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Downhill only Club Journal 2009
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DOWNHILL ONLY JOURNAL 2009
CONTENTS
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3 Editorial
4 Wengen Mail – Letters to the Hon Editor
7 Disconnected Jottings
Wengen Season 2008/2009
8 Wengen Season Sheridan Killwick &
Paul Zvegintzov
11 Presidents Report Max Davies LIST OF ADVERTISERS
13 Coggins & Eagles Report Bob Eastwood
i/f CMH Heli-Skiing
16 Race Results
2 Jungfraubahnen
10 Solent Sunbeam
Racing
12 Genorel Soft Drinks
21 Racing & Training Report Ingie Christophersen
15 Ski Courses
25 British Schoolgirls Championships Sarah Robinson
19 D.H.O Merchandise
29 British Schoolboys Races Richard Berry and Sam Shnaps
20 Ski-Mojo
33 2nd Inter-Club Championships Liz Moore
23 Brechin Management Ltd.
23 History of Ski Jumping
Ski Touring
24 Snoworks Ski Courses
37 Spring Tour 2008 Jane McCormick
27 U.S. Apartment
28 Hotel Caprice
General
30 Hotel Restaurant Hirschen
41 Club Walking Week 2008 Michael Oliver
31 Jungfrau Taxi
43 Wengen Faces
32 Sunstar Hotel
45 A Fitting Farewell Norman Freund
35 Wengen Apotheke
35 P. Voss Apartment
Club News:
35 Ravenglass Railway
46 Club Dates 2009/10
35 Ullswater Steamers
47 Race Programme 2009/10
36 Swiss Ski & Snowboard School
47 Spring Tour Programme 2010
40 Männlichen Cablecar
49 Obituaries
42 Falken Hotel
52 D.H.O Map
42 Da Sina - Sina’s Pub
44 D.H.O Flat
56 Wengen Curling Club Fred A. MacKenzie
44 Raiffeisen Bank
44 Cotswold Glazing
61 Membership List
54 Flindall Apartment
54 Moore Movies
The photographs in this Journal have been supplied by: Max Davies, Liz Moore, Michael Oliver, 54 Molitor Sport
PhotoZoom, David Price, Roger Scoones, Carol West and others. 54 Privat Ski School
56 Rocks Bar Wengen
Important Notice: 56 Central Sport
Contributions to the 2010 Journal should be sent by June 1st 2010 to: 58 Wengen Apartment
The Hon. Editor, D.H.O Journal,
59 Snoworks/BASI Ski Instruction
‘Overland’, 11 The Dairyground, SHUTFORD, Oxon, OX15 6PN
tel: 01295-780335; 07775-796576; email: davidtprice@btinternet.com 60 Alpia Sport
It would be appreciated if photographs could be sent as original copies or on a CD and NOT by email. 60 Eiger Apartment
60 Restaurant Allmend
Advertising: 71 Hotel Jungfraublick
Norman Freund, Barnwell, High Street South, Tiffield, Northants NN12 8AB
71 Swiss Made Shop
tel/fax: 01327 353166, e-mail: normfreund@aol.com
72 Imperial Hotel
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Tuesday December 30th 2008 will, in future years, be remembered as one of the most important dates in the history
of the Downhill Only Club, perhaps ranking only just below February 7th 1925.
On December 30th the Club President, on behalf of all the members, signed the document which purchased from the Fuchs family,
the freehold of a substantial part of the ground floor of the old Eiger Hotel. That evening, the D.H.O Club Room held it’s first social
event attended by upwards of 80 people. We were proud to be there!
You will all agree the Eiger is the most prominent building visitors to Wengen see on their arrival at the railway station. To purchase
and secure a permanent home for the club was a ‘once in lifetime’ opportunity. There was, in the current vernacular, “no way” the
purchase was not going to be made since subsequent generations would never have forgiven us.
Whilst recognising the generosity of the members who made the purchase possible, it is now time for all of us to dig deep and pay off
the bank loan by whatever means are required. As with the purchase of the Breithorn apartment, fund-raising events will no doubt
be held in the immediate future. A modest increase in annual subscriptions is entirely justified in view of the marvellous facility the
club now has. You will have recently received the new leaflet and letter from the President and we trust all members will contribute
whatever they can.
A dinner party to celebrate the clubs 85th anniversary will be held on Thursday February 4th during Macmillan week. Although the
venue (a village hotel) is yet to be confirmed, it would be appreciated if those interested in attending would complete the tear off slip
on page 5 and return it to the Hon Secretary.
Lastly, this coming season a new chairlift from the Arvengarten to the top of Salzegg will replace one of the last ‘T-Bar’ lifts in the
Scheidegg area. Whilst many will welcome the change, the great advantage of T-Bar’s were that having elbowed-out any competition,
one had plenty of time en-route, to chat up the attractive lady one had seen ahead in the lift queue. They also provided a perfectly
justifiable excuse to put ones arm around the said person if the going got steep! Not only has the superior uphill speed of a chair-lift
dramatically reduced the ‘ACUT’ quotient (Available Chat-Up Time), on a six-person chair she can shuffle out of arms reach! An
absolutely dreadful state of affairs! It is surely not too much to ask the new Director of the Jungfraubahn to ensure the Tschuggen
T-bar is left to provide an opportunity for old-fashioned romance down in the sunlit wooded glades!
Good skiing – and enjoy the Club Room.
David Price
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Letters to the Hon. Editor
From Mr Martin Garthwaite.
Dear Mr Price,
We paid our annual visit to Wengen at the beginning of April and were delighted to find the new D.H.O club house on the ground floor
of the old Eiger Hotel. Central, large and welcoming with its bar and kitchen inherited from the old Eiger; a real boon to all members.
What a scoop – which will I hope encourage more of the young, to take advantage of the facility.
Yours sincerely,
La Cour Normande,
St.Martin,
Jersey,
Channel Islands
From Mr Simon Wainman.
Dear David,
Members may wish to be informed that Flybe fly from Southampton at 0645 each Saturday during the ski season arriving Bern at 0935
local time. Having arranged a taxi direct to Lauterbrunnen (Chf 40 per person), unpacked in our chalet, collected skis from Central
Sport, bought ski passes, we were in the Männlichen lift at 1230 on our way to the slopes We thus got an extra half days skiing. The
return flight left Bern at 1020 which meant an 0715 train from Wengen. Cost about £115 for the return trip including all taxes.
