Wednesday, February 4, 2026

inferno murren ... nine miles of terror ... or exhilaration if you are a ski-master ...












an annual ski race or time-trial that begins just beneath the chairlift on the mountain called SCHILTHORN ... and ends after about nine miles of herculean exhertions at the village of MURREN

official website here ...

https://www.inferno-muerren.ch/en?_k=HSiorqO3vrT6Bq2h












some compeitors record their passage on go-pro type cameras fixed on to their crash-helmets ... the air was very clear this year so some of the vistas are amazing, and some of the glimpses into the valley from the cliff edges are stomach-churning ... and there are moments when even some quite modest middle rankers' speeds exceed 100kmh


watch in disbelief right here ... clicketty-click ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuQ3iCnaOVg&list=WL&index=223&t=195s