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2 unusual facts about Émile Allais


Émile Allais

The following year at Engelberg, Switzerland, he won the combined, and took silver in the downhill and slalom.

After a spell in North and South America (Squaw Valley, California and Portillo, Chile) Allais held the post of technical director at Courchevel from 1954 to 1964, where he introduced many ideas from the U.S. regarding slope preparation and piste security.



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