A very comfortable and friendly service on a small plane. which we can recommend to members.
Yours sincerely,
Simon Wainman.
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85th Anniversary Dinner
A dinner to celebrate the clubs’ 85th Anniversary will be held on Thursday
February 4th 2010. The venue, menu and ticket cost is yet to be confirmed
but will be similar to past events of this type.
Those members who wish to attend and who already know they will be in Wengen
at that time should complete the form below and return it the the Hon
Secretary no later than December 1st 2009.
This will greatly assist the club calculate the numbers likely to attend.
Name:
Address:
Post code: Telephone no: Number of tickets required:
To be returned to:
Mrs S Hoyle, Hon Secretary, D.H.O,
4 The Chimes, Delamere Park,
Cuddington, Cheshire
CW8 2XA
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More from the Tour
A selection of additional images provided by the 2009 Ski Touring Team. For more, see the article on page 37.
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Disconnected Jottings
D.H.O Journals Snow-Camp Youth Charity
The club is currently searching for unbound copies of the D.H.O Snow Camp is a small charity established in 2003 to assist inner-
Journal. The intention is to make a digital copy of each page so, city children experience snow-sports. The Skiers Trust of Great
that the entire run can be contained on one or more CD’s complete Britain has been helping them financially but has reached the
with index. The issues required are: 1936 to 1938, i.e the rarest of limit of their support and are supporting Snow-Camps appeal for
all and 1946 – 1969. Please contact the Hon Editor with details of funds. If you would like to receive further information on the
copies you are prepared to loan. Snow-Camp project please contact their Director, Mr D Charlish,
at Snow-Camp, 89b Goldstone Villas, Hove, East Sussex, BN3
3RW.
Old Photographs 01273-241383, or www.snow-camp.co.uk
The D.H.O archive is always pleased to receive photographs which
illustrate skiing in Wengen and early years of the D.H.O. Items
from old family albums can be copied and returned. Wherever
possible please ensure that the names of those depicted, and the
year in which the image was taken are stated on the back of the
print.
Deserted Slopes - Compulsory Day Off
Between Christmas and New Year extremely high winds of
circa 150 mph battered Kleine Scheidegg causing the temporary
suspension of WAB services beyond Allmend. On walking past
the chairlift, the wood path adjacent to the railway appeared
closed and, in my infinite un-wisdom, I took the right hand path,
i.e up the ‘Rat Run’ to it’s junction with the Lauberhorn Race
Course. Sarah and I then walked (perhaps ‘staggered ‘ is the more
correct description) ‘diretissima’ up the left side of the absolutely
deserted ski slope, rejoining the footpath immediately to the right
of the tunnel through which the racers ski under the railway on
race-day.
Having seen no other people for what seemed like hours, we
eventually arrived at the Wengernalp Hotel. After an excellent
lunch and lots of drinks we then sauntered down the proper
foot-path back to Wengen.
The moral of this story could be that one should not let a mere
‘Steering Wheel Attendant’ navigate. However, I recall that on
one quite serious rally many years ago, travelling at 60 – odd
mph in the dark hours around 2 in the morning through Epynt
Forest in Wales, my navigator said “100 yards/90 left”. I did as
instructed and we went through a hedge into a field !!
The folowing day, a large group of members entrained to
Lauterbrunnen and walked up to the Isenfluh restaurant for
lunch.
On the return walk from Isenfluh.
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Winter Season Report 2008/09
Part 1: GOING... GOING... GONE!
Paul Zvegintsov
Yes, honestly! We really have retired from the job! Please note that the word “retire” refers to the skiing job and
not to earning an honest crust in the real world, which sadly requires a lot more years of hard labour! Of course,
hopefully, we will soon be back again in Wengen (on holiday!).
We decided in 2000 that when I was 55 to 60, I would like to Since taking over , I have had three ambitions for the D.H.O.
hand over the job to someone else, however I was flexible and, Firstly to get a club house and I started to recommend places in
lacking a replacement candidate in 2005, I seemed to linger on 1991. Secondly, to get a flat for the secretary and, Thirdly, to
to 63! The D.H.O. part of my chequered career started in about persuade the WAB to lay on a 4pm train daily from Grund to
1970 when Piers Benson-Browning asked me to rep for a couple Wengen with out changing and with Kaffee and Kuchen served en
of weeks. I managed to rep most years after that until 1989, route! I suppose that two out of three is not bad but there is still
having just lost my winter job as an instructor in Aviemore the sad time for the last one!
news of Piers’ death prompted my mother-in-law to volunteer me
as his replacement. Subsequently, I have been lucky enough to be This last season has once again seen really good snow and as usual
kept on by the club for 18 years as secretary and then manager. I even better after we left! Wengen continues to improve its lift and
cannot think of a life more suited for Maree and I. Firstly, because snow cannon system so that if in future the snows should be a
we both love Wengen and have always enjoyed the outdoors and scarce, the D.H.O can be assured of good sport.
skiing. Secondly because our marine business and holiday cottages
do not operate in the winter months. Thirdly, the weather in I had some really good days skiing this year and enjoyed not
winter in the West Hghlands leaves a lot to be desired! having to be in charge all the time. Sheridan quickly took on the
day-to-day running of the skiing and of course the onerous task
Through the many years we have made literally hundreds of of developing the club house. Our final weeks were delightfully
friends, both within the club and with the people of Wengen. filled with endless invitations and of course the fantastic dinner in
We have loved the little flat which we cheekily always refer to as the Baren. We were so touched by our send off and the generous
“our flat” having been instrumental in its design and equipping. donations. The cuckoo clock is in our kitchen to remind us of
We have had fantastic support from all the Presidents their Wengen and the donations, which you kindly gave, have been put
Committees and, of course, you the members. Hopefully, we have towards a wood burning stove so that in the future cold Argyll
not made too many blunders. winters, all we have to do to keep warm is to ......chop and chop
and chop wood. If it is very cold we can also light the fire!
Through the job, we have been able to continue to bring up our
two boys in an outdoor environment and both have become very We hope to see you all some time either in Wengen or in Argyll and
accomplished skiers. Our dog Linnhe loves the snow and dragging no doubt we will be back in Wengen very soon. Aufwiedersehen !
the sledge. So much so that she has become a little ‘huski’ - (it
must be too much barking!). Paul
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Part 2: Sheridan Killwick
I set off from London at 4.30am on Monday 15 December to drive to Wengen, my car fully loaded with all the
things I thought I would need for the winter season. Can you imagine my thoughts during my journey to Switzer-
land? I was about to start the daunting task of taking over from Paul who had been Wengen Manager/Secretary
for 17 years.
