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The I.C.E. 2024: Snow on Ice. But passion always wins.

3 March 20243 min read8 images

An elegance competition in St. Moritz moved indoors due to heavy snow. Judges assessed cars in a garage overlooking the lake. The 1938 Delage D8-120S won Best of Show, preserving its legacy.

The I.C.E. 2024: Snow on Ice. But passion always wins. - NEWCOVER
Photo credit: Peninsula, The I.C.E.

A Concours d'Elegance on the frozen lake of the famous town of St. Moritz combined with an exhibition of the competing cars on the frozen track was a recipe for great success. But the snow beat the ice: More than one metre fell during the night before the event was supposed to take place and the threat of further snowfall forced the local authorities to withdraw permission for the event for safety reasons.

The cars, all of which were already present in St. Moritz along with their owners, gave the organisers a reason not to lose heart: As a response, the organizers moved the Concours d'Elegance inside the spacious garage directly in front of the lake, which was transformed into a kind of parterre where the jury could judge the cars one by one and declare the winners of the five individual classes.

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The I.C.E. Elegance Competition moved from the frozen lake rendered inaccessible by heavy snowfall to the garage located right in front.

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