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	Cresta Run - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Cresta Run is a natural ice three-quarter mile (1212.5 m) long Skeleton and Luge racing sled run or track in the Swiss winter sports town of St.
		Cresta run and the SMTC was founded by devotees of sledding (tobogganing in British parlance) derivative 'head first' sledding down an icy run as opposed to the feet-first supine somewhat faster Luge race which enables higher speeds.
		The primary purpose of the 1300 member club founded in 1187 is "…the conduct of races and practice on the Cresta Run and the encouragement of tobogganing generally…" 2 While not snobbish, the Cresta Club gathers well-to-do gentlemen and is totally amateur.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cresta_Run (1344 words)

	St.Moritz /Cresta
		The reason for this is that the supervision and maintenance of the Cresta Run has been placed in the trusted care of Italian specialists for decades until the present day.
		Once the unmistakable word is out that the run has been safely closed, they immediately switch from their supervising tasks to the maintenance of the snow and ice construction.
		To understand this verdict, one has to know that Cresta sliders are as thoroughly shaken on their 1200 meter run as the contents of a cocktail shaker.
	www.stmoritz.ch /cresta-002-010108-en.htm (560 words)

	Cresta
		The first Run was completed in January 1885 and took nearly 9 weeks to build.
		The Cresta Run is still built from scratch every year using the natural contours of the valley and earth banks to provide a framework on which to pile the snow.
		Mrs JM Baguley was the last lady to ride the Cresta in a race in 1925.
	www.awsa.co.uk /pages/cresta.htm (443 words)

	Cresta Run - St. Moritz - Switzerland for Visitors
		At the Cresta Run in St. Moritz, Switzerland, the term has an altogether different meaning: it's used to describe a steel "skeleton sled" that may reach speeds of nearly 80 mph (129 km/h) over its 3/4-mile or 1.2 km course from St. Moritz to the neighboring village of Celerina.
		The Cresta Run had its beginnings in the autumn of 1884, when George Robertson and Charles Digby-Jones of the British winter residents' Outdoor Sports Committee* staked out a course from above the Hotel Kulm to the outskirts of Celerina.
		As the years passed, the Cresta Run's toboggans evolved from tall wooden sleds of the classic European design into low, streamlined platforms designed to reduce wind resistance and provide greater stability in tight corners.
	europeforvisitors.com /switzaustria/articles/cresta_run.htm (558 words)

	Livin' On The Sledge - The Cresta Run - an extraxt from 'Rock & Hard Places' by Andrew Mueller \| Travel Reviews from ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Cresta Run is 1,212 metres of unforgiving ice, twisting and buckling downhill from the small, pretty Alpine resort of St Moritz to the small, pretty Alpine resort of Celerina.
		To stand on the footbridges that straddle the Run and look up the ice as riders on toboggans hurtle head-first beneath your feet at speeds of 120 km/h or better is to be awed by the boundlessness of human folly.
		The Run was first built in 1885 by convalescent Englishmen whose physicians had sent them to this pristine corner of Switzerland as a rest cure.
	www.travelintelligence.net /wsd/articles/art_1527.html (3034 words)

	The St. Moritz Tobogganing Club
		The Cresta is an ice run, three quarters of a mile long, that winds its way from above the 'Leaning Tower' in St Moritz down a steep gully through ten testing corners, past the tiny hamlet of Cresta, to the village of Celerina.
		The first Run was completed in January 1885 and took nearly nine weeks to build.
		Mrs J.M Baguley was the last lady to ride the Cresta in a race on 13th January 1925.
	www.cresta-run.com /html/general_info.cfm (552 words)

	Head First
		Cresta continued to be raced with the emphasis being on fun and the unique nature and history behind it meant it would never become a professional sport.
		It wasn't until 1969 when the first combined run in Koenigssee was built and the introduction of the Skeleton (or Flat-top) sled was Skeleton to become a professional sport.
		This is used by the rider to hold onto the sled whilst running in the beginning and keeps the slider's body on the sled going down the rest of the track.
	www.headfirst.co.za /about.html (1049 words)

	Hurry On
		He had run third to Sickle and The Satrap in the July Stakes, his first race, and second to Damon in the Champagne Stakes.
		Cresta Run was bred and owned by Colonel Giles Loder, the nephew of Colonel Eustace Loder, who had owned the great racemare Pretty Polly, and Cresta Run was related to this great mare in that her third dam, Adula, was a sister to Pretty Polly.
		Cresta Run was a big, muscular filly with an excitable temperament--her trainer called her "irritable and capricious" -- which sometimes cost her her races.
	www.tbheritage.com /Portraits/HurryOn.html (8235 words)