The drive went smoothly; I arrived in Lauterbrunnen at 7pm and The D.H.O club races went ahead as usual staring with the Heinz
the friendly WAB staff helped me on the train with my luggage. cup pairs race during the New Year holidays and Paul’s cryptic
A complete stranger (who turned out to be a waitress at the Eiger poetic clues were as good as ever. The atmosphere during the
restaurant), helped me carry luggage to the flat. Thank you Lauberhorn race weekend was brilliant and it was tremendous
Barbara - a true welcome to Wengen. I had always had fond fun watching both the downhill and the slalom events.
memories of the friendliness of people there and nothing has
changed. The following weekend our own 25 strong team competed in the
Inferno. I remember it well back in 1994 when I raced for the
There was lots of snow over Christmas; it snowed on New D.H.O in the Inferno there were only six of us. My heart was in
Years Eve and the sky on New Year’s Day was a brilliant blue. my mouth at the start and all I could remember the whole way
Everything looked set for an excellent winter, then the wind came down was my brother Edward’s words of advice “what ever you
and blew all the snow from the side of the pistes leaving it rather do don’t fall” well I made it to the end without falling and even
bare and ugly for the Lauberhorn race. Due to the excellent snow qualified for a bronze medal.
cannons the pistes remained in very good condition throughout
January and it snowed again and again in February. D.H.O racing in Macmillan Cup week started with the Lucy
Dicker night slalom with some 40 entrants and the same for the
It was a very exciting to be starting my new role just as the Macmillan. After prize giving on Thursday evening, almost one
D.H.O was in the process of purchasing its very own club room. hundred people attended Paul and Maree’s farewell party at the
Many will have fond memories of the “Hut” which has been Bären. It was a night to remember and a great way to thank them
the ‘temporary home’ since the late 1970’s. After the inaugural for their hard work over 17 years.
evening we used the “Hut” for several weeks of the season and
moved permanently to the new club premises in mid-January. In March, Liz Moore co-ordinated our five teams for the Amateur
Susie Davies led a House committee to get the room up and Inter-club races held in Mürren and hosted by the Kandahar.
running. Paul, Max, other members and myself helped paint Please read Liz’ article for a detailed summary. The D.H.O will
the kitchen, put up memorabilia, fix the glass washer, move the host this race in Wengen in 2011 so please order your cat suit
furniture, make an office for the Wengen Manager, purchase a now!!
fridge and various other jobs. Many members very generously
donated items for the new club room. On most days during the season we were able to offer members
two ski groups and this seem to work well. In some weeks we had
There was an immediate increase on the number of members so many members that we could have done with two D.H.O reps
coming to office hours and drinks parties. We could never have assisting the Wengen Manager not just one. It was great to see so
managed 85 people in the “Hut”. Volunteers opened the club many members out skiing in Wengen and I hope to see more of
room during the day for a few hours, internet access was set up you next season. The first Presidents party to be held in the new
for member day time use, tea and coffee machines were donated, club room was a huge success with some 90 people there.
and a library established. The system of members bringing bottles
remained as before but volunteers were needed to run the bar and Lastly, my special thanks go to Paul and Maree for making me
clear the glasses. (You will be pleased to know we have dispensed welcome and to Max and Eden for their kind hospitality for
with the plastic ones). New visitors to the new club room will be putting me up for the first half of the season.
particularly impressed with all the beautiful cups on display in
the glass cabinets. Sheridan
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President’s Report
Max Davies
This was a memorable season with two important events in the history of our Club.
Firstly there was the purchase and move to our new Club premises in the former Eiger
Hotel, secondly there was the appointment and changeover of the new Wengen Manager.
As a perfect background to these major changes, it was a really excellent skiing season
with brilliant snow conditions until well after Easter.
The new Club premises in the old Eiger Hotel are as good as you Ours is a very busy Club. Coggins and Eagles run by Bob
can get. This purchase truly establishes the D.H.O in Wengen Eastwood had more people this year than ever before, which is a
for future generations and the feedback from all those who have credit to Bob and to the D.H.O. The Racing and Training report
used it is very positive. We can at last put all our memorabilia is worth reading as they too had a busy and a most successful
and cups on show, and the number already in the display cabinets year. Their work, it is worth remembering, goes on all the year
is amazing. One of these cabinets was donated by one of our round. The Schoolboys and Schoolgirls again had large numbers,
members and is very special. But as I said in last year’s report, we and here again the D.H.O involvement is most impressive. I went
now have to pay for it as it has been bought with borrowed money. to Meiringen for a couple of days to see the British Schoolboys
The cost was CHF820.000 and we have borrowed CHF400,000 and to help award the prizes and saw that this is an impressive
from the local Raiffeisen Bank (currently @ 3 ½ %); the D.H.O and well-supported event to which many of our UK schools send
put in CHF100,000 from its funds. The rest was borrowed from teams. Also this season, Liz Moore organised the International
various members interest free for 3 years. The help and support of School Boys races in Wengen and also put together four teams for
the Fuchs family in getting permission to purchase these premises the Kandahar inter-club races held in Murren, whose success you
was invaluable, and we hope we will continue to see them in can read about in their report. In addition to all this we ran our
Wengen and in our Club for years to come. own club races most weeks in Wengen.
By the time you read this you will have received my letter regarding I must not forget to mention also the touring department of the
raising funds. Please do help if you can; and if you haven’t been D.H.O. There was the usual club touring week run by John Rigby,
to Wengen recently do come and enjoy the new facility. A meeting but day touring unfortunately did not take place this year due
place such as this is truly unique in any ski resort. to strong winds high up – the next week of course was perfect!
