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One of the resorts which can claim to be "the birthplace of downhill skiing in the Alps", Mürren also offers the highest ski area in the Jungfrau Region and around 53km (38 miles) of trails locally, with a total of 205km (128 miles) of trails on the Top Ski Pass including the slopes above neighbouring Wengen and Grindelwald - reached and returned from by a combination of ski, cable car, train and bus. There are three main ski areas, the best known being the Schilthorn (see below) - tough at the top but superb for intermediates from the cable-car/tram's mid-station at Birg. The Schiltgrat has a mixture of runs whilst finally the Allmendhubel, reached by funicular train from the village has a draglift and easy runs for beginners. It's also possible to take a chair from here to Winteregg where there are lovely runs down through the pinewoods. Mürren's most famous runs for advanced skiers are down from the revolving restaurant on the Schilthorn (not marked on the map), the main one 6km (4 miles) back down to Mürren. If you're staying for less than three days be aware you have to pay to descend in the cable car from here, those who ski save the fare! Longer stayers get the descent included in their pass. Anyone in the resort in January should not miss the 12km / 8 mile long Inferno race, staged annually for more than 60 years and involving a 2842m (9325 feet) vertical descent from the top of the Schilthorn down to Lauterbrunnen in the valley, if conditions are right. The course covers several steep sections, often full of bumps and the fastest descent takes around a quarter of an hour. The less determined regard an hour as a comfortable time. The race was instigated by the famous Kandahar Club, established in January 1924 and still going strong in the resort, just like the DHO (Downhill Only Club) across the valley in Wengen. The Kandahar named their club after a British lord who donated a silver chalice as a prize to competitors in club events. The Club was involved in the early pioneering of slalom technique and worked with the Arlberg school of St Anton in the late 1920s, instigating the Arlberg-Kandahar Race in that resort. The Inferno race was predated by a race organised by Sir Arnold Lunn, a pioneer of Alpine winter sports holidays, in 1922. This is believed to have been the first ever Alpine ski race. There are other tough runs and plenty of heli-skiing opportunities; in the former category try the famous Kandahar slope on Schiltgrat.
Country:
Switzerland
Resort height:
1650m
Top lift:
2971m
Bottom lift:
1650m
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