2003 - the DHO

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At present wc have two types of award. The D.H.O Silver and
Gold badges are given for service to the club, particLilarly when
a member has brought the D.H.O to the favourable notice of
the w r ider world of skiing. The other type of award is the
Racing Arrow given for participation in a representative racing
squad. The Bronze, Silver and Gold Arrows are given for
membership of the British Children's, English & Scottish and
the British teams, respectively (with similar recognition for
other nationalities).
A member who achieves something notable on skis, but outside
the field of international racing is not eligible for any of these
awards. This is a shame because there are many other skiing
feats that are worthy of celebration. For example, members of
our Club team regularly make good times in the Inferno. Top
international racers go to Miirren for this event and it must be
acknowledged that a participant who is awarded a silver medal,
or three bronzes, has achieved something worthwhile. Our
own MacMillan Race is unique and fiercely competitive;
acknowledgement should certainly be given to the overall
winner as well as to the winners of the important classes in the
race. Racing is not the only field in which skiing distinction can
be recognised. An Haute Route on a difficult line including
some notable ascents would certainly be included in the list.
To recognise such achievements the committee have
inaugurated a new award, the D.H.O Ski Award. For
participation in the Inferno and the MacMillan, the standard
can be set. For other skiing feats potentially worthy of a D.H.O
Ski Award we invite members to submit themselves, or
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DOWNHILL ONLY JOURNAL 2003
President's Report
Huw Alban Davies
Awards, medals and gongs of various sorts are a small but
intriguing part of club life. To the outsider they are of no
interest whatsoever and it does not do to go on about them,
other than in the Journal.
submitted by someone else. A particularly useful way to make
a submission would be in the form of an article written for the
Journal. D.H.O members get up to some remarkable things, so
let's hear about them.
THE D.H.O APARTMENT
The summer of 2003 was the first season during which
members were able to use the Club apartment. I am writing this
before the first visitor arrives and am hoping occupancy will be
high. One detail needs to be clarified; the apartment can
accommodate two couples in comfort; one in the double
bedroom, the other on the sofa bed in the living room.
I hope that summer visiting thrives and that members pass on
their experiences to the rest of the Club by writing in the
visitor's book. In due course we will publish accounts of
summer visits to Wengen in the Journal which will bring an
extra dimension to Club activity.
Our AGM is now established in November and the change from
the old date appears to be popular. Central London is a place
to avoid in June but in contrast, late autumn is just the time to
get together with skiing friends to make arrangements for the
coming season. I hope that the dinner after the AGM will prove
to be as successful as it was last year. When you think about it,
the fun will be the same but your wallet will not be put to the
same stress as it was during the fund raising campaign. I look
aid to seeing you there.