Mount Faloria

Mount Faloria
Faloria ski area
Highest point
Elevation2,352 m (7,717 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates46°32′53.2″N 12°11′41.7″E / 46.548111°N 12.194917°E / 46.548111; 12.194917
Geography
Mount Faloria is located in Alps
Mount Faloria
Mount Faloria
Parent rangeDolomites

Mount Faloria is a mountain in the Alps of northern Italy, located in the Dolomites near Cortina d'Ampezzo. It has an altitude of 2,352 metres (7,717 ft) and lies in close proximity to Sorapiss. It hosted the men's giant slalom event of the 1956 Winter Olympics, won by Toni Sailer of Austria, the first of three wins in his gold medal sweep.[1] There is a mountain refuge at the summit, Rifugio Faloria.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference OfficialReport was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Draxler, Alois (1999). Alpenvereinshütten (in German). Bergverlag Rother GmbH. p. 311. ISBN 978-3-7633-8090-9.