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does anyone know if on a typical fis downhill do the competitors normally run from the top of the mountain all the way down to the village?
how long is the run? i have never seen a fis comp or even skied in a world cup resort to get an idea of the runs that the actually go down. they usually take 2-3 mins, how far do they travel?
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, The Wengen/Lauberhorn downhill which ran last weekend is by far the longest downhill on the tour at almost 2.8 miles in length. The winning time was 2m 32s. The race at Kitzbuhel this coming weekend is just over 2 miles, and the winning time last year was 1m 56s
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Ive been to Chamonix & VD and skied the FIS trackes there
(Les Houches) The Chamonix downhill, that goes into village, but Les Houches is very small.
As does the Face in Val D, that finishes very near central VD.
The Ok in VD also goes into the quieter end of Val D.
The TV just does not do these tracks justice at all, and even a normal rec' skiier dosnt really either.
I have seen race training in both resorts and the speeds the athletes get is just unbelievable.
I did here the commentator on Eurosport (Nick Fellows) say that the averge rec skier takes 25 mins to get down the
Wengen track, compared to the winning racer last weekend 1 min 56.
The Face in Val is a little shorter and I seem to remember taking about 15 minutes from the gondola to get down.
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Particular Rules for the different Disciplines
700 Downhill
701 Technical Data
701.1 Vertical Drop
701.1.1 Men's Courses
For Olympic Winter Games, FIS World Ski Championships, FIS World Cups and FIS Continental Cups
- 800 m (in exceptional cases 750 m, for Continental Cups 650 m) - 1100 m.
For all other FIS races:
- 500 m - 1100 m (Junior 700 m)
701.1.2 Ladies' Courses
For all competitions:
- 500 m - 800 m
701.2 Course Length
The course length has to be measured by a measuring tape, wheel or GPS and printed on the start and the results list.
But the actual course length is not mandated, nor are the number of gates.
The only DH course I've followed was at Sestriere in a group lesson. It took us about 15 minutes, including stops to get our breath back. The start slope was incredibly steep!
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