Downhill Racer (1969)
fiction · 101 min · United States
Directed by: Michael Ritchie
Set in: The European Alps ski circuit and Colorado
A gifted but self-centred American skier joins the national team and chases success on the European downhill circuit.
Where it was filmed
- Wengen
Bern · Switzerland
Lauberhorn World Cup race footage
Wengen on MR. ALPS - Unterseen
Bern · Switzerland
- Kitzbühel
Tyrol · Austria
Hahnenkamm race footage
Kitzbühel on MR. ALPS - St. Anton am Arlberg
Tyrol · Austria
Arlberg-Kandahar race footage
St. Anton on MR. ALPS - Megève
Haute-Savoie · France
Grand Prix de Megève footage
Megève on MR. ALPS - Grenoble
Isère · France
- Boulder
Colorado · United States
- Idaho Springs
Colorado · United States
- Timp Haven ski area (now Sundance Resort)
Utah · United States
other scenes
Sundance Resort on MR. ALPS
Filming locations as stated in the sources below. The story may be set somewhere else.
Also filmed nearby
Jeremiah Johnson1972 · Sundance Resort
On Her Majesty's Secret Service1969 · Mürren +2
The Eiger Sanction1975 · Grindelwald +1
Streif - One Hell of a Ride2014 · Kitzbühel
Crash Landing on You2019-2020 · Wengen +1
Sources
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