Interesting is the fact that several downhill races have been springing up on snow since this winter. While Saas-Fee traditionally organizes the Glacier Downhill in April (15 April 2007), Zermatt has now followed suit this winter. However, the race in the shadow of the Matterhorn had to be canceled because a lot of snow fell before the race and the race course could not be adequately prepared.

The Grisons ski resort of Davos hosted three events for mountain bikers on snow this year. The last one took place last weekend, with a four-cross race on a long downhill course on the Parsenn. What is interesting about the venues Saas-Fee and Davos is that they do not have any events for mountain bikers in the summer - i.e. in the actual bike season. Neither resort even has a permanent, race-worthy downhill course, but are now promoting themselves as downhill destinations in winter.

The situation is different in Zermatt and Verbier. Zermatt will host the Swiss Downhill and Four Cross Championships in 2007 and is planning an extensive commitment to downhill biking. Verbier has been the venue for several downhill races for years and has a well-known bike park.

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