	Cresta Group : Careers
		Cresta places great importance on its staff’s ability to bring energy, enthusiasm, and professionalism to each project they work on.
		Cresta believes in looking after its staff and the importance of fun and social interaction in work.
		Importantly, I also run Cresta’s Consultant Development Programme - delivering targeted education and personal development plans to each of our consultants to ensure we’re staying ahead of the testing game.
	www.cresta.net /careers (281 words)

	National Geographic News @ nationalgeographic.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		There, medals were awarded to the conquerors of the Cresta Run, the unique skeleton sled-only track that witnessed the birth of this exciting sport in the late 19th century.
		In the winter of 1885, enterprising sports enthusiasts built the first Cresta Run by hand, enduring nearly nine weeks of tramping down snow and hauling buckets to create an ice run for tobogganing.
		But over a century later, the original Cresta Run is still built anew each winter; a lovingly constructed pitch which follows the valley for 3/4 of a mile (1.2 km) from St. Moritz down to the village of Celerina while dropping a stomach-churning 514 feet (157 m).
	www.ngnews.com /news/2001/02/0228_crestarun.html (735 words)

	University of Sport: The Cresta Run \| Cherwell 24
		The Cresta is a mile long and stretches from the town of St Moritz down the hill to the pretty village of Celerina.
		It is owned and run by the St Moritz Tobogganing Club, an extraordinary island of Britishness in the heart of Europe now in its 121st year and as popular as ever, with people from all over Europe doing the run and a membership of over 1500.
		Over the next eight practice runs we learned a huge amount about the tactics of the course and were soon broadcasting far and wide what line to take round the corners to riders far more experienced than us, but that is the nature of the run, completely addictive.
	www.cherwell.org /university_of_sport_the_cresta_run (1342 words)

	Taking the Skeleton Route in St. Moritz
		He is on friendly terms with the Cresta members although, unlike his Anglican predecessor who was a club officer, he wouldn't dream of diving down the Cresta Run.
		Women rode the Cresta Run back in the 1890s when they had to wear cumbersome skirts, but they have been banned from riding for safety reasons since the 1920s although they can still be members.
		The Cresta Run is in part a result of St. Moritz's 19th-century attempts to attract a British clientele, which continue today with polo, cricket and horse racing on ice.
	www.iht.com /articles/1998/02/07/mo.t.php (1322 words)

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		The Cresta run is an ideal activity for birthday parties, corporate functions, group bookings or just an afternoon out with the family.
		The Cresta run is open every day from 10am until dusk.
		However, unfortunately the run is weather dependant and therefore calling before you arrive avoids any disappointment.
	www.llandudnoskislope.co.uk /cresta.php (215 words)

	The Iceman Cometh [Original Travel]
		The Cresta Run in St Moritz is a fearsome test of nerve and, for some an unmissable thrill.
		A note on the clubhouse door reads: 'The run is closed due to warm weather.' After all the anguish and sleeplessness, I've been left at the altar.
		There are two starting points on the Cresta Run- Top for the experts, and Junction (a third of the way down) for everyone else.
	www.originaltravel.co.uk /press/cresta_run_theeveningstandard (1580 words)

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	Cresta Wheelers January and February 2006 Newsletter
		It was written in a Cresta Wheelers newsletter in 1995 and refers to the result of the 1985 Argus Cycle Tour, as it was then known.
		However, we have obviously failed to identify the Cresta stars of that era because the Cresta ?A? team is shown coming 7th in a time of 9:31:46 so there must have been at least two other riders faster than Ian Kernick.
		Braithwaite Jnr (Alan?yet to be seen on a Cresta club run) came 2 384th in 6:49:58, at the age of 10 after an hour or so?s visit en route to the hospital that the bend is named after.
	www.crestawheelers.co.za /JanFebNewsletter.htm (1615 words)

	American Whitewater - NWRI - Feather, N. Fork 3) Cresta Dam to Poe Dam
		The action on the first half of the run is generally class III/IV pool-drop.
		This class IV drop is one of the more challenging drops on the run as much of the river funnels into a big hole at the base of the drop.
		The take-out is located at Cresta Powerhouse, specifically at the large parking area on the downstream side of the powerhouse (with room for approximately 150 cars).
	www.americanwhitewater.org /rivers/id/197 (998 words)

	Cresta run (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
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	CBC.CA - Torino 2006
		Modern skeleton sliding is an adaptation of cresta, which itself evolved from traditional tobogganing.
		The first run was built by a group of English tourists in 1884 in St. Moritz, Switzerland in the Cresta Valley — hence the name of both the sport and the run.
		The original Cresta Run was a modified toboggan run with curves and tight corners added to liven things up.
	www.cbc.ca /olympics/sports/skeleton/history.shtml (622 words)

	Cresta Run Cartoons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Cresta Run cartoon 1 - catalog reference tpa0557
		Related topics: bobsled, bobsleds, bobsleigh, bobsleighs, cresta run, olympics, variety club, variety club of great britain, pensioner, pensioners,
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	www.cartoonstock.com /directory/c/cresta_run.asp (123 words)

