GOLDEN JUBILEE WENGEN 1925 - 1975 NOVEMBER, 1974 "Going siding this year?" "I'll need new gear..'.' "Better get down to Lillywhites" "Equipment, luggage..'.' "Get down to Lillywhites!' "The best ski clothing..'.' "Down to Lillywhites!' "Repairs... insurance..!' "Lillywhites!' "Something different..!' "Lillywhites:' "I'd better get down to Lillywhites!' "Good thinking!" Call in at Britain's largest and most exciting sld department. Send for our sld catalogue, available September 1974. liNuwti ites Piccadilly Circus, London SWl 01-930 3181 129 Princes Street, Edinburgh 031-225 5831 Trinity Street Arcade, Leeds 1 0532 443644 &=I7Q^uJfD BHNMHRCD the Boot... the Binding • • • the Ski... in fact the winning combination for safety, comfort and performance Available from all good Ski shops. In case of difficulty write to:— alpine imports ltd. 17 Pages Walk, London SE1 4SB • Telephone:01-237 5644 &01-237 6103 Page One Eingetragene Schutzmarke ACCUTRON exklusiv bei Bijouterie SCHERTENLEIB Interlaken und Wengen mini ACCUTRON d> BULOVA ACCUQUARTZ Page Two XTH Kandahar Citodin Races iMtti i led MARTINI INTERNATIONAL CLUB TROPHY Tuca Voile de Aran, Espoho, 7-9 March 1975 and World Crilerium By arrangement with the National Ski Alpine Ski Trophy-Men's Slalom Holland, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Federation of Great Britain. Lady Mabel Lunn Cup-Women's Slalom Spain, Switzerland, United States, etc. Incorporating: Invitations to Citadin Skiers from: Organising Clubs: s-—v. Duke of Kent Cup-Men's Giant Slalom Australia, Austria, Belgium,Canada, Kandahar Ski Club /CSL°""AN ' Duchess of Kent Cup-Women's Giant Slalom Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain. TUca Valle de Aran I Page Three metropole EVERY MODERN COMFORT INDOOR SWIMMING POOL + SAUNA Peter & Marianne Lehmann "High Street" Wengen wengen PETER'S RESTAURANT Page Four Wengen £ Mannlichen Aerial Ropeway 4* „> the starting point of one of the most beautiful ski runs in the Alps and doubtless the most perfect one in the Bernese Oberland is reached from Wengen in 7 minutes. Beside the easy wide open slopes with plenty of powder snow, well cared runs for courses are always kept open Drop of altitude 4,500ft. over a distance of about 7 miles. Ski-lift Laeger-Mannlichen, good snow conditions even in April. SPECIAL AEROPLANE SERVICE FOR SKI-ING IN THE HIGH MOUNTAINS Many starting points for the longest and most beautiful ski-runs in the high mountains of the Jungfrau area which before could only be approached by long and toilsome ascents on ski reached now with aeroplanes taking off from Mannhchen with trained glacier pilots. Some of these beautiful glacier runs are: Petersgrat-Stechelberg (Lauterbrunnen Valley), Ebnefluh- Hollandia Hut- Blatten, Fiescherhorn- Finsteraarhorn Hut- riescn, Rosenegg- Rosenlaui- Meiringen. Page Five THE MEETING PLACE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE D.H .O CLUB, THE SKI CLUB OF GREAT BRITAIN AND THE WENGEN S K 1 CLUB HOTEL EI6EE RESTAURANT NEAR THE RAILWAY STATION EXCELLENT LAGER BEER LOCAL SPECIAL DISHES GHndelwald Sunny snow region between 3,440 ft. & 8,150 ft. installations 1 chairlift and 4 ski-lifts capacity: 3320 persons per hour. slopes 33 km easy downhill runs in wide open slopes marked and maintained by snow tractors. identification cards 1 card for all 5 lifts, rewarding daily cards and general season tickets valid for any number of trips on the chairlift and the 4 ski-lifts Egg, Oberjoch, Grindel and Schilt. restaurants First (also self-service) and Bort, both with large sun-terraces. Page Seven Ski-ing this year? Make sure you take The Breast Pocket Binocular This is the smallest 8x20 Zeiss 8x20 prism binocular ever produced *-r •«&&&'**.' Because of its entirely new de­ sign, based on unique folding centre bars, it can comfortably be carried in a waistcoat or breast pocket. 8 x 20 magnifi­ cation. With these binoculars you can see deer at a distance of 80 yards, the same size you would with the naked eye at a distance of 10 yards. This little miracle of precision mechanics and optics incorpo­ rates the most accurately com­ puted lenses and prisms, ground and polished with ut­ most precision, T-coated, and reaching the very high quality standards which ZEISS lays down for its products. The binoculars are sealed against dust and humidity and the optical components protected against shock in keeping with the usual high ZEISS standards. The plastic housing reinforced by glass fibre - a combination of materials which has proved its worth in space - guarantees stability and resistance to corrosion. Field of view at 1,000 yards is 120 yds Weight 41 oz. Monocular with fountain pen clip £64.95. also available at £31.57 Including case. Terms arranged. See the Zeiss and numerous other world-famous Binoculars and Telescopes at the address given below, or write for Free Brochure Curry & Paxton Lta 195 Great Portland Street, London W1N 6EH Tel: 01-580 0123 Branches throughout the Country. Page Eight Ski-ing in the Jungfrau Region An ideal centre for varied downruns and fine high-alpine tours. Favourable season and day-tickets. Speedy connections' with Grindelwald Wengen Miirren Kleine Scheidegg Eigergletscher Jungfraujoch Write for free Information Kit W/53-74/75 Railways in the Jungfrau Region/3800 Interlaken/Switzerland Page Nine IMPERIAL LONDON HOTELS » .