Klosters, Switzerland
I’m not a winter person, but I sometimes return to Switzerland during the cold season. This time, I came for several reasons: first, to spend the Christmas and New Year holidays with family, and second, to work as a cameraman since December and January are peak seasons. Those two things are good to combine.
Wintertime in Switzerland usually brings quite a bit of snow. An old traditional event I usually attend to record is a pig race in the mountain town of Klosters—the so-called “Hotschrace.” The event includes a race to bet on the winning pig and has live music and food. Overall, it was quite a fun event. It’s usually pretty cold. I’m always on site very early to prepare everything for the recording on the big screen so that everyone can see what’s happening.
For that event, my friend from Germany also came with my parents to visit the spectacle. The next day, we drove up in another direction into the mountains, where we walked around a lake and built some small snow castles—a winter wonderland and a lot of fun.
Adelboden, Switzerland (Ski Weltcup)
Shortly after New Year, the famous ski race in Adelboden takes place. It’s an event over multiple days with different skiing disciplines. I’m often there to record the event. Every year is pretty similar, so I know what has to be done and we optimize year after year. The weather is always challenging since it’s far in a valley up the mountain. Also this year, there was quite a lot of snowfall, which makes our work not the easiest since we have to protect our technics very well and cover the camera pretty well, making it difficult to access while recording. But after years, we’re used to that situations.
