Competitive discipline Formal competitions began down the natural-ice Cresta Run in 1884, which was built in an annual partnership between guests and local people. The run, which was still in operation , has served as a host track for skeleton at two Winter Olympic Games (1928 and 1948). As one of the few natural weather tracks in the world, it does not use artificial refrigeration. It is not known how much the original track evolved in the early years as the three sports matured and stabilized. The first club was formed in 1897, and the first purpose-built track solely for bobsleds opened in 1902 outside St. Moritz. Over the years, bobsleigh tracks evolved from straight runs to twisting and turning tracks. The original wooden sleds"Rounding The Zigzag Turn Of A Bobsleigh Run", April 1932, Popular Mechanics photo of wooden bobsleigh used in early 1930s gave way to streamlined fiberglass and metal ones.
Competitive discipline Formal competitions began down the natural-ice Cresta Run in 1884, which was built in an annual partnership between guests and local people. The run which was still in operation , has served as a host track for skeleton at two Winter Olympic Games (1928 and 1948). As one of the few natural weather tracks in the world, it does not use artificial refrigeration. It is not known how much the original track evolved in the early years as the three sports matured and stabilized. The first club was formed in 1897, and the first purpose-bu,ilt track solely for bobsleds opened in 1902 outside St. Moritz. Over the years, bobsleigh tracks evolved from straight runs to twisting and turning tracks. The original wooden sleds"Rounding The Zigzag Turn Of A Bobsleigh Run", April 1932, Popular Mechanics photo of wooden bobsleigh used in early 1930s gave way to streamlined fiberglass and metal ones.