Kälberloch is a World Cup downhill ski course in Austria, located on Gamskogel (Radstadt Tauern) mountain in Zauchensee, Altenmarkt im Pongau, Salzburg; it debuted in 1990.
Kälberloch is considered the most demanding course on the women's World Cup circuit; it hosted the season final speed events for men and women in March 2002, with the technical events on the "Griessenkar" course.
The start fall is so steep (70% gradient) it is impossible to walk uphill; the only access to the start at ridge overhang with barely any space, is via a steep cog railway.
Course sections Startschuss Gamsfeld Schikane Hot Air Jägersprung Kälberloch Wasserschloss Kompression Panoramakurve Unterbergweg Lecherneck Schmalzleiten Tischboden Ziel Sprung
World Cup
Women
TypeSeasonDateWinnerSecondThird647 DH 1991 8 December 1990 Katharina Gutensohn Petra Kronberger Kerrin Lee648 SG 9 December 1990 Petra Kronberger Sigrid Wolf Anita Wachter750 SL 1994 9 January 1994 Vreni Schneider Pernilla Wiberg Beatrice Filliol888 DH 1998 18 January 1998 Renate Götschl Katja Seizinger Alexandra Meissnitzer 889 SG 18 January 1998 Martina Ertl Heidi Zurbriggen Mélanie Suchet 956 DH 2000 15 January 2000 Corinne Rey-Bellet Regina Häusl Martina Ertl 957 SG 16 January 2000 Renate Götschl Tanja Schneider Regina Häusl1041 DH 2002 6 March 2002 Michaela Dorfmeister Caroline Lalive Mélanie Suchet1042 SG 7 March 2002 Michaela Dorfmeister Alexandra Meissnitzer Hilde Gerg 1120 SG 2005 11 December 2004 Alexandra Meissnitzer Lucia Recchia Tina Maze1121 SL 12 December 2004 Tanja Poutiainen Marlies Schild Janica Kostelić DH 2007 12 January 2007 downhill rescheduled on 13 January 2007 SC 13 January 2007 super combined rescheduled on 14 January 2007 1198 DH 13 January 2007 Renate Götschl Dominique Gisin Julia Mancuso1199 SC 14 January 2007 Julia Mancuso Lindsey Kildow Marlies Schild 1267 SC 2009 17 January 2009 Lindsey Vonn Kathrin Zettel Anja Pärson1268 DH 18 January 2009 Dominique Gisin Anja Pärson Lindsey Vonn1333 DH 2011 8 January 2011 Lindsey Vonn Anja Pärson Anna Fenninger1334 SG 9 January 2011 Lara Gut Lindsey Vonn Dominique Gisin1439 DH 2014 11 January 2014 Elisabeth Görgl Anna Fenninger Maria Höfl-Riesch1340 SC 9 January 2011 Marie-Michèle Gagnon Michaela Kirchgasser Maria Höfl-Riesch 1502 DH 2016 9 January 2016 Lindsey Vonn Larisa Yurkiw Cornelia Hütter1503 SG 10 January 2016 Lindsey Vonn Lara Gut Cornelia Hütter DH 2017 14 January 2017 postponed to following day on 15 January 20171546 DH 15 January 2017 Christine Scheyer Tina Weirather Jacqueline Wiles AC 15 January 2017 postponed over DH switch; replaced in Crans-Montana on 24 February 20171650 DH 2020 11 January 2020 Corinne Suter Nicol Delago Michelle Gisin1651 AC 12 January 2020 Federica Brignone Wendy Holdener Marta Bassino1718 DH 2022 15 January 2022 Lara Gut-Behrami Kira Weidle Ramona Siebenhofer1719 SG 16 January 2022 Federica Brignone Corinne Suter Ariane Rädler1863 DH 2026 10 January 2026 Lindsey Vonn Kajsa Vickhoff Lie Jacqueline Wiles SG 11 January 2026 cancelled due to strong winds
Men TypeSeasonDateWinnerSecondThird1109 DH 2002 6 March 2002 Stephan Eberharter Ambrosi Hoffmann Hannes Trinkl1110 SG 7 March 2002 Didier Cuche Fritz Strobl Alessandro Fattori
References
External links altenmarkt-zauchensee.at official site FIS Alpine Ski World Cup – Zauchensee, Austria Ski-db.com – Zauchensee women's races