Chamrousse ( French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃ʁus] ) is a ski resort in Southeastern France, in the Belledonne mountain range near Grenoble in the Isère department . It is located in a commune of the same name and is situated on the Recoin at 1,650 m (5,413 ft) and the Roche Béranger at 1,750 m (5,741 ft). The ski-lifts reach the Cross of Chamrousse at 2,253 m (7,392 ft).
22-468: Chamrousse hosted the six alpine skiing events of the 1968 Winter Olympics , where Jean-Claude Killy of France won three gold medals in the men's events. All women's events took place at Recoin de Chamrousse, located 2 km (1.2 mi) away. There are more than 90 km (56 mi) of downhill runs at Chamrousse and 24 ski lifts. There are also 37 km (23 mi) of trails for cross-country skiing. Cross-country skiing can be practised from
44-579: A Conservative member of the Senate of Canada . After her 75th birthday, Greene retired as a senator. She was named Olympic Ambassador for the 2010 Vancouver games. On February 12, 2010, Greene lit the Vancouver Olympic cauldron along with fellow Canadian sports icons Steve Nash , Rick Hansen , Catriona Le May Doan , and Wayne Gretzky . From 1948 through 1980 , the Winter Olympics were also
66-485: A 1970s television commercial for the latter product, she was seen to discard the wrapper onto a ski slope in the course of consuming the product. This minor act, coming at a time of nascent environmental sentiment, appears to have entered the public memory as references to it have dogged her over the years. Married with twin boys and having built a cabin in Whistler in 1970, Greene and her husband Al Raine were instrumental in
88-588: A gold medal in the giant slalom, by one of the largest margins in Olympic history, and a silver medal in the slalom. For the second time, she was named Canada's "Athlete of the Year". Following her retirement from competition, she made a major contribution to Canadian sport by accepting an appointment to the federal government's "Task Force on Sport For Canadians". During this period Greene also did promotional work for various companies including Rossignol, Pontiac, and Mars Inc. In
110-433: A more northerly route, from Uriage-les-Bains via Saint-Martin-d'Uriage . This climb is 18.2 km (11.3 mi) gaining 1,315 m (4,314 ft) in elevation, at an average gradient of 7.2%. The climb of Chamrousse was used in the mountain time-trial in the 2001 Tour de France . Lance Armstrong won the stage (#11) on 18 July 2001, when he took just over an hour to complete the hors catégorie climb from Grenoble to
132-503: A single Olympics. ( Janica Kostelic later won three gold medals in the 2002 Winter Olympics ). This was the first Olympics with a two-run men's giant slalom , with one run per day. The women's giant slalom was one run until 1980 . For the only time, the results from Olympic races were included in the World Cup standings, then in its second season. Following the 1970 season, Olympic and World Championship results were not included in
154-526: Is a mountainous area and the site of the first ski competition ever held in Canada in 1897. Greene began schussing at a young age and while in high school she competed in the Canadian Junior Championships. She would go on to win 14 World Cup victories by 1968. Nicknamed "Tiger" because of her "go for it" attitude and her aggressive style of skiing, she won 17 Canadian ski championship titles and
176-560: The giant slalom , the combined event was dropped for 1950 and 1952 , but returned as a World Championship event in 1954 as a "paper race" which used the results from the three events. During the Olympics from 1956 through 1980 , World Championship medals were awarded by the FIS for the combined event. The combined returned as a separate event at the World Championships in 1982 and at
198-556: The 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. After being appointed to the Senate in 2009, Greene Raine retired on May 11, 2018, when she reached the mandatory retirement age of 75. She is the mother of retired alpine skier Willy Raine . Greene was born on May 11, 1943, in Ottawa , Ontario . She moved with her family to Rossland , British Columbia , before she was three years of age. Rossland
220-405: The Olympics in 1988 . Men's Combined Women's Combined Nancy Greene Nancy Catherine Greene Raine OC OBC OD (born May 11, 1943) is a former Canadian Senator for British Columbia and an Olympic alpine champion voted as Canada's Female Athlete of the 20th Century . She was born in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada. Greene Raine won the giant slalom in
242-684: The United States championship three times. In 1967, Greene broke the European domination of the sport, winning the inaugural World Cup. That year she won seven of 16 events, taking the over-all title with four giant slalom victories plus two in slalom and one in downhill . Her accomplishment earned her Canadian "Athlete of the Year" honours. In 1968 she won the World Cup title again plus, at that year's Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble , France, she captured
