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HEAVY METAL: Eden Bar Mayhem

 
What do you do after you've tracked out the mountain? If you're a Scando in Engelberg, you party like a rock star. What started as an impromtu party four years ago when a couple of Swedes living in the Hotel Eden commandered the stereo and started jamming heavy metal tunes, has turned into an annual tradition. Hundreds of people packed into the Swedish embassy in Engelberg--also known as the Eden Bar--on Saturday night. While several vets claim this night was tame compared to past years, it was a raucus affair nonetheless. Jack and Cokes were being doled out in pairs, leather pants and big hair were the fashion du jour, and if you didn't come dressed to rock you were tagged by a Shapie tatoo artist. After tearing up the Eden for five hours, the party moved down the street to the CC Bar and continued well into the morning. If you're wondering who devoured the foot of powder that fell on Titlis last week, chances are this motley crew had something to do with it. - Derek Taylor