Nationale | |
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Place: | Crans-Montana |
Downhill | |
Start: | 2,520 m (8,268 ft) (AA) |
Finish: | 1,545 m (5,069 ft) |
Vertical drop: | 975 m (3,199 ft) |
Length: | 3,670 m (12,041 ft) |
Nationale is a World Cup men's speed ski course in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, opened in 1940.[1]
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, "Mont Lachaux" and "Chetzeron".[2][3][4][5][6]