FIS poised to extend World Cup stop at Lake Louise

The FIS World Cup Committee has given ski racing in Lake Louise a boost, approving a tentative schedule that includes hosting races at the Alberta ski resort for the next four years.
The FIS World Cup Committee has given ski racing in Lake Louise a boost, approving a tentative schedule that includes hosting races at the Alberta ski resort for the next four years.
    Bombardier Lake Louise Winterstart Race Chairman John Cassels said of the decision:
    “There is a very proud tradition of World Cup ski racing at Lake Louise as host of the first speed events of the FIS World Cup season and North America's only Club 5+ World Cup site. We are pleased for the hardworking volunteers and staff as well as our world-class partners that it was confirmed for four more years by the FIS Committee.”
    Lake Louise was the first resort outside of Europe to be named to the prestigious Club 5+, an organization that brings together 13 of the most famous and historic World Cup alpine racing courses in the world. Member resorts include Kitzbühel, Wengen, Schladming, Cortina, ITA among others.
    The decision of the FIS Committee must now be approved by FIS Council, which is scheduled to meet in November.
    The Bombardier Lake Louise Winterstart schedule includes men’s downhill and super G races Nov. 29-30 with two women’s downhill events Dec. 5-6 and a super G on Dec. 7.

    — Alpine Canada Alpin