Men's Olympic Downhill (East Summit)
| Men's Olympic / East Summit | |
|---|---|
| Place: | Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada |
| Mountain: | Mount Whitehorn |
| Member: | Club5+ |
| Opened: | 1980 |
| Level: | expert |
| Downhill (M) | |
| Start: | 2,507 m (8,225 ft) AMSL |
| Finish: | 1,680 m (5,512 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 827 m (2,713 ft) |
| Length: | 3.123 km (1.94 mi) |
| Max. incline: | 28 degrees (53%) |
| Super-G (M) | |
| Start: | 2,330 m (7,644 ft) AMSL |
| Finish: | 1,680 m (5,512 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 650 m (2,133 ft) |
| Length: | 2.469 km (1.53 mi) |
Men's Olympic / East Summit is a World Cup downhill ski course in western Canada on Mount Whitehorn in Lake Louise, Alberta. The race course debuted in 1980.[1][2]
Part of Lake Louise Ski Resort, the course has hosted 82 women's World Cup events (third all-time) and 45 events for men (13th all-time). The most recent World Cup events were held over three years ago in late November and early December 2022 and no more since then.
American skier Lindsey Vonn won record 18 events in total for women (14 in downhill and 4 in super-g).
Norwegian skier Aksel Lund Svindal won record 8 events in total for men (2 in downhill and 6 in super-g).
World Cup
It made its World Cup debut in 1980 and hosted men's speed events irregularly; since 1999, it has been part of annual World Cup calendar. Women's events have been regularly held on the course since 1989.
Course sections
- Lone Pine
- Tickety Chutes
- Upper Wiwaxy
- Coaches Corner
- Fall Away
- Fish Net
- Waterfall
- Gun Barrel
- Timing Flat
- Juniper Crossing
- Claire's Corner
Men
Women
Club5+
In 1986, elite Club5 was originally founded by prestigious classic downhill organizers: Kitzbühel, Wengen, Garmisch, Val d’Isère and Val Gardena/Gröden, with goal to bring alpine ski sport on the highest levels possible.[3]
Later over the years other classic longterm organizers joined the now named Club5+: Alta Badia, Cortina, Kranjska Gora, Maribor, Lake Louise, Schladming, Adelboden, Kvitfjell, St.Moritz and Åre.[4]
References
- ^ "List of Lake Louise World Cup events". International Ski Federation. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "List of Lake Louise World Cup events". ski-db.com. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Srečko Medven predsednik elitnega združenje (page 9)" (in Slovenian). Naše novice. June 2010.
- ^ "Club5+ workshop in Adelboden". saslong.org. 23 October 2021.
External links
- Lake Louise Ski Resort official skilouise.com