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Scaramanga Roped Race
The Scaramanga will be run at 16:00 on Hogmanay (31.12.19) on the Winteregg piste, weather and snow conditions permitting. To enter, contact the Clubhouse after Christmas. Volunteers are welcome.
2019/2020 Season
The Season in Mürren is open! The lifts are now running at the weekends with continuous operations from 14.12.19 until 14.4.20. If you cannot be there in person, you can enjoy the view from the webcams.
Photographic Contest
The winning entry: Barbara Gunz's: Clouds Imitating Mountains
The results for the 2019 Photographic Competition were announced at the AGM.
Anglican Services in Mürren
Midnight Communion on 24 December at 11.30pm, and the Carol Service on Christmas Day at 5.30pm will be led by Rev John Fulton, with his wife Gillian. For the rest of the season there will be Evening Worship at the Mürren Swiss Reformed ("The English")Church each Friday at 5.30pm, led by the Wengen chaplain, from 3 January until 20 March, with the exception of 24 January. If you are in Mürren, please support these services and encourage others.
John & Gillian Fulton will lead a Carol Service at the Schlosskapelle in Interlaken on the afternoon of Sunday 22 December.
Mürren wins "Village Square 2020"
Mürren will host the SRF "Village Square 2020" music event after winning the contest by the narrowest of majorities. Blatten: 49.6359% (3818 votes) Mürren: 50.3640% (3874 votes)
SRF will be in the village for a week in February.
This interesting montage of Mürren has been produced by SRF (the Swiss national broadcaster) as part of their "Village Square 2020" event.
FIS Telemark World Cup
Mürren will be hosting this season's FIS Telemark World Cup circuit on March the 15th and 16th. Come and support our K Ladies Champion at the event!
2019-2020 Ski Passes
JUNIOR NEW YEAR TRAINING: MÜRREN, SWITZERLAND
28TH DECEMBER 2019 – 3RD JANUARY 2020
This more informal training will take place in Mürren at Christmas / New Year and will be run by Mark Berry (back by popular demand!). It is for outliers only. Participants should be aged 8-16, members of the Kandahar in their own right and strong skiers (at least red star, capable of skiing the Schilthorn without undue hesitation). Gates training will be mixed in with sessions on technique, time in the jumps park plus some general zooming around. Places should be booked in advance to ensure availability, as there will be a limit on the number of with places. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for further information.
JUNIOR HALF TERM TRAINING: MÜRREN, SWITZERLAND
16TH – 21ST FEBRUARY 2020
This more informal training will take place in Mürren during February half-term and will also be run by Mark Berry. It is for outliers only. Participants should be aged 8-16, members of the Kandahar in their own right and strong skiers (at least red star, capable of skiing the Schilthorn without undue hesitation). Gates training will be mixed in with sessions on technique, time in the jumps park plus some general zooming around. Places are only available for the week, not individual days. The price is expected to be £300, but will be determined by the final number of participants. There will be a limit of 16 participants with places available on a first come, first served basis. Depending on numbers the group may need to be split for certain days. Please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for further information.
UNDER 35's - ORIENTAL EVENTS
The Oriental Club is putting on a large selection of events for their Under 35's and they have cordially invited all Kandahar members under 35 to participate. Giles Milner is co-ordinating this - so please contact him This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Great Opportunity to Serve your club
We are looking for people to take over the running of the website. We need K members who are tech savvy and good on social media. The website is on a joomla platform so prior knowledge would be helpful but not entirely necessary. Additionally, the Club wants to expand and deepen its social media base so expertise in that area would be an asset. This may appeal to an individual or a team who could work as a virtual group. Please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested or have any thoughts.
INFERNO WEEK - JANUARY 19-26 January 2020
Accomodation can be booked via the Tourist Office in Mürren or with your preferred hotel or apartment directly. Alternatively, for early birds, several rooms at the Popup and Sport Lodge in the Palace Hotel have been prepared and can be rented for a minimum of three nights or longer if you wish.
Kandahar Racing core programme
As part of our commitment to developing the next generation of winter sports athletes, Kandahar Racing would like to offer all committed young ski racers the opportunity to sign up to our core programme for 2019/20. Separate programmes are in place for FIS, U16, U14 & U10/12 athletes at a discounted inlier cost of £1150pppw (all-inclusive, no hidden extras!) based on a minimum sign up commitment of 8-14 weeks depending on the age category. The core programmes run alongside our established annual junior programme. For more detailed information please view the Core Programme invite below:
Kandahar Racing Adult Training - 7-14 December
Like the very successful training last year, this takes place again in Gol, Norway.
The training programme will include technique, skills, drills, SL gates, GS gates, electronic timing and race simulation. Fitness training, video analysis, WC video analysis and ski prep guidance will also be included off the hill. The programme caters for those mainly interested in combining a social experience alongside some race training, all the way through to those with aspirations of achieving success at the Inferno, AICC, FIS Masters, Military or Eurotest competitions. Groups and training courses will be split between those at a higher level and those simply attending for a more leisurely introductory experience! We'll have the whole mountain to ourselves and so will have as much space as we could possibly need. The coaching team will be Mike Barker, Ed Drake & Eilidh McLeod.
