11 Lodges Where the Olympic Legacy Lives On

For those with sustained Olympic fever, the obsession doesn’t have to end when the Games wind down. On the contrary, there’s a subset of Olympic-loving skiers who make points of visiting the surprisingly abundant lodgings owned by or affiliated with alpine Olympic medalists.

In addition to exhibiting Olympic memorabilia, these properties often offer opportunities to chat with the Olympian, attend presentations, and in some cases, ski with them. Even where that’s not available, the rich heritage, authentic photos, and gear memorabilia still infuses the experience with the magic of the Winter Games.

11 Ski Lodges With Deep Olympic Ties

Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, Judd Lake, Alaska

• Olympian: Tommy Moe
• Representing: United States
• Games: Lillehammer, 1994

In 1994, speed specialist Tommy Moe won downhill gold and super-G silver at the Lillehammer Games and finished third overall in the World Cup super-G. Moe lives in Wyoming, but he frequently returns to his native Alaska to guide winter heli-skiing tours at Tordrillo Mountain Lodge, the heli-skiing lodge he co-founded and remains part-owner of. It’s located on Judd Lake in Alaska’s backcountry about 60 miles north of Anchorage. The downhill skis from his gold medal-winning run are displayed in the dining room, and photos and other memorabilia accent the lodge.

Heli-skiing weeks draw visitors from February through April, and even for a week of salmon fishing and corn skiing in June. If skiing with Moe is your reason for going, request him when booking the trip; it’s not guaranteed, but there’s no extra fee. When he’s on property, he joins guests for après-ski and some of the family-style dinners. He also makes presentations highlighting his Olympic experience for guests.

Hotel Kristberg, Lech am Arlberg, Austria

• Olympian: Egon Zimmerman
• Representing: Austria
• Games: Innsbruck, 1964

Egon Zimmermann won giant slalom gold and downhill bronze in the 1962 Chamonix World Championships, and then thrilled Austrians with his 1964 Olympic downhill victory in Innsbruck. He’s immortalized in a 1960 photo snapped by Hans Truöl titled “On taking a shortcut,” which depicts him in a racer’s crouch jumping over a Porsche 356 bookended by towering snow walls in the Arlberg’s Flexen Pass.

Zimmermann returned to his hometown of Lech and opened the Hotel Kristberg in 1966. Although he passed away in 2019, his nephew, Michael, continues to operate the hotel with his wife and children. They rebuilt and updated it, and it reopened in December 2025. Egon Zimmermann’s spirit endures in the Scotch Club, which he started in 1966. And his history is shared through photos and memorabilia displayed in the hallways and the Salon Lech restaurant and lounge. The iconic photo is emulated in a sculpture over a fireplace in the salon and in lighting on the hotel’s mostly glass façade.

Hotel Annapurna, Courchevel, France

• Olympian: Alexis Pinterault
• Representing: France
• Games: Sochi, 2014; PyeongChang, 2018

Three-time Olympian Alexis Pinturault won giant slalom bronze at the 2014 Sochi Games and repeated in GS and took silver in the alpine combined in the 2018 PyeongChang Games. Considered France’s most successful World Cup skier, he won 34 World Cup races and appeared on the podium 77 times between 2011 and 2023.

The Hotel Annapurna, built by the Pinturault family in 1974 on the slopes of Courchevel 1850, is now operated by the third generation. Alexis Pinturault’s cache of trophies, crystal globes, medals, bibs, and other memorabilia is displayed throughout the public areas and guest rooms; perhaps the most intriguing are the ribbon-wrapped skis from his 2018 Olympic silver win.

Mirror Inn Resort & Spa, Lake Placid, N.Y.

