Where Was Downhill Racer Filmed?

Downhill Racer was filmed at Canton of Berne (Switzerland), Boulder and Idaho Springs. The 1969 film has 18 recorded filming locations in Switzerland, the United States, France and Austria, each plotted on the map below.

Title	Downhill Racer
Year	1969
Type	Film
Recorded filming locations	18
Countries	Switzerland, United States, France, Austria
Source	Wikidata Q3208257 · Wikipedia

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Downhill Racer Filming Locations

• Canton of Berne

  Switzerland · Landmarks and buildings · 46.8400, 7.6000

  Canton of Switzerland.

  The nearest other filming location is Unterseen, about 26 km away.

• Boulder

  Boulder County, United States · Towns and cities · 40.0194, -105.2928

  City in and county seat of Boulder County, Colorado, United States.

  The nearest other filming location is University of Colorado Boulder, about 3 km away.

• Idaho Springs

  Clear Creek County, United States · Towns and cities · 39.7425, -105.5144

  City in Clear Creek County, Colorado, United States.

  The nearest other filming location is Georgetown, about 16 km away.

• Grenoble

  canton of Grenoble-6, France · Towns and cities · 45.1869, 5.7264

  Commune in Isère, France.

  The nearest other filming location is Isère, about a kilometre away.

• Kitzbühel

  Kitzbühel District, Austria · Towns and cities · 47.4464, 12.3919

  Municipality in Kitzbühel District, Tyrol, Austria.

  The nearest other filming location is Streif, about 3 km away.

• Lauberhorn ski races

  Canton of Berne, Switzerland · Landmarks and buildings · 46.5917, 7.9483

  Alpine skiing competition in Switzerland.

  The nearest other filming location is Kleine Scheidegg, about a kilometre away.

• Megève

  arrondissement of Bonneville, France · Towns and cities · 45.8569, 6.6175

  Commune in Haute-Savoie, France.

  The nearest other filming location is Praz-sur-Arly, about 4 km away.

• Sankt Anton am Arlberg

  Landeck District, Austria · Towns and cities · 47.1167, 10.2667

  Municipality in Landeck District, Tyrol, Austria.

  The nearest other filming location is Großes Walsertal, about 28 km away.

• Southern California

  California, United States · Landmarks and buildings · 34.0000, -117.0000

  Geographic and cultural region.

  The nearest other filming location is Beaumont, about 9 km away.

• Streif

  Tyrol, Austria · Landmarks and buildings · 47.4242, 12.3653

  Ski trail in Kitzbühel, Austria.

  The nearest other filming location is Kitzbühel, about 3 km away.

• Sundance Resort

  Utah County, United States · Towns and cities · 40.3920, -111.5790

  Resort in the Wasatch Range in Utah County, Utah, United States.

  The nearest other filming location is Mount Timpanogos, about 6 km away.

• University of Colorado Boulder

  Boulder, United States · Landmarks and buildings · 40.0067, -105.2672

  Public university in Boulder, Colorado, United States, and flagship of the University of Colorado System.

  The nearest other filming location is Boulder, about 3 km away.

• Unterseen

  Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district, Switzerland · Towns and cities · 46.6872, 7.8497

  Municipality in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.

  The nearest other filming location is Sulegg, about 7 km away.

• Wengen BE

  Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland · Towns and cities · 46.6056, 7.9214

  Village in the municipality of Lauterbrunnen in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.

  The nearest other filming location is Lauterbrunnen, about a kilometre away.

• Colorado

  United States · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 39.0000, -105.5000

  State of the United States of America.

  Also used by 82 other productions on this map, including The Prestige, The Shining, Independence Day.

• Switzerland

  recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 46.7986, 8.2320

  Country in Central Europe.

  Also used by 130 other productions on this map, including Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, GoldenEye, Goldfinger.

• California

  United States · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 37.0000, -120.0000

  State of the United States of America.

  Also used by 1,478 other productions on this map, including Avatar, Back to the Future, Casablanca.

• Utah

  United States · recorded at country level only · Towns and cities · 39.5000, -111.5000

  State of the United States of America.

  Also used by 207 other productions on this map, including 2001: A Space Odyssey, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Independence Day.

Can You Visit the Downhill Racer Shooting Locations?

9 of them are public ground such as streets, towns or open landscape, so you can usually walk straight up: Boulder, Idaho Springs and Grenoble and others. 5 are buildings or estates that may charge admission or keep set hours, including Canton of Berne, Lauberhorn ski races and Southern California. 4 entries name only a country or region, so there is no single address to visit. Always check access locally before travelling, and respect private land.

How Far Apart the Downhill Racer Locations Are

The two furthest apart are Southern California and Streif, roughly 9,650 km apart.

Also Filmed at the Same Locations as Downhill Racer

These productions used at least one of the same filming locations as Downhill Racer.

• The Fast and the Furious (2001)Southern California
• On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)Canton of Berne
• The Golden Compass (2007)Canton of Berne
• A Few Good Men (1992)Southern California
• MacGyverSouthern California
• American Pie 2 (2001)Southern California
• Flags of Our Fathers (2006)Southern California
• Rat Race (2001)Southern California
• Alpha Dog (2006)Southern California
• The Eiger Sanction (1975)Canton of Berne
• Big Momma's House (2000)Southern California
• The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)Canton of Berne

More Movies Filmed in Switzerland

• Movies filmed in Switzerland106
• Movies filmed in the United States5,272
• Movies filmed in France1,840
• Movies filmed in Austria103
• Landmarks and buildings on film6,157
• Towns and cities on film9,084

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