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A piste of history
The first British Ski Championship, Jan 6/7 1921
Continue readingPowdAir dreams: from Southend to Sion
A new airline, yet to incorporate let alone take off, wants to establish itself as the British winter sporter’s favourite, with Sion as its hub. PowdAir plans two flights a day, five days a week, from five UK airports – … Continue reading
Dirty Thursday in Lucerne
As I understand Carnival, darkly, leg-pulls are an essential part of the fun. For centuries servants have been cocking snooks at their masters, demure young ladies have been planting kisses on the lips of strangers, and broom-waving ski pests have … Continue reading
JT Holmes pulls it off
On Easter Saturday my daughter and I visited the HQ of Alpine BASE jumping, the Airtime café in Lauterbrunnen, to meet the American skier and jumper JT Holmes. We were on our way home after a week of skiing in … Continue reading
Who cut the rope?
Zermatt came to the Alpine Club in Shoreditch yesterday evening to announce its plans for the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the first ascent of the Matterhorn on July 14th 1865. These will include a free day on all … Continue reading
Race day at Crans Montana
It’s a typical Crans Montana morning: dazzling. The confident forecast is hard and fast racing conditions for the early starters in the Momentum City Ski Championships slalom; slush for the après midi skier and serious sunburn for those who forget … Continue reading
It’s better to travel, hopefully …
I have never joined the crush for the Harrods sale but I know what it feels like, because I have just booked the travel arrangements for our skiing at half term and the experience leaves me needing a holiday. Long … Continue reading
The Michael Buerk hotel
Believe in better …. Every little helps …. Welcome to wonderful … Pursuit of more … Invented for life …. In modern marketing …. three-word slogans …. seem to be ….. where it’s at. Coming up with these catchphrases must … Continue reading
St Moritz in winter: too good to be true?
Winter sports is a competitive business, and rivalry has been a powerful spur to its development. In the early days of alpinism the arch rivals were Chamonix and Zermatt. “The Matterhorn after all is not so fine a thing as … Continue reading