On the subject of touring, I was saddened to hear that Johnny
Until the middle of February Sheridan Killwick and Paul Webster, a member since 1953, died in April this year. Johnny
Zvegintzov shared the position of Wengen Manager, and Paul left was a great off-piste skier and tourer who had been coming to
after MacMillan Cup Week. A lot of tributes have been paid to Wengen for many years with his wife, Ann. Many of us will recall
Paul and Maree, but I would like here also to thank them for great days out with him and other D.H.O members. His cheery
doing as excellent job over the past 17 years or so. They have personality will be greatly missed and our condolences go to his
both become good friends to many of us; we wish them all the family.
best, and hope to see them in Wengen on the snow for many years
to come. Lastly, The D.H.O goes from strength to strength and is well
worth your support. I hope you will continue to give it, even if
Sheridan then moved into the Breithorn and into her position you are unable to visit Wengen for a few seasons. Support to us is
as sole Wengen Manager. It is always difficult to take over from also support to British skiing. Have a great summer and I hope to
someone who has been there so long, but she knows both the area see you on the slopes next season.
and the D.H.O very well and did a sterling job in her first few
months. We wish her every success and I’m sure she will have the
support of all our club members next season.
This was a good season for skiing, the only blight being the high
winds which hit the area on many occasions. There was one time
in mid-December when winds at Scheidegg were registered at over
250 kph. This, of course, blew all the snow off the exposed
areas, but the pistes were fine and remained so throughout the
season. Before and after Easter there were wonderful spring snow
conditions with lots of sunshine. I even skied from the top of the
Schilthorn to Lauterbrunnen on 30th March – well most of the
way!
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Coggins Report
Bob Eastwood and Rachel Anderton
Well what a fantastic season! We always had plenty of snow and, apart from a few days watching it blow away,
some lovely weather. We also had a record number of Coggins and Eagles! The Coggins “stats” are 109 kids came
for a total of 377 days which is a record during the past 12 seasons.
They were looked after by a regular team of Bob, Rachel and between 17.00 and 18.00 GMT. Make sure of your place for the
Grace “I used to be a Coggin” McCutchen and various other next season and we’ll do the rest to give the Coggins a fantastic
Swiss Ski School leaders. We had our last prize giving in the old holiday they’ll remember forever.
hut before our new more glamorous events in the new “hut”.
We must thank Ercole Famiglietti of Wengen Ski School for
Every picture tells a story they say and this year we have many managing to accommodate all our requests for instructors and
very good photos so this year we would like to use our journal for lending us race courses and equipment Thanks also to all the
space to share a few of them with you and show you all the fun parents who gave their time to help with races and of course to
we had.Want to join the show? the people of Wengen who make it such a great place to ski.
Please, please, try to remember to tell us you when are coming Lastly, we always plead with members to spread the word about
and how many days you are likely to ski with Coggins. It makes it Coggins, it really is unique, so that we can continue to train
so much easier to get the right leaders to ensure an exciting weeks enthusiastic, fast and safe young skiers.
skiing. The first bookings have already been made for next half See you on the snow!!
term and booking is now almost essential.
If you are between 7 and 13 and have not been a Coggin yet -
come and join us. Learn to ski fast, have fun and be safe on the
most beautiful mountains in the world (and learn their names
as well). We welcome all 7 to 13 year olds who ski to “racing
snowplough” standard and enjoy skiing with other English
speaking kids. We are definitely not ski school but you will learn
an awful lot about skiing faster and safer.
It’s easy, just drop an email to: coggins@downhillonly.com.
Or call Bob on 01524 78 11 54. During the winter call the hut
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Bob Eastwood and Coggins group at Easter
Ollie Walduck
Early prize giving in February
Nano Coggin, Jenny Alken
Half term prizes
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Coggins, Eagles
& Adult Courses
COGGINS & EAGLES
can
COGGINS Fast skiing for 7-13 year-olds who
ers from
ski red Runs confidently. Professional lead
ly not ski school!
the Swiss Ski School---but definite
PLEASE BOOK WELL IN ADVANCE!
able
EAGLES For 13yrs.+; adventurous and soci
con fident
skiing with a qualified leader for good,
ibly
skiers. Will include off-piste skiing and poss
excursions into the terrain park . Ski all day,
optional evening partying.
BOOKING ESSENTIAL!
Dates for Coggins and Eagles: ADULT DEVELOPME
NT COURSES
(also known as Cogg
ins for Grownups)
20th December to 1st January 2010
14th February to 19th February A return of the popu
lar adult courses to
your technique. Good improve
4th April to 12th April intermediate skiers
with Bob Eastwood; skiing
nice lunch stops. Th
Cost: COGGINS: CHF70 per day plus many other weeks w ere are
hen Bob could run so
lunch money similar---minimum 6 mething
people per group.
EAGLES: CHF320 for up to PLEASE BOOK WEL
L IN ADVANCE!
6 consecutive days
Dates for Adult Dev
elopment Courses:
31st January to 2nd
February 2010
3rd February to 5th Fe
bruary
Cost: CHF180 for three da
ys
book
Please contact Bob as soon as possible to
rse.
places for any Coggins, Eagles or Adult cou
Pre-season: Tel: 07811 414269 or
e-mail: eastwoodbob@hotmail.com
5 or
Or in season: Call DHO Office +41 33 855 137
e-mail: coggins@downhillonly.com
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Race Results 2008/09
D.H.O. ANDY CAPP COVA CUP RACE
RACE ANDY CAPP RACE COVA CUP RACE
DATE 12 February COURSE Treasure hunt
TIME 13.20 DATE 8 April 2009
PISTE Whole Area TIME 09.00 or 13.30
CONDITIONS Powder, poor visability and snowing PISTE All the mountain
CONDITIONS Soft and warm
TEAMS
Nicholas Taylor and Roger Scoones Overall winners
Peter and Phillippa Diggle 1 Team The Graceless Residence
Anne and Rebecca Diggle 2 Team White Boys
Ruth and Dean Parker 3 Team Fear Hounds
Alastair Drew and Alan Jordan 4 Team Ski Your Ass off
Robert Harvey and Carol West 5 Team The Wells of Hope Spring Eternal
6 Team Flying Eagles
All teams started on foot at the Grindlewaldblick restaurant and 7 Team Caprice
then skied to Wengen. They had two tasks to complete on the way, 8 Team Ice Patrol
firstly, to ascertain the price of Café Fertig in Mary’s; and secondly, to 9 Team Ski Warriors
purchase a doughnut from the bakery and bring it back intact to the 10 Team The Daver II
finish at Brandegg. 11 Team Coggins Elite
12 Team Awesome Quakers
OVERALL RESULTS 13 Team Tic Tac’s
1 Nicholas Taylor and Roger Scoones 14 Team Super Team Dragons
One hour 20 mintues 15 Team Jenkins O’Brien
2 Robert Harvey and Carol West 16 Team Wataguaners
One hour 23 minutes
3 Anne and Rebecca Diggle Best poems
One hour 24 minutes 1 Team The Wells of Holy Spring Eternal
4 Ruth and Dean Parker 2 Team Caprice
One hour 25 mintues 3 Team Ice Patrol
5 Alastair Drew and Alan Jordan 4 Team Flying Eagles
One hour 50 minutes 5 Team Ski Warriors
6 Peter and Phillippa Diggle
Two hours 40 minutes
LUCY DICKER
RACE LUCY DICKER
DATE 03 February
TIME 18.00
PISTE Figeller
CONDITIONS Good hard packed
42 entrants for the dual slalom knock out race
RESULTS
1st Leo Flindall
2nd Jonathan Latimer
3rd Georgina Perrott
More Spring Tour powder
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ODLING RACE MACMILLAN CUP
RACE ODLING RACE RACE MACMILLAN CUP
COURSE Slalom DATE 05 February
DATE 2 April TIME 12.30
TIME 10.30 PISTE Ex Ladies Downhill race course
PISTE Lauberhorn CONDITIONS Good conditions quite fast and no ice.
