Nationale

Nationale
Place: Switzerland 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]

  1. ^ "The legendary Nationale piste gets a green light from the FIS". cransmontana2027.ch. 26 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Do naslova z velikim tveganjem..." (in Slovenian). Delo. 3 February 1987. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Že šesto zlato Švicarjem, še drugo Pirminu Zurbriggnu" (in Slovenian). Delo. 5 February 1987. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Samo Mateja Svet enakovredna švicarskim šampionkam" (in Slovenian). Delo. 6 February 1987. p. 8.
  5. ^ "Erika prva, Mateja druga" (in Slovenian). Delo. 9 February 1987. p. 9.
  6. ^ "List of World Cup events". International Ski Federation. 16 February 2024.