"Cresta Run The Cresta Run is a natural ice skeleton racing toboggan track in eastern Switzerland. Located in the winter sports town of St. Moritz, the run is one of the few in the world dedicated entirely to skeleton. It was built in 1884 near the hamlet of Cresta in the municipality of Celerina/Schlarigna by the Outdoor Amusement Committee of the Kulm Hotel and the people of St. Moritz. The committee members were Major William Henry Bulpett (eventual founder of the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club (SMTC)), George Robertson, Charles Digby Jones (Robertson and Digby Jones planned the proposed course), C."
"display in the Hotel Soldanella in St. Moritz. This skeleton was owned by and used by USAF Maj. Gen. Lawrence C. Ames from 1948 until 1977. His last ride was on his eightieth birthday. At that time he was the oldest man ever to have run the Cresta Run. Jack Heaton would also win the silver medal in 1948. The bronze medalist, David Carnegie, was also Earl of Northesk. Skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics These are the results of the men's skeleton competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. At that time the sport was called cresta,"
"guests, as he had worked hard to popularize wintering in the mountain resort, and did not want to lose any customers to ennui, nor his workforce to injury from errant sleds on the streets. The run's head (top) is located under the remains of a Twelfth-century church, torn down in 1890, known as the 'Leaning Tower'. The overall drop is and the gradient varies from 2.8 to 1 to 8.7 to 1 (length to drop). The modern Cresta track is not shared with bobsled, unlike the first half-pipe sledding track built by hotelier Caspar Badrutt for his guests. Most of"
"uproar among citizens because of the danger to pedestrians and visiting tourists. In 1884, Major William Bulpett, with the backing of winter sports pioneer and Kulm hotel owner Caspar Badrutt, constructed Cresta Run, the first sledding track of its kind in St. Moritz. The track ran three-quarters of a mile from St. Moritz to Celerina and contained ten turns still used today. When the Winter Olympic Games were held at St. Moritz in 1928 and 1948, the Cresta Run was included in the program, marking the only two times skeleton was included as an Olympic event before its permanent addition"
"slides. Similarly, the exit is simply called 'finish' and given a typical average speed of more than 50mph, an experienced rider will exit the course at more than 80mph when riding from 'top'. The track served as host of the skeleton event for both the 1928 and the 1948 Winter Olympics. These were the only Olympics with skeleton until 2002. The primary purpose of the 1300 member club founded in 1887 is ""…the conduct of races and practice on the Cresta Run and the encouragement of tobogganing generally"". While not snobbish, the Cresta Club gathers well-to-do gentlemen and is totally"
"Kratka Ridge Kratka Ridge or Snowcrest is a skiable area on Waterman Mountain in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, California. Located 36 miles northeast of La Cañada and Pasadena along the Angeles Crest Highway, it reaches a height of 7515 feet (2,291 m). The area featured two chair lifts and a rope tow, has a total of 13 runs with a vertical drop of approximately 750 feet (230 m). Trail difficulty can be rated as 30% beginner, 30% intermediate, and 40% advanced. The resort is located 4.2 miles (6.8 km) west of Angeles Crest Highway mile marker"
"competed in bob sleigh for Great Britain before competing for Ireland. During the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he served as chef de mission for the Irish team. Wrottesley is also a rider of the Cresta Run, St Moritz, Switzerland. He has ridden on the Run since the 1988-1989 season, won his Cresta colours in 1996, and has won many of the Open races since his first victory in 1997 (although he did not compete on the Run in the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 seasons, due to commitments on the FIBT Skeleton circuits). Of the 4 Classic Races on the Cresta"
"Chestnut Mountain The Chestnut Mountain ski resort is located in Galena, Illinois, 20 miles southeast of Dubuque, Iowa, in Jo Daviess County. It is visible from a 10-mile radius. The ski resort opened in 1959 and features two restaurants, a lodge with 119 rooms, an indoor pool and hot tub area, as well as several other accommodations. There are 19 named ski runs: 4 Beginner, 11 Intermediate, 3 Advanced, plus ""The Far Side"", a snowboarding terrain park. The park has two quad chairs, four triple chairs and three surface lifts that take you to the top. Village Ski Center Chestnut"
