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How far is a typical downhill event?

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I have tried searching this on the forum and also on the interweb but haven't found any kind of information.

I have skied plenty of areas including some of the world cup/ olympic areas but i was wondering whilst watching ski sunday earlier, how far do the racers actually travel in a typical event.

For instance in Sestriere did the race in the olympics 06 go from the very top of the main mountain above the village, i think it is called Sises, right the way into the village base of the piste?

I have never actually been in a resort when there is an event on and from watching on TV you cant really get an idea of the position on the pistes.

Thanks in advance.
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ianbradders,

Dunno the distance, but did the downhill in Val Gardena in 4m 20s. Bode does it in about 1m 50s
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The Lauberhorn (Wengen) is the longest at around 4.5 km.
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I think the vertical drop is specified, not the length of the course. IIRC it is something like 900-1200m vertical.
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johnboy, good going from you, i guess you were not hanging about.

makes you really appreciate the power and skill of these guys and gals.
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ianbradders,

Could have gone alot faster, but too dangerous with other folf on the piste, that and the lack of skill Shocked
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rob@rar wrote:
I think the vertical drop is specified, not the length of the course. IIRC it is something like 900-1200m vertical.

In the FIS web site there are details of all course which have been homologated (I think that means accepted as meeting FIS standards for races). There, indeed, the length is not given, only start and finish height. E.g., for Kitzbühel http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/disciplines/alpineskiing/homologations.html?homid=105&type=DET.

The Hahnenkamm web site gives the details for the Kitzbühel course. The Streif is 3312 metres long. http://www.hahnenkamm.com/cms/en/winners_courses/race_slopes/index.html. By the time I reach the bottom, I've usually forgotten when it was I started Embarassed
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rob@rar wrote:
I think the vertical drop is specified, not the length of the course. IIRC it is something like 900-1200m vertical.


You're right, except that it is 800m - 1100m for World cup and other similar level races (750m in "exceptional circumstances).

For women's races it is 450-800m

But the course length, although not specified, does have to be measured, and included in the results list (On the FIS website, you need to look at the PDF file, it isn't shown on the main web results.).

Kitzbuhel this year was 3312m (vertical drop 860m)
Wengen was 4490m, vertical drop 1028
Bormio was 3200, Vertical drop 965
Val Gardena was 3121, Vertical drop 757 (one of those "exceptional circumstances)

Lake Louise (Ladies) 2463m, Vertical drop 619m
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