Events

Details:

Who: The Canadian Alpine Ski Team athletes take on the fastest World Cup skiers from across the globe.

Where: Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada

When: November 24 - 25: Men's downhill and super-G

          November 30 - December 2: Ladies' downhill and super-G

What’s at stake: The Lake Louise Winterstart World Cup is Canada's highest-profile alpine ski race and the first World Cup speed event of the season. The fastest skiers in the world compete in downhill and super-G in the heart of the Canadian Rocky Mountains. For Canadian alpine athletes, it’s their only chance of the season to win a World Cup on home soil.

Quick fact: The Lake Louise World Cup was the first downhill course outside of Europe to be invited to join the prestigious Club 5. The Club 5 is a union of leading alpine ski race organizers and designates Lake Louise as one of the 15 classic downhill courses in the world. Other famous Club 5 courses include Gardena/Groden, Italy; Kitzbühel, Austria; Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; Val d’Isere, France, and Wengen, Switzerland. 

Past Canadian Winterstart champions include:
2006 - John Kucera, read his bio
2007 – Jan Hudec, read his bio
2009 – Manuel Osborne-Paradis, read his bio

Complete list of past Winterstart World Cup podium winners

Get involved:

Cheer on your team in person: Admission to the Lake Louise Winterstart World Cup is free, so grab a cow bell and your nation’s flag and watch some of the best ski racing in the world. Read more about local services and accommodations in Lake Louise.