Held every two years in different resorts around the world, they’re a 15-day-long speed-fest featuring some of the fastest skiers on the planet. And in honour of them coming to Courchevel and Méribel for the first time, the clever mountain folk have created a whole new, super-challenging downhill run for the racers. One of the most famous longest runs is the Sarenne in Alpe d’Huez, France. It’s 16 kilometers long and provides breathtaking views of the Alps. Another incredible ski run is the Ventina in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, which is 11 kilometers long and has hosted the women’s downhill in the Winter Olympics. This is serious skiing for serious skiers. The Lauberhorn-Wengen, Switzerland With a 2,500m summit, this downhill course, which hosts the famous Lauberhorn race, is the longest in the world at 4.5kms. The run takes pro skiers an average of about two and a half minutes to complete, quicker than it takes most skiers to put their gloves on. Discover the top Tignes advanced skiing. The Espace Killy Tignes-Val d'Isère ski area plays host to over 300km of terrain, extending altitudes of 1,550m and 3,450m, and 150 individual pistes served by 90 lifts. It boasts a fabulous range for both intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders, with 46 red and 25 black runs, you are not 1 / MOST RESORTS IN JAPAN: Nagano has the most ski resorts in Japan – a total of 85. When combined with bordering Niigata, it has a huge number of resorts to choose from – 133 to be exact – giving skiers and snowboarders a huge amount of choice within easy access of Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and the major airports. The area also has a Glacier, the Glacier de Sarenne, which will give you access to the longest ski run in the world, a black run of more than 16 km long, enough to keep you busy. We also recommend the legendary "Tunnel" run, which will take you through the mountain via a tunnel before leading to one of the hardest ski runs in Europe (for very Flypaper’s 40-degree piste, the UK’s steepest in-boundary run. Glencoe is perhaps the most beautiful. The uplift soars over frozen waterfalls, and on the other side of the resort to Buachaille At 4,415 metres, the Lauberhorn downhill is the longest on the FIS World Cup tour. Not only does it take over two-and-a-half minutes to ski, it is also the track with the fastest recorded speeds .

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