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29-563: The resort hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in 1996 and occasionally hosts World Cup races, the last being the women's technical races in 2007 . In recent years World Slope and Freestyle events took place at the site, which also hosted the 2015 Winter Universiade , the world university games. In March 2017, Sierra Nevada hosted the FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships . Sierra Nevada

58-498: A Swiss, a German and an Austrian. On February 2, 1924, in Chamonix as part of the "International Winter Sports Week", which was later to be recognized as the first Olympic Winter Games , 36 delegates from 14 countries (Great Britain, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Finland, France, Yugoslavia, Norway, Poland, Romania, US, Switzerland, Sweden, Hungary and Italy) decided to found the FIS, which replaced

87-468: A minibus service from Hoya de la Mora, just above the resort village, to Posiciones del Veleta, at 3,100 m (10,170 ft). The service includes a guided commentary about the geology and ecology of the Sierra Nevada. A bus service connects the resort to the main bus station in the city of Granada, with the journey taking approximately 45 minutes. The bus station is on Avenida de Juan Pablo II. During

116-671: A postponement to the following year. A total of twelve countries have hosted the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, including those which were shared with the Winter Olympics. All of the top-7 on the list of nations which have won FIS World Cup races have been selected as host at least twice. The World Championships have been held only once in the Southern Hemisphere , in August 1966 at Portillo, Chile . The list

145-454: A small supermarket. There is also a variety of ski schools, restaurants, cafés, bars and nightclubs. The mid-station Borreguiles, which is served by two cable cars that run from the bottom of Pradollano, is at 2,675 m (8,780 ft). There are a few cafés and restaurants, a ski school , a few hire shops and lockers. The resort is run by a private-public enterprise called Cetursa Sierra Nevada, S.A. . The main attraction for visitors to

174-475: A whole week, it is much busier at weekends. There are rarely any queues mid-week outside the main Spanish holidays (first week of December, Christmas through to 6 January and Easter). Even at weekends, queues are generally fairly short by comparison to other European areas especially if the whole resort is open, allowing skiers to spread out across the mountain. In recent years the resort has made an effort to increase

203-451: Is Europe's southernmost ski resort , and the highest in Spain. Due to its high elevation , the skiing season can last from late November until early May. Particularly towards the end of the season it experiences sunny days of skiing, although wind can be problematic for skiers due to Veleta's prominence and few trees. The resort is situated 27 km (17 mi) from the city of Granada , and

232-490: Is accessed by the A-395. The nearest larger city is Málaga . At the foot of the slopes there is a resort village, Pradollano, which stretches up a hill to the north of the pistes. The bottom of the village is about 2,100 m (6,890 ft) above sea level , while the summit is just below 3,400 m (11,150 ft). Pradollano is home to a large number of shops, including many that sell or rent ski equipment, souvenir shops and

261-547: Is also responsible for setting the international competition rules. The organization has a membership of 132 national ski associations, and is based in Oberhofen am Thunersee , Switzerland. At least 50 World Cup wins in all disciplines run by the International Ski and Snowboard Federation for men and women: Updated as of 3 February 2024 The federation organises the following ski sport disciplines, for which it oversees

290-625: Is an alpine skiing competition organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The inaugural world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. During the 1930s, the event was held annually in Europe, until interrupted by the outbreak of World War II , preventing a 1940 event. An event was held in 1941, but included competitors only from nations from the Axis powers or nations not at war with them. The results were later cancelled by

319-576: Is complete through 2021 and does not include the unofficial 1941 event. Note: The men's super-G in 1993 and the team event in 2009 were cancelled due to adverse weather conditions, and no medals were awarded. Top 10 skiers who won more gold medals at the Alpine Skiing World Championships (including at team events) are listed below. Boldface denotes active skiers and highest medal count among all skiers (including these who not included in these tables) per type. * Including one medal in

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348-454: Is no natural snow. Andalusia has a very high proportion of sunny days even in the winter and usually it is possible to ski with beautiful blue skies and warm temperatures. The highest summit of the Sierra Nevada range is Mulhacén at 3,481 m (11,421 ft), the highest ski lift and piste goes to just below Veleta, which is at 3,398 m (11,148 ft). FIS Alpine World Ski Championships The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

377-822: The FIS Games as well as World Cup competitions and World Championships: After ski club federations and national associations were created in Norway (1883 and 1908), Russia (1896), Bohemia and Great Britain (1903), Switzerland (1904), United States , Austria and Germany (all in 1905) and Sweden , Finland and Italy (all in 1908), and competitions had begun such as the Nordic Games , early international cross-country races (Adelboden, 1903), international participation at Holmenkollen (1903) and Club Alpin Français (CAF) International Winter Sports Weeks , an international Ski Congress

406-565: The United States at Aspen were the first held outside of Europe and the first official championships separate of the Olympics since 1939 . The combined event was dropped after 1948 with the addition of the giant slalom in 1950, but returned in 1954 as a "paper" race which used the results of the three events: downhill , giant slalom, and slalom . During Olympic years from 1956 through 1980, FIS World Championship medals were awarded in

