Mont Lachaux | |
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Place: | Crans-Montana |
Downhill | |
Start: | 2,210 m (7,251 ft) (AA) |
Finish: | 1,545 m (5,069 ft) |
Vertical drop: | 665 m (2,182 ft) |
Length: | 2,451 m (8,041 ft) |
Max. incline: | 28 degrees (53%) |
Min. incline: | 5.7 degrees (10%) |
Mont Lachaux is a World Cup women's speed ski course in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, opened in 1987.[1][2]
They hosted the Alpine World Ski Championships in 1987, with Swiss skiers Pirmin Zurbriggen, Maria Walliser, Erika Hess and Peter Müller who took 8 of 10 available gold medals, dominating in front of the home crowd. Other events were held on another two nearby ski courses, "Nationale" and "Chetzeron".[3][4][5][6]