Men's Olympic / East Summit is a
World Cup downhill ski course in
Canada on the Mount Whitehorn in
Lake Louise, Alberta. The race course debuted in
1980
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.
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).
World Cup
It made its World Cup debut in 1980 and hosted men's speed events irregularly; since
1999
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, it has been part of annual World Cup calendar. Women's events have been regularly held on the course since
1989
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.
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
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,
Wengen,
Garmisch,
Val d’Isère and
Val Gardena/Gröden, with goal to bring alpine ski sport on the highest levels possible.
Later over the years other classic longterm organizers joined the now named Club5+:
Alta Badia
Alta Badia is a ski resort in the Dolomites of northern Italy, in the upper part of the Val Badia (german: Hochabtei) in South Tyrol. It is part of the Dolomiti Superski ski area. It is included in the territories of the municipalities of Corvar ...
,
Cortina
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,
Kranjska Gora,
Maribor
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,
Lake Louise,
Schladming,
Adelboden,
Kvitfjell,
St.Moritz
St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality i ...
and
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References
External links
Lake Louise Ski Resort officialskilouise.com
{{Ski World Cup pistes
Skiing in Canada