Kvitfjell
The Kvitfjell ( norway. For "white mountain") is a ski resort in the municipality of Ringebu near Lillehammer in Norway .
In addition to alpine skiing , cross-country skiing is also offered. There is a special facility for snowboarders with several jumps and halfpipes. There are 7 lifts with a capacity of 3500 people / h and a total of 15 marked runs, the longest of which is 3.5 km long. The height difference is a maximum of 840 m.
The Olympiabakken slope is the venue for numerous races of the Alpine Ski World Cup . Among other things, the alpine skiing competitions of the 1994 Winter Olympics took place here.
The 2013 World Cup was held from March 1st to 3rd; The winner of the downhill on March 2, 2013 was the Frenchman Adrien Théaux .
In addition to a ski school, there are numerous overnight accommodations and several cafes in the ski area. The first of two hotels is the Kvitfjell Hotel, which was built for the 1994 Olympics and has changed a lot over the years. Today the house has 350 beds. The importance of the house is clear from the fact that almost all participants and teams stay in this hotel every year when the Alpine World Cup is held. On October 15, 2012, the hotel manager Ralph Durhack took over the hotel.
The World Cup has been held on this mountain for more than 20 years and it is part of the hotel tradition that the manager hands the winner and the team a “winner cake” in the evening.
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Competition venues for the 1994 Winter Olympics
Coordinates: 61 ° 27 ' N , 10 ° 7' E