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Why doesn't Zermatt hold FIS races ?
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Curiosity got the better of me.
Planning a trip to Zermatt and started thinking why such a famous resort isn't featured on the FIS tour. Surely it must have suitable terrain for a downhill or at least a GS / slalom course and the town lends itself to host events? I don't recall ever having seen a race in Zermatt - is this so, and if so why ?
To broaden this out a little, which other well known resorts don't attract FIS races and why ?
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I think the simple answer is that Zermatt doesn't need the business/hassle/expense. There are big financial equations involved.
The National is an FIS-approved race piste at Zermatt, and I think some significant (but not World Cup) races happen on that piste.
Edit: it seems that Zermatt is more active with snowboarding. They held the World Junior Snowboard Championships last April, and are staging more snowboard championships (Swiss) this April. It's true that very little ski racing seems to be taking place there - I did a search on the FIS site and couldn't find anything since 2003.
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masmith wrote:
To broaden this out a little, which other well known resorts don't attract FIS races and why ?
Verbier springs to mind - more into free-skiing.
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Years ago, Zermatt's National had an in the village finish. They used to run a downhill from Blauherd down to town, but now that lower section is full of houses. They may still run some FIS races there occaisionally. I always thought that Aroleid down to Furi would make a great DH.
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