Quebec Kandahar & Peter Ryan Cups

History of the Quebec Kandahar & Peter Ryan Cups

The Quebec Kandahar Cup, which the Red Birds Ski Club hosts every year, is one of a series of races held every year since 1928, (with the exception of the Nazi Years from 1938-1946) that was started by the British Kandahar Ski Club. The Kandahar Ski Club was founded in early 1924 by British ski racing enthusiasts Arnold Lunn and Duncan Harvey in Mürren, Switzerland. It was named for Lord Roberts of Kandahar, an early supporter and donor to downhill ski racing. Incidentally, Lord Roberts of Kandahar was named for the city of Kandahar in Afghanistan. Kandahar is a corruption of Alexandria, as the city was named by Alexander the Great when he founded it…

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