435-614: The CIS. Initially, the FIS was only responsible for Nordic skiing. FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1925 in Janské Lázně, Czechoslovakia, were given status as the first official World Championships. After the Scandinavian countries had relented, it was decided at the 11th FIS Congress (February 24–26, 1930 in Oslo) to also include alpine skiing (downhill, slalom and alpine combined) in the rules. This

464-562: The FIS in 1946 because of the limited number of participants, so they are not considered official. Following the war, the championships were connected with the Olympics for several decades. From 1948 through 1982 , the competition was held in even-numbered years, with the Winter Olympics acting as the World Championships through 1980 , and a separate competition held in even-numbered non-Olympic years. The 1950 championships in

493-552: The Mixed team event ** Including two medals in the Mixed team event Participants with five or more medals in the individual disciplines (not including team events) at the Alpine Skiing World Championships are (boldface denotes active skiers): Only seven skiers (three men and four women) have ever managed to win World championship in four or more different alpine skiing individual disciplines during their career, as listed in

522-445: The bottom and top of Pradollano, as well as a chair-lift suitable for non-skiers that connects the bottom, middle and top of the village. The resort is located 32 km (20 mi) from the centre of Granada and is a 50-minute drive. The ski season normally lasts from the beginning of December until the end of April or beginning of May. The existence of artificial snow machines mean that the resort can open for skiing even when there

551-500: The combined, but not Olympic medals. The combined returned as a separately run event in 1982 with its own downhill and two-run slalom, and the Super-G was added to the program in 1987 . (Both were also added to the Olympics in 1988 .) There were no World Championships in 1983 or 1984 and since 1985 , they have been scheduled in odd-numbered years, independent of the Winter Olympics . A lack of snow in southern Spain in 1995 caused

580-448: The first one includes medals won at the nine Winter Olympics from 1948 through 1980 , the second one do not includes these medals. All tables are current through 2023 . International Ski Federation The International Ski and Snowboard Federation , also known as FIS ( French : Fédération Internationale de Ski et de Snowboard ), is the highest international governing body for skiing and snowboarding . It

609-525: The largest Half Pipe in the country has also been developed. Summer activities include walking, cycling, horse-riding, and mountain climbing in the area. One of the cable cars and one chairlift are kept open in July and August, making it relatively easy for hikers to reach the summit of Veleta. The African coast can sometimes be glimpsed on clear days. Also during the summer months, the National Parks office runs

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638-462: The number of services it offers, including expanding the Mirlo Blanco recreation zone, which now has an ice rink, toboggans, ski-bikes, mini-skis and a track for wheeled toboggans. Some of the heaviest investments have been put into developing what is currently the longest Slope style line in Europe with over 71 modules and a possibility of linking 46 of them in one continuous line. In addition to this,

667-402: The resort is the 105 km (70 mi) of alpine skiing runs. The resort is located wholly above the tree line. The resort does not carry out avalanche blasting, and skiers are generally advised against leaving the pistes due to avalanche risk. The World Cup Giant Slalom run known as “Fuente del Tesoro” is a challenging track As the resort mainly caters to locals, and less to people visiting for

696-437: The skiing season, weekday buses run from the bus station to the resort at 08:00, 10:00 and 17:00, returning at 09:00, 16:00 and 18:30. At weekends and on public holidays they leave Granada at 08:00, 10:00, 15:00 and 17:00, and return at 09:00, 13:00, 16:00 and 18:30. Outside the skiing season, there is a daily bus to the resort at 09:00, while the bus back down leaves at 17:00. There is also a minibus service that shuttles between

725-510: The table below. Anja Pärson of Sweden is the only skier in history to win World Championship golds in five individual disciplines. 'The tables for both genders include medals won at the nine Winter Olympics from 1948 through 1980 , though these were also World Championships. The mixed team events is not included for both genders, therefore there is special table for these team competitions. Also, there are two cumulative medal tables –

754-529: Was convened to develop standard rules for international competitive skiing. The founding of a predecessor association, the International Ski Commission (CIS), was decided on February 18, 1910, in Christiania, Norway by delegates from ten countries to the first International Ski Congress. This Congress then met every year or so to hear from the CIS and refine and adopt rule changes. The commission

783-552: Was previously known as the International Ski Federation ( Fédération Internationale de Ski ) until 26 May 2022 when the name was changed to include snowboard. Founded on 2 February 1924 in Chamonix , France during the inaugural Winter Olympic Games , FIS is responsible for the Olympic skiing disciplines, namely Alpine skiing , cross-country skiing , ski jumping , Nordic combined , freestyle skiing , and snowboarding . The FIS

812-472: Was to consist of two members - a representative of Scandinavia and Central Europe. Ultimately, two Scandinavians sat on the commission. A year later, in March 1911, the first internationally valid set of rules was approved. At that time, the commission was enlarged to five members, and Oslo was elected as headquarters. In 1913, the number of members of the commission was increased to seven: two Norwegians, two Swedes,

841-573: Was upon a proposal by Great Britain, in which the British ski pioneer Arnold Lunn played a major role as co-founder of the Arlberg-Kandahar races. The simple sentence "Downhill and slalom races may be organized" was written into the rules - a sentence that was to change skiing in the long term. The first FIS Alpine World Ski Championships were held 19–23 February 1931 in Mürren, Switzerland. Ski flying,

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