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Since 2009, it is used only for women's World Cup speed events, as a new parallel, more demanding "Kandahar 2" downhill ski course opened for the men's events. The Kandahar 1 course starts on "Tröglhang" at 1,490 m (4,888 ft) , and follows mainly the old men's route. After the "Schußanger" with two curves, "Himmelreich" jump follows where the ...
The Kandahar Ski Club was founded by Arnold Lunn and other British skiers [i] on 30 January 1924 in Mürren, Switzerland.The club was founded as a ski racing club and with the purpose of promoting downhill and slalom racing at a time when Alpine skiing competitions were not recognised internationally.
Lunn, founder of the Kandahar Ski Club, met Hannes Schneider of the Ski Club Arlberg in 1927. Together they organized the first slalom race in Arlberg, held at St. Anton. The event was successful, so on March 3 and 4 of the following year they held the first Arlberg-Kandahar races. [4]
Pages in category "Ski courses" The following 35 pages are in this category, out of 35 total. ... Kandahar (ski course) L. L'Éclipse (ski course) La face de Bellevarde;
Cable bindings, also known as Kandahar bindings or bear-trap bindings, are a type of ski bindings widely used through the middle of the 20th century. It was invented and brand-named after the Kandahar Ski Club in 1929 by ski racer and engineer Guido Reuge. [1] They were replaced in alpine skiing by heel-and-toe "safety bindings" in the mid-1960s.
Lunn was the founder of the Alpine Ski Club (1908), the Ladies Ski Club (1923) [5] and the Kandahar Ski Club (1924), and he was the organizer of many ski races around the world. He initiated in collaboration with the Austrian skier Hannes Schneider the Arlberg Kandahar Challenge Cup in honour of Lord Roberts of Kandahar.
The Scaramanga Roped Race is a ski race for pairs of skiers roped together. [1] [2] It takes place annually in the Swiss village of Mürren when conditions permit. Prior to 2018, it was run on New Years Day, but is now takes place on New Years Eve at the end of the skiing day. It is organised by the Kandahar Ski Club.
Garmisch Classic is an alpine ski area in the Bavarian Alps of southern Germany, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria. [1] Its maximum elevation is 2,050 m (6,726 ft) above sea level at Osterfelderkopf, with a vertical drop of 1,350 m (4,429 ft). Other peaks of ski area are the Kreuzjoch at 1,719 m (5,640 ft) and Kreuzeck at 1,651 m (5,417 ft). [2]