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The
Village of Lake Louise and the Lake
Louise Ski Area is located in Banff
National Park, approximately 184 KM
(115 miles) west of Calgary, Alberta,
Canada and 60 KM (36 miles) West of
the town of Banff. Lake
Louise, in the majestic Canadian Rockies,
held its very first World Cup downhill
in March 1980 just a few weeks after
the Lake Placid Olympics. Thanks to
the great support of Molson brewery,
the Canadian ski team sponsor, over
20,000 spectators came to see the
leader of the famous "Crazy Canucks",
Ken Read, beat Switzerland's Peter
Mueller for the overall downhill standings.
Yet Read, a winner in Kitzbuhel and
Wengen that winter, only came in 8th
- not good enough to conquer the World
Cup title. Four more men's races took
place in the next few seasons on the
challenging downhill course until
March 1991. Then the Canadian men's
races were moved west to Panorama,
Alberta and Whistler Mountain, BC.
But Lake Louise has become a regular
stop on the women's downhill and Super-G
circuit. Located in the heart of the
superb Banff National Park, Lake Louise
is one of Canada's largest ski resorts,
spread across three mountains. A very
popular summer destination too, Lake
Louise is reputed for its magnificent
landscape and its spectacular Lake
near the famous "Chatean Lake
Louise", one of the world's most
beautiful places to visit.
Both women's and men's World Cup races
will be there in November and December,
1999.
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