An International Winter Sports Week is a multi-sport event of winter sports with a program spanning consecutive days longer than a weekend which includes participants from multiple nations.
France The International Winter Sports Week (French: Semaine Internationale des Sports d'Hiver with Concours International de Ski) organized by the Club Alpin Français (CAF) Winter Sports Commission was a winter multi-sport event held annually from 1907 to 1929 in France.Allen, E. John B. (2014) “How concern for the national health and military preparedness led France to build the infrastructure for Chamonix, 1924” ISHALes premiers Jeux olympiques d'hiver s'ouvrent à Chamonix gouvernement.fr Events included ice hockey, ice skating, skiing, bobsleigh and luge, and had a weekly attendance in the thousands.
Sites
1907. Briançon-Montgenèvre, Feb 9–13Bloch, David (2022) Le Grand Livre du Ski Marabout Page 98 1908. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Jan 3–5The Alpine Journal, Volume 24, page 243 Alpine Club, 1909International ski competition Gaumont 1909. Morez, Jan 31–Feb 5La pratique hivernale de la montagne Fédération Française des Clubs Alpins et de Montagne (FFCAM) 1910. Cauterets, Jan 21–27 1911. Le Lioran, Feb 10–15 1912. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Feb 2–7 1913. Gérardmer, Feb 1–4 1914 – 1919 Not held 1920. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Feb 15–17 1921. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Feb 2–6 L'Économiste français, Volume 50 pg 126 Impr. centrale des chemins de fer, 1922 1922. Morez 1923. Luchon-Superbagnères, Feb 1–5Superbagnères-Luchon Le Voyageur en France (1923) Vol 1 #1:4 1924. Briançon-Montgenèvre, Jan Sports d'Hiver La Montagne, Club alpin français, 1925 pg 338 1925. Le Revard (cancelled) 1926. Pontarlier, Jan 27–31La Montagne, Club alpin français, 1925 pg 344 1927. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Feb 9–13 La Montagne, Club alpin français, 1926 pg 312 1928. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (cancelled) 1929. Luchon-SuperbagnèresArnaud, Pierre and Terret, Thierry (1993) Le rêve blanc, olympisme et sport d'hiver en France: Chamonix 1924, Grenoble 1968 Bordeaux University Press p. 38
Germany
Garmisch-Partenkirchen holds an annual International Winter Sports Week (German: Internationale Wintersportwoche). Five editions were held from 1937 to 1941 then resumed in 1950.von Merkatz, Hans Joachim & Metzner, Wolfgang (1954) Germany Today: Facts and Figures A. Metzner Page 245American Girl is Fifth in Downhill Ski Race D.C. Evening Star January 25, 1953, Page C-61975 Pan Am's World Guide: The Encyclopedia of Travel Random House Page 104
Other In 1971 Sapporo, Japan held an International Winter Sports Week.Johnson, William (1971) "As Smooth as Silk in Sapporo" Sports Illustrated
See also Nordic Games GEM Altigliss Challenge
References
External links
Wintersportwoche in Garmisch-Partenkirchen at Europeana Kleine Olympiaschanzen Competitions at skisprungschanzen.com