	Feather River Basin Whitewater Paddling - Whitewater Kayaking Routes
		The major rapids are in the first 2 miles below the Cresta Dam and are visible from the road with one giant exception.
		This run is very difficult and in a serious and virtually inescapable canyon.
		While the run is 4 miles on the river, there is a 3 mile paddle out on Lake Oroville.
	www.trails.com /activity.asp?area=14234 (526 words)

	Guess? What - CFO Magazine - January Issue 2001 - CFO.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		That down is a 500-foot vertical-drop ice sledding run in St. Moritz, Switzerland, called the Cresta Run.
		For more than 115 years, thrill seekers like DiGiacomo have ridden small metal sleds from the top of the run, which resembles a bobsled course, to the finish line, three-quarters of a mile away in the tiny town of Celerina.
		The only way to slow down on the run, on which riders can hit 90 mph, is to rake the ice with the metal toes of the shoes designed for the sport.
	www.cfo.com /article.cfm/2991248/2/c_3046496?f=insidecfo (338 words)

	Cresta Group : Staff
		Cresta employs the highest number of Mercury certified professionals in the industry.
		Cresta’s world-class track record in testing and test strategies depends upon the excellence of our staff: we pride ourselves on attracting the highest quality consultants through our developers-to-testers recruitment model.
		This ensures that Cresta’s teams will bring a strong business understanding to combine with their technical expertise for any given project.
	www.cresta.net /about/staff.asp?profileId=22 (268 words)

	ESPN.com - Sisson has serious head injuries from crash
		Sisson suffered serious head injuries during a training run on the course Monday, and was taken to hospital by helicopter, said Graubuenden cantonal (state) police.
		The 21 year-old was in the intensive care unit of the hospital in the town of Chur, police said in a statement late Tuesday.
		Sperle was thrown clear and was unhurt, but Sisson remained stuck in the sled, which continued upside down to the final bend of the 1,200-meter (3,937-foot) run.
	sports.espn.go.com /oly/winter02/bobsled/news?id=1323277 (363 words)

	The iceman cometh Evening Standard (London) - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		It reads: "The Run is closed due to warm weather." After all the anguish and sleeplessness, I've been left at the altar.
		The "arbeiters" (the locals who keep the run in order) are sweeping snow off the slippery chute with witches' brooms.
		They are all men: women were banned from the Cresta after several riders developed breast cancer.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_200412/ai_n12110979 (913 words)

	Cresta Run [Original Travel] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Bungee jumping is all very well but for the adrenaline-junkies looking for that extra frisson there is really only the Cresta Run.
		The three-quarter-mile run was previously the preserve of members of the St Moritz Tobogganing Club, but Original Travel has now secured a select number of places on it for travellers (men only) prepared to pay for the privilege of hurtling down the ice five times at up to 80mph.Original Travel (020 7978 7333, www.originaltravel.co.uk).
		From £1020 for a Cresta rider and £775 for a non-rider, based on two people sharing a twin room at the Kempinski Grand Hotel des Bains and flying economy class.
	www.originaltravel.co.uk /press/cresta_run (118 words)

	Am/Can Ch Northwind's Cresta Run de Sud			Cresta gets her unusal name out of respect and gratitude to Cresta Lee, the animal control officer from Cayce, SC.
		She helped trap Poetry, Cresta's mother, in a live trap to end her 23 days on the run while being pregnant with Cresta and eight other puppies.
		Check back for updates as Cresta begins her specials career and hopefully starts lure coursing and straight racing.
	www.northwindcatalog.com /Cresta/Cresta.htm (400 words)

	St Moritz Club won't let Shelley do the Cresta Run Evening Standard (London) - Find Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		SHELLEY RUDMAN'S silver medal in the Olympic skeleton bobsleigh could be a huge embarrassment for the St Moritz Tobogganing Club, organisers of the Cresta Run.
		Women have always been banned from the Cresta, founded in 1887 and boasting speeds of up to 80 mph, on the grounds that it's unladylike and they might damage their breasts.
		"Ladies are allowed to go down the Cresta Run but only on the last day of the season and it's only open to wives, daughters and fiancees of members.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4153/is_20060220/ai_n16158917 (297 words)

	Spotlight Sport - Bobsledding
		One notable change to the traditional baseball rules is that the game ends if the home team leads by 10 or more runs after six-and-a-half innings or if the visitors lead by the same margin after seven innings.
		The first organized competition in the sport was held on the Cresta Run on January 5, 1898, with five-passenger sleds with two of the passengers being women.
		In the Olympics and other major competitions, the bobsled run is at least 1,500 meters (about 1,640 yards) long and it has about 15 or 20 turns.
	www.edgate.com /wintergames/design/spotlight_sport/bbsled.htm (741 words)

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