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The vertical drop for a GS course must be 250–450 m (820–1,480 ft) for men, and 250–400 m (820–1,310 ft) for women. The number of gates in this event is 56–70 for men and 46–58 for women. The number of direction changes in a GS course equals 11–15% of the vertical drop of the course in metres, 13–18% for children.
Safety – Obstacles on courses are expected to be protected with nets, fences, or pads. Vertical drop – Vertical drop ranges from 450 to 1,100 metres (1,480 to 3,610 ft) for men and 450 to 800 metres (1,480 to 2,620 ft) for women. Races with two runs may be shorter. Course length – Courses require an accurate means of measurement for length.
Vertical drop: 436 m (1,430 ... Chuenisbärgli is a World Cup technical ski course (and a hill) in Switzerland at Adelboden in Bernese Oberland, ... GS: 1959 Fritz ...
Rahlves' time of 1:39.59 in December 2003 is the fastest in competition for the full course, an average speed of 61.0 miles per hour (98.2 km/h) and an average vertical descent of 24.9 feet (7.6 m) per second. The course that year had a vertical drop of 2,484 feet (757 m) and a length of 1.687 miles (2.715 km). [7]
This course is part of Les Trois Vallées (The Three Valleys), connecting eight resorts into the largest ski area in the world, with over 600 kilometres (370 miles) of ski slopes.It has regularly hosted women's technical events (slalom, giant slalom) since 2010, and is named after local ski racing legend Émile Allais (1912–2012).
The course has hosted the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup since 2016, replacing Aspen, Colorado, as the early season U.S. venue for women's slalom and giant slalom events. [1] This was the first World Cup event in the northeast since 1991 at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire; and the first in Vermont since 1978 at Stratton Mountain. [2]
Vertical drop: 600 m (1,969 ... Olimpia delle Tofane is the classic women's World Cup downhill ski course in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. ... GS: 11 March 1980 ...
Planai is a World Cup ski course, located on the same name mountain and ski resort in Schladming, Styria, Austria, opened in 1973. Since 1997 it is regular host of the night slalom, the highest attended in the circuit with 50,000 people each year. Course hosted two World Championships in 1982 and 2013 and World Cup season final in 2012.