CONDITIONS Soft, poor light and windy Wind up high did not affect the race.
COGGINS Name Time Awards
1 Dougal Forsyth 42.00 Leo Flindall 2.07 Mac Millan Novice
2 Louis Stannah 42.56 Edward Killwick 2.08 Big John Jarvis
3 Barney Stannah 42.94 Will Perrott 2.10 Open
4 Rosie Forsyth 43.53 Georgina Perrott 2.20 Falken
5 Mali Gravell 43.78 Edward Perrott 2.21 Stretcher
6 Hugo Young 43.97 Martin West 2.23
7 Xenia Gravell 47.35 Jeremy Watts 2.27
8 Willa Gravell 48.28 Mary Day 2.28
9 Will Younger 49.59 Robert Harvey 2.30 Half Piste
10 Felix Tritton 49.64 Adam Humphries 2.40
11 Lulu Tritton 51.75 Vanda Joss 2.43 Granny
12 Emily Dodd-Noble 53.43 Webb Seymour 2.44
13 Theo Tritton 53.56 John Pailthorpe 2.45
14 Freddie Younger 54.19 Emma Humphryes 2.46 Security Lockhart
Simon Wainman 2.47
Nicholas Davis 2.48 Fountain
Anne Freund 2.49
KURVEREIN CRYSTAL RACE Lizzie Davis 2.50
David Verden Anderson 2.51 Heavenly Bowl
Tony Davis 2.52
RACE KURVEREIN CRYSTAL RACE Lucy Maskey 2.53
COURSE Bumps to Marys Guy Clayton 2.54
DATE 5 March James Squier 2.55 Bath Chair
TIME 13.30 Phil Gepfert 2.56
PISTE Bumps Max Davies 3.02
CONDITIONS Deep snow and snowing all day Olivia Gordon 3.06 Angel Plate
Helen Whittet 3.08
Rebecca Gallagher 3.10
1 Helen Whittet and John Pailthorpe Brian Pette 3.12
9mins 53.19 + handicap 7 seconds 10.00.19 Andy Gilchrist 3.15
2 Tony Davis and Rachel Corder Jonothan Benn 3.18
10mins 57.14 + handicap 2 seconds 10.55.14 Godfrey Perrott 3.20
3 Mike Austin and Lizzie Davis John Polatch 3.22
11mins 31.09 – handicap 7 seconds 11.24.09 Donald McGilvray 3.26
4 Richard Hackett and David Watts Michael Maskey 3.34
7mins 14.55 + handicap 3 seconds 7.17.55 Duncan Lonie 3.36
5 Jeremy Watts and Sheila Burrage Jill Cameron 3.46
7mins 09.38 +3 seconds handicap 7.12.38 John Blackmore 3.50
6 Malcolm Gloster and Sally Ireland John Edgley 3.56
4mins 37.28 + 3 seconds handicap 4.40.28 Julian Humphryes 3.57
7 Brian Pette and Katrina Gosling Alan Norris 4.08
16mins 37.15 – 7 seconds handicap 16.30.15 Deborah Flindall 4.16 Half Ton
8 Nick Taylor and Andrew Minden Hall Michael Wheeler 4.56
29mins 04.08 – 10 minutes handicap 19.04.08
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POLYTECHNIC RACE
RACE POLYTECHNIC RACE
COURSE Giant Slalom
DATE 19 February
TIME 13.00
PISTE Bumps
CONDITIONS Good soft Non coggin racers
1 James Walduck 36.14
2 Thomas Walduck 36.90
Coggins 3 Freddie Gay 42.87
1 George Crane 34.43 4 Caroline Gay 43.37
2 Aime Spence 35.17 DNF Oliver Walduck
3 Elizabeth Gay 35.61 DNF Lucy Walduck
4 Tristan Jones 35.85
5 Freddie Allinson 36.00 Adults
6 Polly Spence 36.10 1 Ruth Parker 31.12
7 Lucy Spence 36.14 2 Jason Walduck 31.36
8 Sam Percival 36.16 3 Harriet Prest 33.17
9 Lawrence Hopkins 36.33 4 Jenny Butler 34.37
10 Eloise Buchanan 36.37 5 Freddie Hills 34.40
11 Michael Nolan 36.83 6 CB Buchanan 35.13
12 Joe Waind 37.00 7 Geoffrey Gay 36.07
13 Louis Clayton 37.03 8 Alastair Drew 36.13
14 Hannah Buchanan 40.02 8 Rupert Allinson 36.13
15 William Mucklow 40.24 10 Andy Knowles 36.82
16 Kitty Allinson 41.49 11 Geraldine Allinson 37.17
17 Guy Blacklee 43.67 12 Simon Williamson 38.81
18 Luke Blacklee 43.74 13 Mike Hopkins 38.97
19 Zak Hopkins 47.98 14 Amanda Walduck 39.62
20 Grace Clayton 1.04.67 15 David King 40.07
DNF Jack Pople 16 Richard Prest 41.57
DNF Alex Percival DNF Harry Dunhill
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Racing & Training Report
Ingrid Christophersen
I am writing this in Dubrovnik Croatia, at the FIS calendar conference, part of my biannual swanning around some
beautiful resort, mixing with the high and mighty in international skiing and pretending I am important! I love it.
