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Subscribe to RSSA windsurfer jumps over waves in heavy winds on the Lake Constance in front of the partially snow-covered Swiss Alps, in Fischbach, Germany, Feb. 5.
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Two men prepare a hot air balloon during the 33rd International Hot Air Balloon week, in the skiing resort of Chateau d'Oex, in the Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Jan. 23. Over 80 balloons from 15 countries are participating in the ballooning event in the Swiss mountain resort famous for ideal flight conditions due to an exceptional microclimate.
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A hot air balloon taking off during the 33rd International Hot Air Balloon week, in the skiing resort of Chateau d'Oex, in the Swiss Alps, Switzerland, Jan. 23. Over 80 balloons from 15 countries are participating in the ballooning event in the Swiss mountain resort famous for ideal flight conditions due to an exceptional microclimate.
International Balloon Festival in the Swiss Alps
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Dashing through the snow: Polo match in Switzerland
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A polo player challenges during a game on Jan. 23, in Klosters.
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A polo player prepares to hit with his mallet during a night game on Jan. 22 in Klosters.
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Polo players challenge during the final on January 23, 2011 in Klosters.
AFP reports: The little village of Klosters in the Swiss Alps that is better-known as the winter getaway of the British royals, is now also playing host to polo, the game traditionally played by kings. Except here, in temperatures plunging to -13 degrees, it is played with a twist, with horsemen mounted on ponies charging after the ball though snow rather than across a grassy pitch.