Alpine Canada searching for new site after Lake Louise fell off the tour after 2022
Whistler and Panorama, B.C., are candidates to host men’s World Cup downhill ski races in the future.
“Where can we build a national training centre for speed with safety equipment, air fence, crash pads and where do we have the right weather patterns for that? And also, what would be a sensible location for a World Cup?Staging a World Cup in Canada is crucial for Alpine Canada on multiple fronts, including its business operations. The cancellation of women’s giant slalom races Saturday and Sunday in Mont-Tremblant, Que., because of lack of snow and warm temperatures was a blow.
“Especially for our Canadian athletes to not have that chance to race at home, they don’t get to race at home very often. It’s certainly disappointing for them.” While ski cross falls under the freestyle ski umbrella internationally, it’s under Alpine Canada’s jurisdiction domestically as a speed event. A World Cup is scheduled for March 12-15 at Craigleith near Collingwood, Ont.
“If we build that national training centre first, we’ll have a World Cup in fairly short order afterward,” said Brisson, who said a location should be in place by 2026. Panorama, near Invermere, B.C. close to the Alberta border, hosted downhill, super-G, giant slalom and slalom Nor Am finals in April and the world junior alpine ski championship in 2022. Brisson estimated an investment of $3 million could provide what’s needed for a training hub and World Cup downhill there.
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