The FIS will never run a conference in Bradford – having now visited Dubrovnik I can see why.
However, there is a cloud on the horizon – this time I am self- Scottish and British Championships in Meribel .
funded – and 5 star hotels do not come cheap. Our National
Federation, SnowsportGB has frittered away large sums of I try hard to make these annual articles about the racing and
money, owing to incompetence at the highest level, and it is a training sound interesting to the average D.H.O member. Racing
miracle that it is still operating. Next season sees the Olympics in and Training IS interesting, it is full of hard work and sweat, a lot
Vancouver and we are hanging in there by a thread. I shall make of adrenalin and fear overcome by courage (downhill and super-
a bee-line for the local Lotto shop when I return to the UK. g at the British senior championships), lots of fun, occasional
heart ache and some triumph and that is as it should be – we are
The 2008/09 season was characterised by unusually large amounts producing excellent skier and equally excellent future citizens.
of snow. In some resorts it snowed every day for two months and
the World Cup circuit was able to operate thanks only to the The British Championships in Meribel was the culmination of the
local army and large numbers of snow-cats. Expensive to say year and we all wanted to do well. British Championships; how
the least. many athletes – whatever their sport – get to compete in their
national Championships?
The D.H.O too suffered from this abundance of snow. As the first
club to take advantage of the dedicated speed skiing piste in Sella The Juniors, or some of them, were up at 5 every morning and
Nevea, (closed, netted runs and fixed time-keeping), five trainees they raced a downhill, a super-g, giant-slalom, slalom, super-
decided to attend. The day before the start of the camp it started combi (which is a speed event, either a downhill or a super-g,
to snow, Sella Nevea was buried, as was the electricity supply and followed by a one-run slalom held on the same day) and a parallel.
very nearly the Porter family who escaped an Eskimo experience And this before they even tackled the Scottish Championships.
owing to some hard digging and lots of luck. The Children had a slightly easier program, trained the first week,
and then raced a super-g, giant-slalom and slalom in the British
The rest of the season ran according to plan and the camps were Champs 2009 and a giant-slalom and a slalom in the Scottish.
well attended. We ran a full D.H.O programme – starting with What fun, what adrenalin pumping and thrilling and heart
summer training (raining), October, Christmas in Austria followed breaking too, it all is. And what memories to cherish. Heaven is
by the BARSC races, February in Bormio and Easter including the an eternal race course, on perfect snow, wearing bib no. 1.
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Racing Arrows Presentation
Stefan, Katy, Xavier, Ingrid,
Benedict, Michael & Harry
Ingrid officiating at the
Icelandic Champs April 2009
Racing camps are not all about skiing and racing; we eat, sleep, We are an alpine racing club, we are hard working and dedicated,
wax and tune skis and simulate a wee bit of fitness. We rejoice but we are also hard playing and, oh what fun it all is.
with those who have done well and commiserate with those
whose skis came off, or straddled a gate or was disqualified or These Championships saw Alain Baxter’s swan song. He has been
was just plain unlucky. Ben Porter hit the snow at supersonic the best ambassador for British skiing and his final run down the
speed, taking a giant-slalom gate with him in the process, ended slalom in a kilt, stopping off midway to down a glass of whiskey
up in Moutiers Hospital and went home with a neck-brace. with all the British Team trainers and then finishing the race and
skiing through an arch of skis held aloft by his team mates was a
The moment I saw him on the trolley waiting to be seen by the fitting, and quite sentimental, end to such an inspirational career.
doctor he said: “I need to wax my skis for tomorrow’s race”.
Normal D.H.O behaviour! Meal times are very social, the decibel It is wonderful to think that our older trainees, those who no
level exceeds the scale and D.H.O parents who eat with us are longer attend the camps, are now sitting ski teaching exams and
tolerant to a degree. It is noisy, it is uncomfortable but it is return to us to rack up their compulsory hours. They ski for their
wonderful; 30 trainees letting off steam, all talking at once and university or go and spend a gap year in the Alps. And above
all telling his neighbour that, if it weren’t for that tiny straddle, all, they continue to keep in touch, to meet up, to email and to
or that patch of ice, he would have taken his rightful place on the remain good friends. That speaks volumes for our club and our
podium. And rightly so! trainees.
The Children’s championships incorporate a parallel slalom. The
D.H.O fielded 5 teams each of 4 athletes – Stefan called them “It was like the Cup Final, Wimbledon
Eiger, Mönch, Jungfrau, Lauberhorn and Männlichen. How
unfair that two of our teams met each other in the quarter-finals.
and the Boat Race all rolled into one.
But how completely fair that we won the finals, in a nail-biting The D.H.O rules supreme – for the time
and noisy and cheering and totally domineering final. It was like being anyhow!”
the Cup Final, Wimbledon and the Boat Race all rolled into one.
The D.H.O rules supreme – for the time being anyhow!
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THE HISTORY
OF SKI JUMPING
Tim Ashburner
‘It’s a beautiful volume, and I am very impressed. The pictures are most
interesting – several are new to me. I did not know it was possible to
find photographs of so many of the early European skiers…And you
certainly have a sharp pen – I was laughing out loud several times into
the book. Again, thanks for the copy. I am honoured to be mentioned.’
Rune Flaten, Archivist, Foreningen til Ski Idrettens, Fremme, Oslo
‘I can only say: Fantastic, fantastic, fantastic again! It seems to me
unbelievable that someone can research so far back about a sport
nobody has written much about before. There is so much about skiing
and ski jumping that I did not know…Tim you are a champion!’
Karl Molitor, Wengen
‘I might as well be honest with you. I did not think you could produce
a book anything like as good. It is excellent.’
Inge Christophersen
‘I believe he is in that long and very great tradition of English and
Scottish writers who, beginning with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and
continuing with Somerville, Richardson and Arnold Lunn, have left for
future generations enduring histories of the beginnings of skiing.’
David Parnell
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Ella Hartley GS
British Schoolgirls’ Races 2009
Sarah Robinson
Flaine seems like an old friend these days, having hosted the Schoolgirls’ Races for many years now and back they
were again on 26/27 January. The organisers arrived to find some terrible weather, rain on Friday with few lifts
open and concern about the forecast for the following few days. But on Sunday, the first day for most of the girls,
the sun came out and everyone had a wonderful time with plenty of fresh snow about for those who wanted to
venture further afield, away from the giant slalom and slalom training pistes on the Stade de Slalom.
