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Piste Oreiller-Killy
Ski course in France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Piste Oreiller-Killy is a World Cup downhill ski course in France, at La Daille on Rocher de Bellevarde in Val d'Isere, Savoie. It debuted 58 years ago in 1966 and is named after ski legends Henri Oreiller and Jean-Claude Killy.[1]
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Mountain: | Rocher de Bellevarde |
Member: | Club5+ |
Opened: | 1966; 58 years ago (1966) |
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Competition: | Critérium of the First Snow |
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Start: | 2,580 m (8,465 ft) (AA) |
Finish: | 1,810 m (5,938 ft) |
Vertical drop: | 770 m (2,526 ft) |
Length: | 3.037 km (1.89 mi) |
Max. incline: | 27.5 degrees (52%) |
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The course is about two kilometres (1.2 miles) down the road from "La face de Bellevarde", an extremely steep course designed by Bernhard Russi for the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Silvano Beltrametti's accident on the course in December 2001 led to safety improvements; blue lines were introduced in ski competitions, which led the way to the next poles.