FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966

The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1966 were held in Portillo

Portillo, Chile

Portillo is a ski resort located from Santiago, Chile, near the city of Los Andes. It rises 2880 meters above sea level and its highest point reaches 3332 meters above sea level. Ski Portillo has 23 ski trails and 12 lifts....

, Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

, from August 4–14, 1966.

To this day, it remains as the only alpine world championship contested in the southern hemisphere

Southern Hemisphere

The Southern Hemisphere is the part of Earth that lies south of the equator. The word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' or "half sphere"...

. It took place well out of the established season, nearly five months before the first World Cup

Alpine skiing World Cup

The FIS Alpine Ski World Cup is the top international circuit of alpine skiing competitions, launched in 1966 by a group of ski racing friends and experts which included French journalist Serge Lang and the alpine ski team directors from France and the USA...

season, which began in early January 1967

1967 Alpine Skiing World Cup

The first season of World Cup races began in early January in West Germany and concluded in late March in the United States. Jean-Claude Killy of France dominated the men's competition, winning each of the three disciplines and the overall title...

External links

FIS-Ski.com - results - 1966 World Championships - Portillo, Chile
FIS-Ski.com - official results for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships

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