"Winter Park Resort Winter Park Resort is an alpine ski resort in Winter Park, Colorado in the Rocky Mountains. Located just off U.S. Highway 40, the resort is about a 90-minute drive from Denver, Colorado. The mountain opened for the 1939–1940 season as Winter Park Ski Area and was owned and operated by the city and county of Denver until 2002, when Denver entered into a partnership with Intrawest ULC, a Canadian corporation headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, which operated the resort until Intrawest was acquired by Alterra Mountain Company in 2018. For nearly 70 years, a popular way for"
"Keystone Resort Keystone Resort is a ski resort located in Keystone, Colorado, United States. Since 1997 the resort has been owned and operated by Vail Resorts. It consists of three mountains – Dercum Mountain, North Peak, the Outback – and five Bowls (Independence, Erickson, Bergman, North and South Bowls) offering skiing at all levels. The three mountains are connected by a series of ski lifts and gondolas. Keystone offers night skiing on Dercum Mountain during the Thanksgiving holiday and mid-December through March. The night skiing schedule changes every year so check their website for hours of operation. Keystone is known"
"and the famous extreme limits of the North Face and Headwall. The mountain also features three slope-side restaurants accessible via lift. The nearby town of Crested Butte’s activities include many diverse and distinctive bars, restaurants, shopping, and nightlife. Crested Butte Mountain Resort Crested Butte Mountain Resort is a ski resort located at Mount Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. Crested Butte Mountain Resort opened in 1960 when two men - Fred Rice and Dick Eflin - purchased a ranch on Mt. Crested Butte. An operating permit enabling the resort to be built was approved by the United States"
"Mount Shasta Ski Park Mount Shasta Ski Park is a ski resort located in northern California which has summer operations including Scenic Chairlift Rides, Mountain Biking, Disc Golf, just east of Interstate 5 along SR 89 between the city of Mount Shasta and the town of McCloud. The ski area lies about south of the summit of Mount Shasta, the second highest volcano in the Cascade Range. It straddles several small volcanic buttes on the lower southern flanks of the massive stratovolcano, with chairlifts running to the top of the , Douglas Butte, and the Marmot Ridge. The total skiable"
"15 m) to the Lake St. Moritz shoreline provides excellent heart of the action viewing for the audience. Thanks to its favorable location, St. Moritz enjoys over 300 days of sunshine a year. Every winter it hosts the ""White Turf"" horse race on the frozen Lake St. Moritz attended by the international upper class. Popular pastimes include skiing, snowboarding, and hiking, and nearby there is also the world-famous Cresta Run toboggan course. The year-round population is 5,600, with some 3,000 seasonal employees supporting hotels and rental units with a total of 13,000 beds. St Moritz has a subarctic climate only"
"Magazine"".Crystal Mountain was named among Conde Nast Traveler’s Ten Best Family Ski Resorts in the U.S. and Canada in 2017, and also ranked the resort #1 in the United States for Family Reunions in 2015. Crystal Mountain (Michigan) Crystal Mountain Resort is a resort and conference center located in Weldon Township, Benzie County, Michigan, just west of Thompsonville. The resort's area forms the Crystal Mountain census-designated place. The resort offers recreational activities including downhill and cross country skiing the winter months, and golf, water activities, and an alpine slide in other seasons. The resort was founded in 1956. In March"
"Bristol Mountain Ski Resort Bristol Mountain, formally known as Bristol Mountain Winter Resort, is a ski resort located in South Bristol, New York in the Finger Lakes region. It is located from the center of Rochester, New York, the nearest major city to the resort, and about from Canandaigua on NY 64. Bristol Mountain Resort features many trails ranging from easiest (green circle) to difficult (double black diamonds). Bristol Mountain has a vertical rise of , claiming to have the highest vertical of any ski resort between the Rocky Mountains and the Adirondacks. Bristol also offers two terrain parks and"
"lodge allowing them to discharge into the waters of the State. Chestnut Mountain The Chestnut Mountain ski resort is located in Galena, Illinois, 20 miles southeast of Dubuque, Iowa, in Jo Daviess County. It is visible from a 10-mile radius. The ski resort opened in 1959 and features two restaurants, a lodge with 119 rooms, an indoor pool and hot tub area, as well as several other accommodations. There are 19 named ski runs: 4 Beginner, 11 Intermediate, 3 Advanced, plus ""The Far Side"", a snowboarding terrain park. The park has two quad chairs, four triple chairs and three surface"
"was part of the Monterosa Ski for the seasons 2007-2008 and 2008-2009. Monterosa Ski The Monterosa Ski is an Italian ski resort, at the foots of Monte Rosa the second tallest mountain in the Alps, which links three valleys, located largely in the Aosta Valley and the remainder in Piedmont. Much of the area consists of easy and intermediate skiing, but the area around the Passo dei Salati and especially the steep slopes in Alagna Valsesia are a major and very famous destination for freeride skiers and snow-boarders. The area takes its name from the huge and spectacular Monte Rosa"
"Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area is a ski area in the western United States. It is at Lookout Pass on Interstate 90, on the border of Idaho and Montana, east of Mullan, Idaho. It has a summit elevation of on Runt Mountain with a vertical drop of on the northeast-facing slopes. Lookout Pass operates five days per week (closed Tuesday & Wednesday) during the ski season, and daily during the Christmas vacation break. The area has tripled in size since 2003; new terrain was opened to the southeast-facing slopes on the Montana side"
"Some notably good riders from the membership of the past were Nino Bibbia, Italy; the amateur runner and gentleman driver Giorgio Jegher, Jack Heaton, USA; and Billy Fiske, USA (the first American pilot killed in World War II as a volunteer in the ""Millionaire Squadron""). In 1955 the then 71-year-old Lord Brabazon won the Cresta Run Coronation Cup at an average speed of . Among the best riders in recent years: Swiss Franco Gansser, eight times Grand National Winner Lord Wrottesley finished fourth at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games and is the current Top record holder (49.92 in 2015), and"
"Crystal Mountain (Michigan) Crystal Mountain Resort is a resort and conference center located in Weldon Township, Benzie County, Michigan, just west of Thompsonville. The resort's area forms the Crystal Mountain census-designated place. The resort offers recreational activities including downhill and cross country skiing the winter months, and golf, water activities, and an alpine slide in other seasons. The resort was founded in 1956. In March 2015 the resort announced it was planning a $9 million expansion project that will add new ski runs, lifts, lodging, retail and other amenities. The resort's skiing and snowboarding season runs from approximately Thanksgiving weekend"
"Time"" for Monte Rosa. Editions A = individual races, high elevation, B = individual races, low elevation, C = team races, high elevation Legend: *""reduced path for snow""; **""distance 32 km"" Monte Rosa SkyMarathon The Monte Rosa SkyMarathon (formerly also known as Trofeo Stefano Degasparis), is an international skyrunning competition held in Alagna Valsesia on the Monte Rosa (Italy). The first editions of the race between 1993 and 1995 were individual races from Alagna at 1,192m to the summit of Monte Rosa at 4,554m and back. The 2002 to 2011 editions of the race was also for individual runners but"
"belief, although never proven, that excessive sledding caused breast cancer. It took official effect in 1929, though women had been banned from competitive events several years earlier. In late 2018, St Moritz Tobogganing Club meeting members voted by a two-thirds majority to allow women to ride the Cresta Run again and become members. The course has two entrances known as 'top' and 'junction' respectively, and two parts, or banks, known as 'upper' 'and 'lower' or 'bottom'. The entrance at 'junction' is adjacent to the SMTC clubhouse and is about a third of the way down from 'top' as the sled"
"winter season is more important. Summer guest enjoy hiking and mountaineering. Mountain biking has also become popular. Nearby there are also opportunities for golf, glider flying, swimming and hang-gliding. Winter sports include both Nordic and alpine skiing, bobsleigh, and skeleton (sport), (the famous Cresta Run ends in Celerina). There is a direct skiers gondola from Celerina into the heart of the St.Moritz ski area of Corviglia/Marguns, a major portion of which lies in the municipality of Celerina/Schlarigna. Rhaetian Railway operates trains to Celerina (Rhaetian Railway station). Celerina/Schlarigna Celerina/Schlarigna (German/Italian ""Celerina""; Romansh ) is a municipality in the Maloja Region in"
"Lles (ski resort) Lles ski resort is located in Lles de Cerdanya, Catalonia, north-eastern Spain. Lles is crossed by the Orri stream, where Orri lake pitches, on the foot of Tossa Plana de Lles (2,916 m). The resort opened in 1970. Altogether has 35 km of trails for skiing located between elevations of 1,900 and 2,335 m. They are divided according to difficulty: Also has a circuit for walkers and snowshoeing. The green circuit of Autopista passes through the refuge of Pradell and connects with Aransa ski resort. In this circuit Lles-Aransa takes place the Pyrenees Walk, a Cross-country skiing"
"competition held every year at the beginning of the year. Lles (ski resort) Lles ski resort is located in Lles de Cerdanya, Catalonia, north-eastern Spain. Lles is crossed by the Orri stream, where Orri lake pitches, on the foot of Tossa Plana de Lles (2,916 m). The resort opened in 1970. Altogether has 35 km of trails for skiing located between elevations of 1,900 and 2,335 m. They are divided according to difficulty: Also has a circuit for walkers and snowshoeing. The green circuit of Autopista passes through the refuge of Pradell and connects with Aransa ski resort. In this"
