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Engiadina
Engiadiana is a FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup ski course in Switzerland at St. Moritz, Grisons, located in the Engadin valley on Piz Nair mountain in the Albula Alps. It is adjacent to the older and more famous men's "Corviglia (ski course), Corviglia" speed events course, which hosted the Alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics in Alpine skiing at the 1948 Winter Olympics, 1948 and several FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, World Championships. World Championships Men's events Women's events World Cup Women Unclear if 1999, 2000 and 2001 events were held on Corviglia (ski course), Corviglia or Engiadina course? Full course sections *Britain station start (at "Free Fall" bottom), Fashion Alpina, Super-G start, Foppa, Gianda, Großes Loch, Weißes Band, Reinaltersprung, Engnis, Lärchenweg, Salastrains (finish area). References External links *FIS Alpine Ski World Cup– St. Moritz, SwitzerlandSki-db.com - St. Moritz women's races {{Ski Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Engadin
The Engadin or Engadine (;This is the name in the two Romansh idioms that are spoken in the Engadin, Vallader and Puter, as well as in Sursilvan and Rumantsch Grischun. In Surmiran, the name is ''Nagiadegna'', and in Sutsilvan, it is ''Gidegna''. ; ; ) is a long high Alps, Alpine valley region in the eastern Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden in southeasternmost Switzerland with about 25,000 inhabitants. It follows the route of the Inn (river), Inn () from its headwaters at Maloja Pass in the southwest running roughly northeast until the Inn flows into Austria, little less than one hundred kilometers downstream. The En/Inn subsequently flows at Passau into the Danube, making it the only Swiss river to drain into the Black Sea. The Engadine is protected by high mountain ranges on all sides and is famous for its sunny climate, beautiful landscapes and outdoor activities. Name In English, the valley is known as either ''Engadin'' (, locally also ) or ''Engadine'' ( , ). The R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
