Skiing’s bucket-list party — even for Arnie

This merry band of Swiss ski racing fans draws crowds like the pied piper and sets a new benchmark in an already unique alpine scene.

Everywhere you look, there are fans from different nationalities — Italians in matching ski jackets with painted faces, Slovenians draped in national flags, pockets of people with banners proclaiming their allegiance to various racer’s fan clubs, plenty of French, Germans, some Americans, some British and so on. Plus, of course, Austrians in their thousands, including a raucous group of lads in retro 80s ski gear.