SECTION 10
#1732855277126264-431: The World Cup points standings. Four nations won medals in alpine skiing and the host country led the medal table with eight. France won four gold, three silver and a bronze, as Jean-Claude Killy swept the three men's events. The top women's medalist was Canada's Nancy Greene , with one gold and one silver. Source: Source: Source: Source: Thirty-three nations sent alpine skiers to compete in
286-448: The climb. On average, Chamrousse experiences 135.8 days per year with a minimum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), 15.3 days per year with a minimum temperature below −10 °C (14.0 °F), 44.8 days per year with a maximum temperature below 0 °C (32.0 °F), and no days per year with a maximum temperature above 30 °C (86.0 °F). The record high temperature was 28.6 °C (83.5 °F) on 18 July 2023, while
308-654: The early development of the Whistler-Blackcomb Resort in Whistler , British Columbia, and then later in the development and promotion of skiing at Sun Peaks Resort, just north of Kamloops . The expansion of the resort was not without controversy as some Native groups opposed the move, and protesters occupying the new site were removed by arrest under a provincial injunction. Greene is the skiing ambassador at Sun Peaks Resort . She and her husband built Nancy Greene's Cahilty Lodge, where they make their home. Dedicated to
330-514: The events in Innsbruck. West and East Germany competed separately for the first time and Morocco made its Olympic alpine skiing debut. Below is a list of the competing nations; in parentheses are the number of national competitors. From 1948 through 1980 , the alpine skiing events at the Winter Olympics also served as the World Championships , held every two years. With the addition of
352-498: The opening of the resort to early or mid-April. The road to the ski station starts at Uriage-les-Bains from where the climb is 19 km (12 mi) long, gaining 1,235 m (4,052 ft) in elevation, at an average gradient of 6.5%. There are several sections in excess off 11% in the early stages of the climb. For the Tour de France, the summit is at an elevation of 1,730 m (5,680 ft). The ski station can also be reached by
374-726: The promotion of her sport for more than 30 years, the Nancy Greene Ski League has been an important entry-level race program for young children. Over the years, Greene has been the recipient of numerous awards including her country's highest civilian honour, the Order of Canada . She has been honoured with the naming of "Nancy Greene Provincial Park" and "Nancy Greene Lake" in the Monashee Mountains of British Columbia's Kootenay region. A stretch of Capilano Road in North Vancouver
396-533: The record low temperature was −23.3 °C (−9.9 °F) on 5 February 2012. [REDACTED] Media related to Chamrousse at Wikimedia Commons Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held 9–17 February at Chamrousse , southeast of Grenoble , France . Jean-Claude Killy of France won all three men's events, repeating Toni Sailer 's triple-gold of 1956 . Since Killy's feat, no male alpine ski racer has won three gold medals in
418-487: The right-wing Reform Party of Canada . In April 2005, Greene was named chancellor of Thompson Rivers University . In 2006, Greene-Raine contributed a small part of one of her Olympic competition skis to the Six String Nation project. Part of that material now serves as the second reinforcing strip on the interior of Voyageur , the guitar at the heart of the project. On January 2, 2009, Greene took her seat as
440-466: The rough road accessing the area was paved and upgraded at this time by the government as an extension to highway 99, the main road from Vancouver to Pemberton. Despite opposition from Native groups, backcountry recreationists, biologists, and environmental organizations, the project received approval from BC's Environmental Assessment Office in 2000, but has been stalled in a series of protests and blockades since. In 1993, Greene announced her support for
462-544: The ski resort. In 2012, Armstrong was disqualified from winning this stage, following the Lance Armstrong doping case . The ski station was re-visited by the race on 18 July 2014. The winner of the 197 km (122 mi) stage 13 from Saint-Étienne was the Italian Vincenzo Nibali who increased his lead over his nearest rivals, with Richie Porte , who began the day second overall, losing nine minutes on
SECTION 20
#1732855277126484-662: Was renamed Nancy Greene Way. In 1999, her name was engraved in Canada's Walk of Fame and she was voted Canada's female athlete of the century in a survey of newspaper editors and broadcasters conducted by The Canadian Press and Broadcast News. In 1990, Greene and husband Al Raine were encouraged by the BC provincial government to pursue the development of a new ski resort in the Melvin Creek Valley, between Mount Currie and Lillooet, both predominantly Native communities. Perhaps coincidentally,
#125874