The skiers of Usti begin to unite around the personality of Gustav Weiss. They meet primarily in two locations – Andrlův Chlum, where they practice downhill skiing, and Kubincův kopec, where they enjoy ski jumping.

1925 – A group of skiers from Ústí nad Orlicí became members of the Czechoslovak Ski Association and our delegates F. Holas and M. Mejdr participated in the CSA Wave Assembly.

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

“In Říčky there is an ideal track for U14/U16 alpine races … Such idealism, personal commitment and also technical competence can hardly be seen in many of the higher level competitions!” Helmut Adams (ITA), TD FIS, 1980

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