Summer Skiing Holidays in Switzerland 1927
SUMMER SKIING IN SWITZERLAND
MIDSUMMER sports are seldom associated in the minds of vacationists with skiing, yet this. is one of the many events entered on the calendar of Switzerland this summer.
This is made possible by Switzerland’s sharp contrast of altitude. While the valleys and lower mountain slopes are flower-decked and the lakes fringed with rich foliage, one may quickly ascend to the snowy heights shimmering in the distance.
Summer ski festivals will be held on the ski courses of the Corvatsch Glacier, near St. Moritz, in July. St. Moritz, one of the capitals of winter sports in Switzerland, is in summer a floral paradise.
During the same month ski races are scheduled at Jungfraujoch, reached by cogwheel division of the Jungfrau railway. The trip itself is impressive.
“Jungfraujoch is situated in the glaciated ridge between the Jungfrau and the Monch,” says Frederick Dossenbach in his book entitled “How to See Switzerland.” “Flanked by these two great peaks, the station affords a combination of the advantages of the lower stations in the glorious panorama visible from here. To the north are seen the verdant central Alps and extensive plains; to the south, Europe’s greatest glacier, the Aletsch glacier, fifteen miles in length, framed by countless pinnacles of rock and ice.”
To those who would enjoy the delightful summer climate of Switzerland there are a variety of sports and other events, combining study and recreation, scheduled for the present season.
Beginning July 30 matches will be held for the challenge cup of the Engadine Golf Club at St. Moritz.
In August International Tennis Tournaments will take place at Grindelwald, Davos, Lucerne, Engelberg, Zermatt, and Interlaken.
This summer, from August 1 to 9 inclusive, a great pageant and festival, glorifying the bounties of nature and country life, held once every fifteen years, will be celebrated at Vevey, on Lake Geneva, with nearly 2,000 participants and an elaborate musical program. Zurich will be headquarters of the International Aviation Meeting from August 12 to 21.
The International Motor Race on the Klausenpass will take place August 13 and 14. An International Rifle Match will be held at Vulpera on the latter date.
In September the eighth assembly of the League of Nations will be held at Geneva.
Students desiring to study abroad are offered summer vacation courses at the University of Lausanne July 15 to August 25, and at the University of Neuchatel July 15 to August 7, August 10 to September 2.
Thus aside from matchless scenery and invigorating climate Switzerland offers a diversity of entertainment to her summer visitors.
Source: The Literary Digest for July 2, 1927
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