The 46th World Cup season began on 22 October 2011, in Sölden, Austria, and concluded on 18 March 2012, at the World Cup finals in Schladming, Austria.
Lindsey Vonn became only the second female to win at least four overall World Cup titles, after Annemarie Moser-Pröll.
Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort
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The Rosa Khutor Alpine Resort is an alpine ski resort in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, located at the Aibga Ridge of the Western Caucasus along the Roza Khutor plateau near Krasnaya Polyana. Constructed from 2003 to 2011, it hosted the alpine skiing events for the 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, based in nearby Sochi. The resort is 50 kilometers (30 mi) east of the Black Sea at Sochi; the majority of the slopes at Rosa Khutor face northeast, with the backside slopes facing southwest.
Ski runs at 1600 m above sea level, April 2014
Jean-Claude Killy, Dmitry Medvedev, and Vladimir Putin at the European Cup events at Rosa Khutor in February 2011
Gondola base area in 2011
General view of the elevation of 1170 m (Rose Plateau) from the Aibga Ridge.