Women's Cashmere Ski Race Knit Patrol
To honor of female ski patrollers, Alps & Meters has designed the W Cashmere Ski Race Knit Patrol. Crafted of 100% Italian cashmere yarns and displaying the iconic uniform patrol cross, this nostalgic ski sweater is cut in classic crewneck silhouette with rich ribbing details throughout making the garment an ideal companion to the female alpinist on or off-piste.
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Features & Benefits
Italian Craft & Quality
Made in Italy with light & luxurious merino fibers and a traditional 3 button placket this menswear staple command first class craftsmanship lending handsome taste & longevity tthis warm weather garment.
Alpine Tradition
First the unfirom of the polo and grass tennis grounds and therafter dopted by the Founding members of the Kandahar Club of Murren, Switzerand, this alpine polo echos the
Fit for Spring & Summer
Spring & Summer sleeveless presentation & fit is a liberation from the cold of winter and a cut ideal for smart warm weather wear occassions.
THE STORY
First held in January 1928, the inaugural Inferno Race took place when 19 members of Kandahar Ski Club climbed the Schilthorn (2,970m) above Mürren, Switzerland to race down the 2,100 meters to Lauterbrunnen, 14 kilometres away. A journey of almost 10 miles (15 km) and nearly 5 times the length of contemporary downhill Olympic courses, the Inferno was an alpine event whose novelty and legitimate physical and mental obstacles created powerful appeal to the growing racing class cut from the cloth of the Kandahar’s expansive blanket of accelerating British influence.