1927 – Inside Sokol Ústí nad Orlicí, a ski section was established
1933 – Ústí’s athlete František Stránský discovered Říčky
1958 – Construction of the winter resort began
1960 – The first 660m long ski lift started operating; a 1km long black slope with a 250m elevation drop opened
1962 – A 1km long red slope with a 260m elevation drop opened
1963 – The first edition of the race for U14 and U16 categories
1964 – The old referee house and the first kiosk were completed
1972 – The youth race had its first international participation and was held under the flag of FIS, a new 1160m long ski lift was put into operation
“There is an ideal course for U14/U16 Alpine racing in Říčky. Very unfortunately, this venue is not suitable for higher level competitions due to it’s limit in elevation drop. So superb execution – comparable to the World Cup standard – should be reflected by FIS, it’s Natn’l Associations and primarily
1981 – The Poma lift started operating
1985 – The history of the race mascot, “Krteček,” began
1987 – A new building for referees at the finish line was opened
1990 – Ski klub Ústí nad Orlicí was established, hard plastic poles and the HEUER timing system were used
1995 – Hinged poles were first used
2002 – A large screen at the finish line
2004 – Ski rest was opened
2006 – A four seat cable car was put into operation
2012 – Fully automatic snowmaking for the entire resort, the first online broadcast, and live timing
2020 – A six seat cable car was put into operation
Chairpersons of the OC
1994 – now | Mgr. Luboš Bäuchel |
1991 – 1993 | Ing. Zdeněk Chotěborský |
1982 – 1990 | Ing. Zdeněk Maršíček |
1979 – 1981 | Stanislav Tláskal |
1972 – 1978 | Luboš Sedláček |
Race Directors
1995 – now | Jaroslav Křístek |
1965 – 1994 | Bohuslav Šuda |
1963 – 1964 | František Stránský |
Chief Referees
2004 – now | Miloslav Boruch |
1966 – 2003 | Ing. František Pospíšil |
1963 – 1965 | František Pecháček |