*£''! J** ik!***«4 The Imperial still at the best prices IMPERIAL PRESIDENT BEDFORD TAVISTOCK COUNTY JUST OPENED—The ROYAL-NATIONAL Telephone: 01-278 7871-2-3 RESERVATIONS FOR 2,000 ROOMS SINGLES £3.75 to £8.00 \ INCLUDING ENGLISH TWINS £7.00 to £12.50 ( BREAKFAST Plus V.A.T. Page Ten rOSTOKS WEDNESBURY & LONDON Use FOSTER'S Tubes Aftttlogs and avoid those tricky leaks! •J Tne foSCsx SteftM HeitTEO&eo .-Cheaper # tb .nun than an Electric {Manlcefc. 3&5teis make Coils FOSTER BROTHERS LIMITED Lea Brook Tube Works WEDNESBURY Drawings by K.D.F. Page Eleven Whenever you're Watford way, a warm welcome awaits you .. CLemems WATFORD An independent family department store with over 2 acres of shopping space, a great reputation for quality and a very nice line in good old fashioned courtesy. CLEMENTS, THE PARADE, WATFORD Phone Watford 44222 Page Twelve We are pleased to be able to support the Club by servicing and insuring the D.H.O. Bus Gates Group rz&d Head Office, Gates Corner, South Woodford, London, E. 18. MAIN DEALERS Depots in Essex and Hertfordshire:- Leyton, Epping, Harlow, Letchworth, Baldock, Hitchin, Bishop's Stortford Page Thirteen alpine sports WINTER CATALOG Alpine Sports present a selectioiction of \1J> **&£* items from our 1974/75 ski catalogu:ataloguee. Vj* 4L* EQUIPMENT alpine sports ^ SKIS from Head, Rossignol and Kastle, including our fantastic special offer skis from FASHION RANGE 1975 Kastle— —RALLY SUPER SKIS ANBA total ski fashion. Everything Matches (worth £42.00) —anoraks, suits, sweaters, hats and even ONLY £29.95 gloves I C.P.M. 50 (worth £62.00) ONLY £39.50 HEAD -the most stunning ski clothing ever made BINDINGS from Salomon, Look Nevada, Gertsch, Marker and the revolutionary Burt SUPER SAVER—budget ski clothing. Ski binding. suits from £19.95 Our workshop is the most comprehensively equipped in London. FOR THE FULL ALPINE SPORTS STORY JUST SEND BOOTS. Lange, San Marco, Caber, Nordica OFF FOR OUR 1975 and Koflach. A terrific range of flo-boots from £22.95 CATALOGUE We are so confident in our si-d-ciicm and our expertise that this V-II w<- offer you a "money back guai-mtfi- ' if our boots don't fit you. How about that then ! •••* !••••' 309 Brompton Road London SW3 Telephone 01-584 7766 138 Western Road Brighton Telephone 0273-26874 *•*» Photo N. I-"round St. Bernard's Church, Wengen Cover photos—THEN AND NOW—K. D. Foster with a telemark Photo courtesy of D. K. D. Foster Susan Franklin at Alpbach, 1974 Photo George Konig CONTENTS page Comments and Correspondence 16 The Early Years of the D.H.O. Journal 21 Drawings by K. D. F. D.H.O. Golden Jubilee Celebrations 25 D.H.O. Journal, 2024 26 Drawings by Pienecke Walduck Racing and Training 28 The Lure of Snow, Norman Pertwee 29 Racing Results 30 D.H.O. Junior Training Schemes 31 Three on the Loose, Paul Heller 32 Curlers' Supplement 35 No Time for Tea, Robert Allison 36 Drawings by the Author Race Fixtures 37 Obituaries 38 Club Notes 40 Officers and Committee 43 Members' List 45 Index to Advertisers 64 CONTRIBUTIONS Your letters, articles, photographs and drawings are needed to keep the Editor employed and the D.H.O, Journal in business. If you have something to contribute or complain about, please send it NOT LATER THAN June 16th, 1975 to Hon. Editor, D.H.O. Journal, c/o Bannwald, Ballinger, Great Missenden, Bucks. ARTICLES AND LETTERS: Please type or write on one side of the paper only. Leave a space between lines and a wide margin on the left-hand side. Remember to check all names and places, and attach accents and "umlauts" where needed. PHOTOGRAPHS: Please write in light pencil {not ink) the title of the photograph as it should appear in the Journal, and show the name of the photographer. Do not fasten the photograph to an article by any form of paper fastener, as this invariably leaves a mark. When sending photos by post, reinforce the envelope with a piece of cardboard. ADVERTISEMENTS: For rates and other details of trade advertisements, please contact the Hon. Advert­ ising Manager, whose address appears on page 43. Personal advertisements: 7p or Sw. Fr. 0.50 per word (minimum charge: £1 or Sw. Fr. 7.00). Please submit to Hon. Editor not later than 15th August, 1975 for the 1975 Journal. Page Fifteen •WNIiti»ii» ^ k© .FOSTER. ILL ONLY BEING THE ANNUAL JOURNAL OF THE DOWNHILL ONLY CLUB WHICH WAS FOUNDED IN WENGEN ON 7TH- FEBRUARY 1925.