Garmisch Classic
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Garmisch Classic is an alpine ski area in the Bavarian Alps of southern Germany, near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria.[1] Its maximum elevation is Script error: No such module "convert". above sea level at Osterfelderkopf, with a vertical drop of Script error: No such module "convert".. Other peaks of ski area are the Kreuzjoch at Script error: No such module "convert". and Kreuzeck at Script error: No such module "convert"..[2]
The area hosted the World Championships in 2011 and 1978, and alpine skiing debuted at the Winter Olympics here in 1936. Run only as a combined event in 1936, the downhill portion was run at Garmisch Classic and the slalom was run at Gudiberg, adjacent to the ski jumps (Große Olympiaschanze). Garmisch Classic is known for the classic Kandahar slope, descending from Kreuzjoch, where the speed events are held for the World Cup and World Championships.
Skiing is also available above Garmisch Classic on the Zugspitzplatt, a glacial plateau below the summit of the Zugspitze, the highest point in Germany at Script error: No such module "convert".. The lift-served summit for skiing is Script error: No such module "convert"., descending to Script error: No such module "convert"., for a vertical drop of Script error: No such module "convert"..[3][2]
Video
- YouTube.com – a trip down the Kandahar course – 2012
- YouTube.com – Didier Cuche wins 2012 World Cup downhill at Garmisch Classic (Kandahar 1)
- YouTube.com – Lindsey Vonn wins 2012 World Cup downhill at Garmisch Classic (Kandahar 2)
References
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External links
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- Ski Map.org - Garmisch-Partenkirchen - 6 maps
- Alpine Ski Maps.com - Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- GaP 2011.com Template:Webarchive - 2011 World Championships - host site
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