Flying Mile
| Flying Mile | |
|---|---|
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 Interactive map of Flying Mile | |
| 46°13′1.4″N 74°34′42″W / 46.217056°N 74.57833°W | |
| Location | Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada |
| Mountain | Flying Mile Peak |
| Opened | 1983 (race course); 43 years ago |
| Giant Slalom | |
| Start | 590 m (1,936 ft) (AA) |
| Finish | 270 m (886 ft) |
| Vertical drop | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
Flying Mile is a women's World Cup technical ski course in Mont-Tremblant town in Quebec, Canada, first held in 1983. The course is part of Mont Tremblant Ski Resort, located at Flying Mile Peak.[1][2]
The course profile is straight with an average incline at 28%; it starts at 565 metres (1,854 ft) above sea level with a vertical drop of 230 m (755 ft) and a course length of 1,200 m (0.75 mi). Characterized by a persistent low slope along its entire length, it is dotted with the presence of various changes in slope and bumps. The initial flat part leads to a short wall (steepest part) which ends in a very undulating section which continues up to a few tens of meters from the finish line, located at the end of a short wall.
History
[edit]In 1983 season first ever World Cup events were organised, with women's downhill and giant slalom. Canadian skier Laurie Graham won the downhill and French skier Anne Flore Rey.[3][4]
In 1994 new chairlift, with the same name as this course, was built along the slope and mountain.
In 2023/24 season World Cup events returned after 40 years break with two women's giant slaloms.
In 2024/25 season, two planned women's World Cup giant slaloms were cancelled due to lack of snow.[5]
World Cup
[edit]Women
[edit]| No. | Type | Date | Season | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413 | DH | 6 March 1983 | 1982/83 |  Laurie Graham |  Maria Walliser | Michela Figini |
| 414 | GS | 7 March 1983 |  Anne Flore Rey |  Maria Epple | Erika Hess | |
| 1778 | GS | 2 December 2023 | 2023/24 |  Federica Brignone |
 Petra Vlhová |
 Mikaela Shiffrin |
| 1779 | GS | 3 December 2023 | Federica Brignone |
Lara Gut-Behrami |
Mikaela Shiffrin | |
| GS | 7 December 2024 | 2024/25 | cancelled due to lack of snow | |||
| GS | 8 December 2024 | |||||
| 1851 | GS | 6 December 2025 | 2025/26 |  Alice Robinson |
 Zrinka Ljutić |
Valérie Grenier |
| 1852 | GS | 7 December 2025 | Julia Scheib |
 Sara Hector |
Alice Robinson | |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Flying Mile (black diamond / South Side)". tremblant.ca. 29 December 2024.
- ↑ "Official FIS course profile" (PDF). fis-ski.com. 2 December 2023.
- ↑ "Laurie Graham zmagovalka zadnjega smuka" (in Slovenian). Delo. 7 March 1983. p. 9.
- ↑ "V veleslalomu zmagala Francozinja Rey" (in Slovenian). Delo. 8 March 1983. p. 9.
- ↑ "Tremblant women's giant slaloms called off due to lack of snow". Reuters. 30 November 2024.