Crans Montana Alpine Ski World Cup Speed Races Preview
- Raúl Revuelta
- Jan 28
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 29
Next Friday and Saturday, the Women's World Cup is back to Crans Montana with two days of action: a Downhill race and a Super-G.
Crans Montana (SUI)
January 30th Downhill / Women 10:00 CET
January 31st Super-G / Women 11:00 CET
Since 1977, Crans Montana has hosted 17 Women's Downhill races. The first was won by Brigitte Totschnig, the 1976 Olympic Downhill silver medallist, ahead of Evi Mittermaier and Annemarie Moser-Pröll.
In 2024, Crans-Montana hosted two Downhills. The first was won by Lara Gut-Behrami ahead of Jasmine Flury and Cornelia Huetter, who tied for second.
The second was won by Marta Bassino ahead of Federica Brignone and Lara Gut-Behrami.
Sofia Goggia has the most downhill wins in Crans Montana, with four victories (2019, two in 2021, and 2023). She is followed by Lara Gut-Behrami, who has three wins (two in 2010 and one in 2024), and Lindsey Vonn, with two victories (2008 and 2010).
Crans-Montana has hosted six Women’s Alpine Ski World Cup Super-G races since 1992, when Carole Merle won the first one ahead of Merete Fjeldavlie and Zoe Haas.
The last Women’s Super-G held in Crans Montana was won by Stephanie Venier in 2024. She finished ahead of Federica Brignone and Marta Bassino.
Mont Lachaux Racecourse facts:
Start Elevation: 2210 m (Downhill) / 2116 m (Super-G)
Finish Elevation: 1545 m
Vertical Drop: 665 m (DH) / 571 m (SG)
Length: 2451 m (DH) / 2045 m (SG)
Max. slope: 53 %
Average slope: 31 %
The Mont Lachaux Downhill racecourse was remodeled in 2006-2007. The slope winds its way down from the spectacular Cry d'Err vantage point and on through the mountain forest down to the Barzettes ski stadium.
Located on a sunny plateau at 1,500 m above the Rhone Valley, Crans Montana offers visitors an outstanding Alpine panorama over the most beautiful peaks in the Alps, such as the Matterhorn and Mont Blanc. The ski domain of Crans Montana (1500-3000) allows skiers and snowboarders to enjoy snow thanks to 30 lifts and 140 km of pistes, including the mythical Plaine Morte and the National. The Mont Lachaux Downhill racecourse was remodeled in 2006-2007. The slope winds its way down from the spectacular Cry d'Err vantage point and on through the mountain forest down to the Barzettes ski stadium.
Crans-Montana stretches up to the Plaine Morte glacier at an altitude of 3,000 meters, where the first alpine ski race took place in 1911 when the English skiing pioneer Sir Arnold Lunn organized the world's first timed downhill ski race, on the high Valais plateau from the Plaine Morte glacier to Mollens. Crans-Montana has so far hosted more than 25 FIS European Cup and FIS World Cup competitions, two World Cup Finals (1992 & 1998), the European Cup Finals 2009, and the unforgettable 1987 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships.
In May 2022, Crans-Montana, Switzerland was awarded to host the 2027 Alpine World Ski Championships.
Vail Resorts, announced on November 30, 2023, that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Crans-Montana Mountain Resort in Switzerland from CPI Property Group ("CPIPG").
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