Skirennsport

"Nobody really lives until they have been on skis", as Andrew Irvine, a young ski racer and founding member of the Kandahar Ski Club, already knew. The ski enthusiasts lived this skiing spirit around 1924: "And it must never happen that we do not set off because the piste is covered in deep snow. On a morning like this, in fresh snow, the best skiing is just beginning." Any passionate deep-snow skier will agree?

Over 1800 starters had registered for the superlative Inferno race from the Mürren Schilthorn, which took place from January 21 to 24, 2009. However, the weather did not allow the downhill race to be held on the original course. The organizers hoped for a long time that the conditions would change for the better and that they would once again be able to start below the Schilthorn and ski down to Lauterbrunnen.