At which European winter sports resort is the Cresta Run?
Cresta Run encouraged to use only the lower half of the course. Towards the end of the season, there is a Ladies Event in which women compete from Junction by invitation only. Cresta Run The Cresta Run is a natural ice skeleton racing toboggan track in eastern Switzerland. Located in the winter sports town of St. Moritz, the run is one of the few in the world dedicated entirely to skeleton. It was built in 1884 near the hamlet of Cresta in the municipality of Celerina/Schlarigna by the Outdoor Amusement Committee of the Kulm Hotel and the people of St. Moritz. The
Cresta Run slides. Similarly, the exit is simply called 'finish' and given a typical average speed of more than 50mph, an experienced rider will exit the course at more than 80mph when riding from 'top'. The track served as host of the skeleton event for both the 1928 and the 1948 Winter Olympics. These were the only Olympics with skeleton until 2002. The primary purpose of the 1300 member club founded in 1887 is "…the conduct of races and practice on the Cresta Run and the encouragement of tobogganing generally". While not snobbish, the Cresta Club gathers well-to-do gentlemen and is totally