West Encore / Rosi's Run

West Encore / Rosi's Run
Place: Copper Mountain
Summit County, Colorado
Super-G
Start: 11,545 feet (3,519 m)  AMSL
Finish:   9,803 feet (2,988 m)
Vertical drop:   1,742 feet (531 m)
Length:   1.130 miles (1.818 km)[1]
Giant slalom
Start: 11,188 feet (3,410 m)  AMSL
Finish:   9,803 feet (2,988 m)
Vertical drop:   1,385 feet (422 m)[2]
Slalom
Start: 10,459 feet (3,188 m)  AMSL
Finish:   9,803 feet (2,988 m)
Vertical drop:      656 feet (200 m)
Copper
Mountain
Location in the United States
Copper
Mountain
Location in Colorado

West Encore / Rosi's Run is a World Cup ski course in the western United States, located at Copper Mountain in Summit County, Colorado. Its World Cup debut came 50 years ago in March 1976,[3] the first events following the Winter Olympics. In recent years, the course has been used primarily for speed training.

The lower part of the course is named after Rosi Mittermaier of West Germany, who won both opening events in 1976,[4] and went on to take the season's overall, slalom, and combined titles. At the recently completed Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, she medaled in all three events, with two golds (downhill, slalom) and silver in the giant slalom.[5]

The super-G course's starting elevation is 11,545 feet (3,519 m) above sea level, the second highest in World Cup history for both men and women. Its maximum gradient is 46%, with an average incline of 29% and a minimum incline of 20%.

History

In early March 1976, the first World Cup events were held on this course; Copper Mountain was a late substitute for Heavenly Valley, which was low on snow.[6] Rosi Mittermaier won both women's events (giant slalom, slalom),[5] while American Greg Jones won the men's giant slalom and legendary Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden gained his sixth World Cup slalom win at age nineteen.[4][7] The runners-up in the men's events were the eighteen-year-old Mahre twins: Phil in the giant slalom and Steve in the slalom, just a tenth of a second behind Stenmark and well ahead of five-time overall champion Gustav Thoeni.[4]

After more than 23 years, World Cup racing returned to Copper Mountain in November 1999 with two women's technical events. Régine Cavagnoud won the giant slalom and the slalom finished in a tie with Christel Pascal and Špela Pretnar both on top.[8][9]

Both 2001 events for women were replacements for Aspen, due to lack of snow.[10] The giant slalom was won by Norway's Andrine Flemmen,[11] and the slalom went to Laure Pequegnot of France.[12]

In late November 2025, World Cup for men (super-G, giant slalom) returned to Copper Mountain after nearly a half century, and for women (GS, SL) after a 24-year absence. Switzerland's Marco Odermatt won the super-G on Thanksgiving Day, and Stefan Brennsteiner of Austria took the giant slalom. On the women's side, New Zealand's Alice Robinson won the giant slalom, becoming the winningest Alpine skier from outside Europe or North America in World Cup history,[13] while Mikaela Shiffrin took home the slalom title.

Sections

  • Max Headroom
  • Encore Face
  • Sky Chute
  • Black Bear
  • Light Out
  • Rosi's Face

World Cup

Men

No. Type Season Date Winner Second Third
225 GS 1975/76 5 March 1976 Greg Jones Phil Mahre    Engelhard Pargatzi
226 SL 7 March 1976 Ingemar Stenmark Steve Mahre Gustav Thöni
1968 SG 2025/26 27 November 2025    Marco Odermatt Vincent Kriechmayr Raphael Haaser
1969 GS 28 November 2025 Stefan Brennsteiner   Henrik Kristoffersen Filip Zubčić

Women

No. Type Season Date Winner Second Third
219 GS 1975/76 5 March 1976 Rosi Mittermaier Cindy Nelson    Bernadette Zurbriggen
220 SL 6 March 1976 Rosi Mittermaier Monika Kaserer    Lise-Marie Morerod
938 GS 1999/00 19 November 1999 Régine Cavagnoud Karen Putzer Michaela Dorfmeister
939 SL 20 November 1999 Christel Pascal
Špela Pretnar		   Trine Bakke
1012 GS 2001/02 21 November 2001   Andrine Flemmen Allison Forsyth    Sonja Nef
1013 SL 22 November 2001 Laure Pequegnot Christine Sponring Carina Raich
1849 GS 2025/26 29 November 2025 Alice Robinson Julia Scheib Thea Louise Stjernesund
1850 SL 30 November 2025 Mikaela Shiffrin Lena Dürr Lara Colturi

References

  1. ^ "1st Men's Super-G: Copper Mountain (USA)" (PDF). FIS. 27 November 2025.
  2. ^ "2nd Men's Giant Slalom: Copper Mountain (USA)" (PDF). FIS. 28 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Copper Mountain Ski Resort official maps" (PDF). coppercolorado.com. 28 November 2025.
  4. ^ a b c "Rosi has run named for her". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Washington. Associated Press. March 8, 1976. p. 20.
  5. ^ a b "Rosi clinches Cup". Eugene Register-Guard. Oregon. Associated Press. March 7, 1976. p. 6B.
  6. ^ "World Cup in Colorado". Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. March 5, 1976. p. 28.
  7. ^ "Rosi že ima pokal" (in Slovenian). Delo. 8 March 1976. p. 9.
  8. ^ "Mojca Suhadolc: Ali je to mogoče?" (in Slovenian). Delo. 20 November 1999.
  9. ^ "Mojca Suhadolc: Usodna je bila noč 19. septembra" (in Slovenian). Delo. 22 November 1999.
  10. ^ Grass, Ray (November 21, 2001). "Snow-shy Colorado revamps Cup races". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. D5.
  11. ^ Grass, Ray (November 22, 2001). "Americans slow at World Cup". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. D1.
  12. ^ Grass, Ray (November 23, 2001). "U.S. ski team is feeling stronger after World Cup". Deseret News. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. D1.
  13. ^ "'Complete disbelief': Robinson makes history with GS victory". International Ski and Snowboard Federation. Retrieved 1 December 2025.

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