Monthly Archives: January 2012
22/1/12 – Inferno 2012: today, it’s the wax and the tuck that will count
Half a metre of snow has fallen in Muerren over the past 36 hours, so they’re blasting, ploughing and shovelling like crazy to get the course and the transport system in shape for today’s Inferno downhill. The start has been … Continue reading
Filed under Off-piste, Racing, Switzerland
18/1/12 – Inferno 2012: the skating has started
I’m in Muerren, Switzerland, this week for the Inferno ski race. The big news this year is that the full course – from the top of the Schilthorn all the way to Lauterbrunnen (14.9km and 1,990m of vertical) – is … Continue reading
Filed under Off-piste, Racing, Switzerland
6/1/12 – How I was once ‘imprisoned’ by an avalanche in Zermatt
Yesterday, an avalanche down the valley from Zermatt blocked the road and railway up to the Swiss resort. My parents happened to be driving up the valley at the time, and came to a couple of men waving flags to … Continue reading
Filed under Switzerland, Transport
2/1/2012 – Easyjet ski carriage: my attempt at beating the system
I usually fly to the Alps with Easyjet, as I find its flights the most convenient, flexible and frequent from my local airport. After noticing in June that the airline’s fee for sports equipment (and therefore ski carriage) had risen … Continue reading
Filed under Gear, Italy, Off-piste, Ski touring, Transport
