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Grenoble and Its Vast Olympic Arena
February 05, 1968
Spread across three mountain ranges, the Olympic venues stretch from Autrans, high in the Vercors to the west of Grenoble, to Alpe d'Huez, in the Grandes Rousses massif to the east, only 13 air miles apart but 60 by car
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February 05, 1968

Grenoble And Its Vast Olympic Arena

Spread across three mountain ranges, the Olympic venues stretch from Autrans, high in the Vercors to the west of Grenoble, to Alpe d'Huez, in the Grandes Rousses massif to the east, only 13 air miles apart but 60 by car

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AUTRANS
The Nordic site: cross-country, Nordic combined, 70-meter jump, biathlon

VILLARD-DE-LANS
The luge course

SAINT-NIZIER
The 90-meter jump

GRENOBLE
Opening and closing ceremonies Ice events: speed skating, figure skating, hockey

CHAMROUSSE
Alpine events: downhill, giant slalom, slalom

ALPE D'HUEZ
The bobsled run

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