"Montgomerie and Camilo Villegas. A new Fred Couples Signature golf course is now open. ""The Golf Club at The Rise"" showcases unsurpassed views of the Okanagan Lake and of Vernon itself. One of the most popular winter sports in Vernon is skiing. With two major ski locations nearby, each winter locals and tourists alike flock to Silver Star Mountain Resort and Sovereign Lake Nordic Club. Known as one of the top ski resorts in North America, Silver Star also has a large cross-country skiing area which hosted a 1991 FIS Cross-Country World Cup event. As another world class ski area,"
"Ski Bromont Bromont, montagne d'expériences is an alpine ski resort located in Bromont, Quebec on the slopes of Mont Brome, Mont Spruce and Pic du Chevreuil. As of the 2009-2010 season, it was the largest centre in North America for illuminated alpine skiing. It is one of the four major ski centres in the Eastern Townships east of Montreal, the other three being Ski Mont Sutton, Ski Mont Orford and Owl's Head. It is about 45 minutes from Montreal. Bromont is on the edge of the orographic snowbelt created by the Appalachians south of the St-Lawrence Valley. Mount Brome is"
"Mountain Creek Mountain Creek is a ski resort in Vernon Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States, located on Route 94, from the George Washington Bridge. Mountain Creek offers a skiable area of on four mountain peaks, night skiing, snowboarding, and snowmaking activities. Besides skiing and snowboarding, the resort offers a snow tubing park, zip-lines, and an alpine coaster. The resort is also home to a seasonal water park that operates from May to September. Mountain Creek was owned and operated by Intrawest Resorts Holdings, Inc. until May 2010 when it was sold to neighboring Crystal Springs Resort. Crystal"
"Crested Butte Mountain Resort Crested Butte Mountain Resort is a ski resort located at Mount Crested Butte in Gunnison County, Colorado, United States. Crested Butte Mountain Resort opened in 1960 when two men - Fred Rice and Dick Eflin - purchased a ranch on Mt. Crested Butte. An operating permit enabling the resort to be built was approved by the United States Forest Service the following year. The resort struggled on for its first ten years. Some of the first lifts included a t-bar at the base area. In 1963, Crested Butte constructed a top-to-bottom gondola from the base area"
"event may have contributed to a bad image of Snowcrest, prompting the owners to change the name back to Kratka Ridge. The ski area was open through the 2000-2001 ski season. The single chair lift was damaged by avalanche during a large storm during February 11–13, 2001, which left approximately 7 feet of snow. In December 2001, a mysterious fire destroyed the chairlift base area and the resort has been closed since the 2001-2002 season. The parent owner of the resort, Angeles Crest Resorts, collected insurance on both events but did not begin reconstruction. The ski area's closure may have"
"ceremonies. The stadium was also used for speed skating, the figure skating competition and the medal games for ice hockey. Most of the ice hockey games were held at the ""Suvretta"" and ""Kulm"" stadiums in St. Moritz. Bobsled was held at the St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun. Skeleton was contested on the Cresta Run track. Olympia Bob Run was built in 1897 and modernized for the 1948 Games while the Cresta Run was first constructed in 1885. The ski jump competitions were held at Olympiaschanze ski jump hill in St. Moritz. It was built in 1927 for the 1928 Games, and"
"Skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics These are the results of the men's skeleton competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. At that time the sport was called cresta, and St. Moritz had the most famous Cresta Run, dating to 1884. In many locations the sport was referred to as ""tobogganing"" during these and the 1948 Games. The competition took place on the Cresta Run and medals were awarded after a total of three runs down the course. Jennison and John Heaton were brothers. The skeleton sled on which Jennison Heaton won the gold medal is currently on"
"different difficulties: Astún Astún is a ski resort situated near the town of Canfranc in the High Aragon of the western Pyrenees (province of Huesca, Spain). The source of the Aragon River is in the resort. Ibón de Truchas attracts anglers. It is connected to the city by 33 km of the N -330. At his feet is the urbanization of the tracks, which had 6 inhabitants in 2012. It has 39 km of marked pistes, it is one of the most modern resorts of the Pyrenees. The highest point is ""La Raca"" peak, 2300 m AMSL, with a vertical"