If you've ever fancied eating at lots of different restaurants and skiing very fast between them then the catchilly-titled 'Luttman-Johnson Challenge' could be for you.
The aim of the Challenge is to ski between pre-determined restaurants in Zermatt's vast ski area and spend as long as you can at each one. This generally means skiing as quickly as possible between each one.
But it wasn't dreamed up by Zermatt's marketing department, the contest, back for its 38th staging next week, is in fact the longest-running mountain event that's organised by our very own Ski Club of Great Britain (skiclub.co.uk).
Attracting more than 40 teams of skiers and snowboarders each winter since the first race in 1974, some in fancy dress, the race is open to all – although Ski Club members pay slightly less to enter (30 Swiss francs per team of two), than non-member who pay 35 Francs per team.
"Race times are calculated using a special formula, with the most points achieved by those who calculate the optimum route. Tricks of the Luttman-Johnson trade include skiing or snowboarding as fast as you can between restaurants and lingering as long as possible in each station." Sais a statement from the Club.
Competitors can enter the Trail (for those who prefer a more relaxed pace) or the Race (for the more serious contenders) with this year's race scheduled to take place on Wednesday 1 February 2012.