The D.H.O team this year comprised Pamela Johnston, Katy with Emily’s older sister, Charlotte Evans, in third place.
Peace and Phoebe Roth whilst the Bell twins, Hollie & Milla, and
their younger sister, Tara, skied for King’s College Taunton. Also Emily was not only the overall winner but also the best in Children
there was Ella Hartley, the winner of the D.H.O non registered 2 (13/14 year olds) with Violet second and Mary Denning in third
prize the previous year and now a D.H.O member, skiing for place. Laetitia Hawkins Hooker (LEH) was first in Children 1
Bryanston, Sophie Kimmerling (Aiglon), Florence & Victoria Bell (11/12 year olds) with Florence second and Annabel Wright from
(King Edward VI Birmingham), Daisy & Violet Miller (Queen Heathfield St Mary’s third. Clementine Wood (St Mary’s Calne)
Margaret’s York), Samantha Baxter & Lucy Butchart (Vikings) was the best unregistered child (14 and under) and winner of a
and Lucy Maynard & Harriet Smith (Wycombe Abbey). training week with the D.H.O, and Ingrid Christophersen was on
hand to present the prize in person. Ella was the best unregistered
The first race on Monday, the giant slalom, took place on the junior (15 and above). Surbiton High’s A team was the best
fléche course in sunny weather much to the relief of everyone. British school followed by the Miller twins’ Queen Margaret’s
It is always a popular race to start with as it gives the girls an York and Rochester Grammar.
opportunity to get some miles under their skis before they have
to tackle the slalom the following day. There was some terrific Of the other D.H.O girls, Ella was 13th, Katy 17th, Victoria 19th
skiing with Emily Evans from Rochester Grammar winning ahead and Daisy 20th. The D.H.O team was disqualified because Katy
of many older girls. Both she and Mary Denning, who was skiing was the only one of the three to finish. Florence & Victoria Bell’s
for Surbiton High’s A team, had only returned from the British team from King Edward VI were 15th whilst the other Bells (no
Children’s Team races in the Czech Republic the night before. relation, very confusing all these Bells!) from Taunton finished
Stephanie Espinosa, skiing for Sandown Park, came in second 33rd.
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(Above) Victoria Bell
The parallel slalom, always the most fun of the three events, members in the top 20 and the team finished 5th overall ahead of
took place on the bottom of the Stade after the finish of the giant Queen Margaret’s York in 6th.
slalom. There was plenty of cheering going on from the finish
area and those in the finish hut had trouble hearing at times! The Emily Evans was the overall combined winner ahead of sister
young girls from the Club des Sports in Flaine, the organiser of Charlotte and Rachel Wyld from Millfield. BASI (British
the races, and who had entered a team hors concours in the GS Association of Snowsport Instructors) was the major sponsor of
and slalom, took first place in a very close run final with Surbiton the races this year and very kindly gave a training course as a prize
High’s A team. The Surbiton girls were thrilled to be dragged up to each of the first three overall as well as the best unregistered
the slope by skidoo, along with their coach Paul Telling, in order junior, Ella Hartley. Emily was the winner of Children 2 with
to compete in the final! Lottie Mayer second and Alice MacAulay (Surbiton High) in
third place. Sophie Caldwell came in first in Children 1 with the
On Tuesday the weather wasn’t as nice but at least there was no consistent Annabel Wright second and Laetitia Hawkins Hooker
snow nor, thank goodness, rain or wind. The slalom was moved third. Annabel was, not surprisingly, the best unregistered racer
back to the Stade because the powers that be decided to build in Children 1 with Clementine Wood taking the Children 2 prize.
large jumps in the middle of the GS piste. The experienced racers Violet, Daisy, Katy and Victoria were 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th
love the Stade but for those who have done precious little racing overall respectively. Ella was the only other one in the top 20 in
it is extremely daunting and the whole slope can be seen from the 20th place.
finish area. At one point the weather closed in so you couldn’t see
the top from the finish, probably a good thing as far as some of The team event is always keenly fought and the team spirit is
the girls were concerned! there for all to see. Rochester Grammar came in as the best British
based school and the best team overall. A wonderful achievement
This time the tables were turned and Charlotte Evans came in as the third member of their team was unable to complete so the
ahead of younger sister, Emily, in second place with Lottie Mayer two remaining girls had to finish both events without mishap.
of Queen’s Chester third. This was a great result, not only for Queen Margaret’s York was second British school and third best
Emily but also for Lottie as she is also in the children category and team overall while Sheffield High was third school. The DHO did
they both beat many older girls. Emily and Lottie were first and not qualify due to their disqualification in the giant slalom but
second respectively in the Children 2 category with Rosamund the Bells from Birmingham were 15th and the Bells from Taunton
Lees from the Samoens based College Andre Corbet third. Sophie 24th.
Caldwell (Abbey Gate College) was first in Children 1 with
Annabel Wright again featuring, this time in second place, and As well as the D.H.O, BASI, and Kandahar, the races were
Charlotte Ashworth (Godstowe) third. Clementine Wood was the sponsored by MPI insurance brokers, Mind The Gap Year, Base
best unregistered child while Lucy Lintott from Wellington took Camp Group – who gave many hoodies as prizes, the Ski Club of
the junior title. Rochester Grammar was the best British school. Great Britain, Snow+Rock – who gave some good prizes, Meritz
This time it was Daisy who was the best of the DHO girls in 11th – who produced the T-shirts for the participants, Filarinskis
place with Pamela 15th, Katy 16th, Victoria 17th and Phoebe – who donated vouchers and Atomic. For full results go to www.
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Kneeling: Amanda Unger, Paul Unger, Richard Berry, Sarah Hoyle
British Schoolboys Championships
Richard Berry & Sam Shnaps
Meiringen is a safe haven for the British Schoolboys Races, history is all around us with Conan Doyle Square,
Conan Doyle Museum and various other buildings and roads named for the famous author. The Reichenbach Falls
where Sherlock Holmes met his ‘death’ are nearby.
