Kreuzjoch

This article is about the mountain in Bavaria. For the higher mountain in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria, see Kreuzjoch (Kitzbühel Alps).

Kandahar downhill course
at Garmisch Classic in 2008,
descending from Kreuzjoch

Kreuzjoch

Location in southern Germany

Kreuzjoch is a mountain of Bavaria in southern Germany, part of the present-day Garmisch Classic ski resort.

Alpine ski racing

For the 1936 Winter Olympics in neighboring Garmisch-Partenkirchen, it was the starting line for the downhill portion of the combined event, the first-ever alpine skiing events in the Winter Olympics. Prior to the launch of the World Cup in 1967, the downhill course was one of the venues of the rotating Arlberg-Kandahar races. In addition to hosting numerous World Cup races, Garmisch Classic was the site of the World Championships in 1978 and 2011.

Venues of the 1936 Winter Olympics

Große Olympiaschanze Gudiberg Kreuzjoch Kreuzeck Olympia-Kunsteisstadion Riessersee

Olympic venues in alpine skiing

1936: Gudiberg, Kreuzjoch, Kreuzeck 1948: Piz Nair 1952: Norefjell, Rødkleiva 1956: Mount Faloria, Mount Tofana 1960: Squaw Valley Ski Resort 1964: Axamer Lizum, Patscherkofel 1968: Chamrousse, Recoin de Chamrousse 1972: Mount Eniwa Downhill Course, Mt. Teine Alpine Skiing courses 1976: Axamer Lizum, Patscherkofel 1980: Whiteface Mountain 1984: Bjelašnica, Jahorina 1988: Nakiska 1992: Les Menuires, Méribel, Val-d'Isère 1994: Lillehammer Olympic Alpine Centre Hafjell, Lillehammer Olympic Alpine Centre Kvitfjell 1998: Hakuba Happoone Winter Resort, Mount Higashidate, Mount Yakebitai 2002: Deer Valley, Park City Mountain Resort, Snowbasin 2006: San Sicario Fraiteve, Sestiere Borgata, Sestiere Colle 2010: Whistler Creekside 2014: Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort 2018: Jeongseon Alpine Centre, Yongpyong Resort 2022: Xiaohaituo Alpine Skiing Field

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