those heading to Eggli, well-designed “sliding objects” in tow, don’t fear: the after-disaster party on Saturday March 3rd will still happen.

The Swiss, you see, do not meet defeat lying down. Their contest may have met with disaster, but they will party on. And you, oh deflated Masters of Disaster, should too. So take your unused sliding object, make yourself an honorary Master of Disaster crown, and get thee to Gstaad on Saturday evening for the party. We guarantee it will still be filled with the daring and the crazy—and, to be sure, a disaster or two.

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