The race team had their headquarters in Reuti at the top of the for their focus, dedication and good old fashioned team spirit
Meiringen cable car in the Hotel Viktoria, this is a truly English which served to bring about the best atmosphere the event has
preserve where all the locals speak excellent English. British ever had. Any attempt to list all the competitors and race results
skiing has passed Meiringen by for many years and now they would probably require space enough to cover the school league-
want us to return. This is great news as the Schoolboys Race table in a national broadsheet newspaper.
has been without a home throughout its existence and many
cannot understand why. This race has now come into its own Everyone was most grateful to have Max Davies, President of
and is driven by the schools that want to take part. We have the the D.H.O with us for the races and prize giving. The D.H.O’s
occasional troubles but the theme is now distinctly entrenched. It support of the race cannot and should not be underestimated.
is a formula that has evolved because, as organisers, we want to It is only with the forward thinking and (dare I say it) down hill
provide what the racers and parents want. only culture that they are able to provide the infrastructure to
create the backbone to what is a fantastic and truly important
The longer we stay in a resort the more difficult it is to retain sporting event in the scholastic calendar year. Also BASI. What
the same arrangement we made the first year. This can be incredible educational gifts of support they provided a few lucky
attributed to one area, the hotels and the local hotel association. winners.
Unfortunately Wengen is not a natural race venue for us, the
Lauberhorn, although famous for its downhill, does not have a Being able to ski is one thing, being able to teach is a whole
convenient finish area for slalom and giant slalom, but we had different story. By sending Rosalind McDonald to the race, BASI
to put up with that during the two years we ran races there. added that little extra ‘VaVaVoom’ to the prize giving. No matter
Once again attempts to arrange the accommodation in Wengen what the monetary value of the prizes, George Harris (Reed’s),
collapsed. If the club wishes the race to return to Wengen we Rob Cross (Abbey Gate College), Ian Williams (Cowbridge) and
need a more concentrated effort to bring influence to bear on the Edward Reynolds (Glenalmond) can deal be safe in the knowledge
hotels and hotel association. that they know what they’re talking about when it comes to a
stem turn and its application. BASI – thank you, long may this
The 2009 event was the tenth British Schoolboys Championships tradition continue.
and was a celebratory occasion. Whilst particular schools and
individuals are named below for their outstanding achievements,
all competitors, trainers and supporters should be commended
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The snow conditions were perfect for the race. There was more Lastly, there is nothing more supportive to any competitor than
than enough and after the first slalom had been set at “stupid being applauded, consoled and rejuvenated by team mates, friends
o’clock”, the organisers knew we were in for a great few days. and dare I say it – teachers! It is great to see this spirit alive at
Reeds and Millfield, who have produced teams since the first The British Schoolboys Ski Racing Championships. Long may
championships in 1999, continued to scream past the Tag Heuer this tradition continue.
timing device in such a way that you’d think they spent their
summers training in South America! Be that as it may, St Paul’s,
Bedford Modern and of course the happy bunch from Dulwich
did very well this year as in previous championships.
The Sunday Times Cup for best British School team was won by
Reed’s, with Tonbridge and St Paul’s close behind. The SnOasis
Cup for best British based Children’s school team was won by
Dulwich, with Gayhurst 2nd and Dulwich’s 2nd team in third
place overall.
The results are published on the internet please visit www.britski.
org/09races.htm for a full list. www.picasaweb.google.com/
britishschoolboys has loads of photographs if you are interested.
Thanks, gratitude and a slap on the back are due to many people,
especially our friendly Meiringen mountain man Christian, AKA
Bergfuhrer Chrigel Willi and his team. Accommodating and
willing, they made the course setting and the whole behind-the-
scenes run smoothly. Once again Christine Flueck greased the
cogs and sprinkled her bit of magic at the Tourist Office, allowing
160 or so British kids to turn up in their town and hurl themselves
down their slopes. The British Association of Snowsport
Instructors were our joint sponsors with SnOasis and Base Camp
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(Top row) D.H.O Ladies Team; Vicky Tampin, Alexandra Moore, Grace McCutcheon and Mary Day
Amateur Inter-Club Championships
Liz Moore
Having competed in the first event in 2008 I offered to put together teams for the D.H.O for this year’s competition
which was held in Mürren between March 13th and 15th.
Remembering that the first competition had some serious racers Race Results:
taking part, I believed if we drew on some of our ex-racers D.H.O women under 45:
for the Junior Teams and if we ‘oldies’ could stay fit and have 1st of 4 teams (noting that two of the teams joined together)
a little race training, we might stand a chance of putting the D.H.O Men 2:
D.H.O on top where it should be! I had enormous fun putting 2nd of 9 teams
the teams together and it took me back to all those happy years D.H.O Men 1:
when my children were involved with Racing and Training 7th overall
under the expert guidance of Ingie. D.H.O Ladies over 45:
2nd of 4 teams
Some of the older generation had a couple of day’s race training D.H.O Men over 45:
on the Lauberhorn ace course under the expert (if not amused) 6th of 7 teams
guidance of Christian Bühler of the Wengen Ski School. It’s
all very well going straight and as fast as you can as in the All the results are available in more detail at www.kandahar.
Macmillan Cup Race but going through gates is a whole new org.uk and you will also note how close the D.H.O 2 under
story! It certainly focused the mind and made us all understand 45 team were to being 1st! All the young in our teams had not
a little more about ‘attacking the course’ and ‘inspecting’ before raced for several years but some excellent training stood them
a race! We finally had the following five teams: in good stead.
D.H.O 1: Men (under 45): There was also a fiercely competitive ‘Fun Parallel Slalom’
Leo Flindall, Webb Seymour, Chris Hoyle, Marcus Zumbühl. which carried no team points but was nevertheless taken quite
D.H.O 2: Men (under 45): seriously! The D.H.O 2 boys were just pipped at the post by the
Karl Ungar, Dan Crouch, Mark Gassmann, Johnny Moore. Lauterbrunnen young men for first place!
D.H.O Women (under 45):
Vicky Tampin, Grace McCutcheon, Mary Day, Alexandra Moore. Kandahar once again did a superb job organising and running
D.H.O Women (over 45): the races on Winteregg in Mürren. We had marvellous weather,
Sally Ireland, Maureen Fanshaw, Sheridan Killwick, Liz Moore. a very friendly competition and a lot of fun. We hope this race
D.H.O Men (over 45): will continue in the same manner for many years to come.
Richard Hackett, Richard Gassmann, Martin West and
John Pailthorpe.
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