Monthly Archives: January 2011
28/1/11 – Fun in Britsville – aka Verbier – part II
I’m back in Verbier – again, with people who know the place. This time I’m visiting Chaz, a friend who has picked up a last-minute space in a chalet for a week. Fresh snow is absent and there’s no prospect … Continue reading
Filed under Off-piste, Switzerland
23/1/11 – Inferno 2011: downhill day
After three days of cloud, fog and snow, race day dawned clear and cold, fresh snow shimmering and the sun blinding and bright. Teresa and I headed up the Schilthorn at 9.15am for our 10.45-ish start – my number was … Continue reading
Filed under Racing, Switzerland
21/1/11 – Avalanche article – skiers warned…
Below is a link to an article of mine that appeared in Country Life magazine in one of its January issues and at www.countrylife.co.uk. It was in the wake of two horrific recent avalanches in the Le Fornet section of … Continue reading
Filed under France, Link to article by Yolanda Carslaw, Off-piste
20/1/11 – Inferno 2011: ruts and the Riggli
Chilly and snowy, today, for the Inferno giant slalom on the Kandahar lift. Teresa and I inspected the course twice, nudging each other at the amusing sight of contenders memorising its twists and turns through visualisation, pretending their gloved hands … Continue reading
Filed under Off-piste, Racing, Switzerland
19/1/11 – Inferno 2011: the joy of skating
In a bit of a miracle today, I actually enjoyed the Inferno langlauf race. My sister Teresa felt the same. We set off around 6pm in heavy snow, within half a minute of each other (numbers 253 and 259 out … Continue reading
Filed under Racing, Switzerland
19/1/11 – Inferno 2011: ‘You would need a large’
A dozen or so Kandahar members – chiefly the faster men, plus one or two brave girls – have invested in a club catsuit. I was surprised to see that these fetching garments appeared not only for the Kandahar club … Continue reading
Filed under Gear, Racing, Switzerland
16/1/11 – The Inferno approaches
For the fifth time I’m racing in the Inferno this year. This is an amateur downhill in Muerren, Switzerland, that was started by British ski pioneers generations ago and now attracts a majority Swiss contingent plus around 200 Brits and … Continue reading
Filed under Racing, Switzerland
12/1/11 – Fun in Britsville part I
For a couple of days this week I’ve been in Verbier. Although I’ve spent a lot of time in the Swiss Valais, until this week I have not been a great fan of this sprawling town and its giant ski … Continue reading
Filed under Off-piste, Switzerland
5/1/11 – Free tap water? In Zermatt?
Today – apparently the last day before the arrival of the Foehn – we headed to the Sunnegga side from the 8.24 Gornergrat train, enjoying en route the chamois under the Gant/Blauherd bubble, the still-twinkling Christmas trees in lift stations … Continue reading
Filed under Food and drink, Italy, Switzerland
