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{{Expand German|topic=geo|date=June 2010|Kreuzeck (Wettersteingebirge)}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Kreuzeck
| photo = HGG-Kreuzeck1.jpg
| photo_caption = View of Kreuzeck summit with Kreuzeckhaus
| elevation_m = 1651
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| range = [[Wetterstein]]
| location = [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]]
| map = Germany Bavaria
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The '''Kreuzeck''' is a mountain in the [[Wetterstein]] [[mountain range]] of [[Bavaria]], [[Germany]] with an elevation of {{convert|1651|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} [[Height above mean sea level|above sea level]]. It is part of the present-day [[Garmisch Classic]] ski resort.

The first [[ski area]] at Kreuzeck {{convert|1340|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} was developed for the [[1936 Winter Olympics]] in neighboring [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]], the first Olympics to feature [[alpine skiing]]. The sole event was the [[Alpine skiing combined|combined]], with one [[Downhill (ski competition)|downhill]] run and two runs of [[Slalom skiing|slalom]]. The Kreuzeck valley base station served as finish line for the downhill, while the slalom was run at [[Gudiberg]], adjacent to the ski jumping hill, [[Große Olympiaschanze]].

The Kreuzeck featured Germany's first Mountain [[Gondola lift|Gondola]] (Kreuzeckbahn 1926) which made the Kreuzeck range the alpine portal to the neighboring areas of the [[Kreuzjoch]], the [[Alpspitze]], and the [[Höllentalspitzen|Höllental]] and provided the infrastructure to host the downhill event for the 1936 Winter Olympics. The original Olympic course is still maintained and accessible. The current downhill course garnered notoriety as a designated [[Arlberg-Kandahar|"Kandahar"]] event and continues to host [[FIS Alpine Ski World Cup|World Cup]] events in downhill, [[Super-G|super G]], and [[giant slalom]]. It hosted the [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships|World Championships]] in [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1978|1978]] and [[FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2011|2011]].<!-- (footnote, historic importance) Designated "Kandahar" ski racing events.-->

==References==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070809151326/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1936/1936win.pdf 1936 Winter Olympics official report.] pp.&nbsp;289–303. {{in lang|de}}
*[http://zugspitze.de/en/winter/skiarea Garmisch Classic] - official site - ''{{in lang|en}}''
*[http://skimap.org/SkiAreas/view/977 Ski Map.org] - Garmisch-Partenkirchen - 6 maps
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120217021954/http://www.alpineskimaps.com/htm/germany/garmisch/map.html Alpine Ski Maps.com] - Garmisch-Partenkirchen

{{1936 Winter Olympic venues}}
{{Olympic venues alpine skiing}}

[[Category:Venues of the 1936 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic alpine skiing venues]]
[[Category:Mountains of Bavaria]]
[[Category:Mountains of the Alps]]