Over the next few centuries, the legend of the unnamed sorceress spread across the Swiss canton, and in 1983, the Belalp Ski Club decided to create a downhill event to pay homage to vom Hegdorn and his story. Christened the Belalp Hexe, the nickname by which the witch was known, skiers from all over the Valais were invited to participate in a downhill race called “the Witch’s descent:” racers zip down a 12-kilometer course from Hohstock to Blatten, while amateur participants take it at their own pace. Dressed as witches with green faces, pointy hats and brooms, they stop along the way to sip on cherry schnapps—vom Hegdorn’s favorite drink—and eventually cross the finish line.