The Kandahar Ski Club was founded by Arnold Lunn and other British skiers[i] on 30 January 1924 in Mürren, Switzerland.

In the same year the club issued a challenge to the British skiers in Wengen across the valley.

In Mürren were brothers Walter and Max Amstutz, both of whom were keen downhill skiers and were friends with the British.

[3] By 1927 the club had attracted over 200 members, but Alpine skiing still was not recognised by the various National Ski associations, although at university level, international competitions were being held between the Swiss, Germans, Austrians and British.

At the end of the 1930s, the objectives of the club had been achieved - downhill and slalom racing were internationally accepted under the rules that they had helped develop.