At 10.30am this morning, viewers around the globe will be watching Olympian talents charging down an alp at breakneck speeds of up to 70mph in the latest round of skiing’s World Cup.
The sell-out crowd of 25,000 at the bottom of the hill will be authentic enough, as will the dangers for the athletes.
However, if the cameras pan back from the action, they will see a narrow white stripe glued to a vast landscape of green.
The audience may