Piste Nationale
| Piste Nationale | |
|---|---|
 Interactive map of Piste Nationale | |
  Crans-Montana Location within Switzerland  Crans-Montana Location within Alps  Crans-Montana Location within Europe | |
| 46°19′00″N 7°29′00″E / 46.316667°N 7.483333°E | |
| Location | Crans-Montana, Switzerland |
| Downhill | |
| Start | 2,514 m (8,248 ft) (AA) |
| Finish | 1,560 m (5,118 ft) |
| Vertical drop | 954 m (3,130 ft) |
| Length | 3,600 m (2.24 mi) |
| Max incline | 31.4 degrees (61%) |
| Avg incline | 15.1 degrees (27%) |
| Min incline | 0 degrees (0%) |
| Super-G | |
| Start | 2,147 m (7,044 ft) (AA) |
| Finish | 1,545 m (5,069 ft) |
| Vertical drop | 602 m (1,975 ft) |
| Length | 2,220 m (1.38 mi) |
Nationale is a World Cup downhill ski course in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, opened 86 years ago in 1940.
Crans-Montana hosted the World Championships in 1987, and Swiss racers (Pirmin Zurbriggen, Maria Walliser, Erika Hess, and Peter Müller) dominated in front of the home crowd, winning eight of the ten events and fourteen of the thirty medals.
In addition to Nationale, two nearby ski courses also hosted events at those World Championships; the nearby "Mont Lachaux" was the women's downhill course and "Chetzeron" in Crans village.
Franjo von Allmen won the most recent men's downhill in February 2026; the full course was used at 3.600 km (2.24 mi) in length, with a vertical drop of 954 m (3,130 ft) from a starting elevation of 2,514 m (8,248 ft). His winning time of 115.00 seconds yielded an average speed of 112.696 km/h (70.0 mph) and an average vertical descent rate of 8.296 m/s (27.2 ft/s).
Course
The course's World Cup debut came in January 1977, with women's events in downhill, slalom, and combined.
The men's World Cup events on this slope premiered in 1979 with slalom.
Sections
- Dévers De Bellaui
- Cassure De Cry D'er
- Plat De Houlés
- Mur De Mélèzes
- L'Étoile
- Saut Des 4000
World Championships
Men's events
| Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | KB | (SL) 27 January 1987 (DH) 1 February 1987 |
 Marc Girardelli |
 Pirmin Zurbriggen |
 Günther Mader |
| DH | 31 January 1987 | Peter Müller |
Pirmin Zurbriggen |
Karl Alpiger | |
| SL | 8 February 1987 |  Frank Wörndl |
Günther Mader |
Armin Bittner |
- The men's World Championships combined slalom was held on "Chetzeron" ski course.
Women's events
| Event | Type | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | SL | 7 February 1987 | Erika Hess |
Roswitha Steiner |
 Mateja Svet |
World Cup
Men
Women
References
- ↑ "The legendary Nationale piste gets a green light from the FIS". cransmontana2027.ch. 26 March 2023.
- ↑ "Mont-Lachaux". myswitzerland.com. 2 February 1987.
- ↑ "List of World Cup events". International Ski Federation. 16 February 2024.
- ↑ "Super G neznanka? Tudi naša dvojica" (in Slovenian). Delo. 2 February 1987. p. 9.
- ↑ "Do naslova z velikim tveganjem..." (in Slovenian). Delo. 3 February 1987. p. 11.
- ↑ "Že šesto zlato Švicarjem, še drugo Pirminu Zurbriggnu" (in Slovenian). Delo. 5 February 1987. p. 6.
- ↑ "Samo Mateja Svet enakovredna švicarskim šampionkam" (in Slovenian). Delo. 6 February 1987. p. 8.
- ↑ "Erika prva, Mateja druga" (in Slovenian). Delo. 9 February 1987. p. 9.
- ↑ "Neureuther je čakal pet let Stenmark in Križaj izpadla" (in Slovenian). Delo. 10 January 1979. p. 11.
External links
- Crans Montana (official)