• Olympian: Andrew Weibrecht
• Representing: United States
• Games: Vancouver, 2010; Sochi. 2014

Two-time Olympic super-G medalist Andrew Weibrecht won silver at the 2014 Sochi Games and bronze at the 2010 Vancouver Games. During his career, he stayed in ski towns around the world. “What my favorite part was how engaged families were with their guests, and I wanted to bring that same ethos into hospitality here, ” says Weibrecht, vice president and operations manager for the multi-generational, family-owned Mirror Lake Inn.

Weibrecht enjoys interacting with guests, whether pouring coffee at breakfast or sharing ideas on what to do on the mountain or in town. Weibrecht’s medals are displayed behind the front desk, and his medal ceremony jackets are in the inn’s new game room. “I have other memorabilia in storage, and I’m trying to find places for it,” he says.

The best opportunity for Olympic-minded guests is the inn’s Ski with 2-Time Olympic Medalist Andrew Weibrecht program, during which he guides guests around the mountain. “It’s cool to share the places special to me at Whiteface Mountain and our Olympic heritage and show where the slalom and giant slalom were held,” he says. The program, open to skiers of all abilities, begins at $350 for two hours, covering two people.

Hotel Karl Schranz, St. Anton, Austria

• Olympian: Karl Schranz
• Representing: Austria
• Games: Innsbruck, 1964; and Grenoble, 1968

Karl Schranz won silver in slalom at the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics. During the 1968 giant slalom in Grenoble, fog shrouded the course, and Schranz alleged someone walked across his line during his run. He was allowed a re-run, which gave him the gold over favorite Jean-Claude Killy, but it was rescinded when the jury disqualified him. A second controversy occurred during the 1972 Games in Sapporo, when he was banned for having professional contracts.

Schranz retired without Olympic gold, but his honesty about contracts opened the conversation for amateur athletes to have professional sponsors and earn money. During his career, he had 23 World Cup podiums across downhill, slalom, and giant slalom, including 12 wins, and he won three World Championships. When he retired from skiing in 1972, he returned to his native St. Anton to operate the small hotel he opened in 1966. Although the younger generation now operates the Hotel Karl Schranz, the tenacious skier’s presence is felt through the displays of his medals, trophies, and other memorabilia, along with photos of him with notables, and you may even catch him on property for a chat.

Stein Eriksen Lodge, Deer Valley, Utah

• Olympian: Stein Eriksen
• Representing: Norway
• Games: Oslo, 1952

Born in Oslo, Norway, Stein Eriksen quickly collected accolades after competing in the 1948 St. Moritz Games: Norway slalom champion, 1949; bronze in the World Championships, 1950; gold in giant slalom and silver in slalom at the 1952 Olympics in Oslo (the first skier from outside the Alps to win gold); and gold in slalom, giant slalom, and combined at the  1954 FIS World Championships in Åre, Sweden. He’s also nicknamed the “Father of Freestyle,” thanks to his full-layout forward somersault and other acrobatics on skis.

Although he passed in 2015, his spirit and memorabilia still reside in his namesake Deer Valley lodge. Treasure chests in the lobby showcase Eriksen’s horde of gold and silver medals, trophies, and other keepsakes; the lodge celebrates Stein Day every Dec. 11, his birthday; and his family operates Stein Sport, a shop within the lodge.

Olympia Relax Hotel, Finkenberg, Austria

• Olympian: Leonhard Stock
• Representing: Austria
• Games: Lake Placid, 1980

Austrian racer Leonhard Stock colored his 1980 season gold, winning the Olympic downhill in Lake Placid, and chased that with a bronze in the combined at the World Championships.  In 1997, he began building a hotel on the property where he grew up in Zillertal, Austria. The Olympic theme is prominent, as the Olympic rings are incorporated into the logo—you’ll feel like a winner just slipping into a bathrobe or laying your head upon the pillow—and Stock’s career memorabilia, including his medals, is displayed.

Guests can often interact with Stock, hear anecdotes from his career, and pick up ski tips, and he usually skis with guests weekly. For more ski time with him, book the Winter Safari with the Olympic Champion package, including two days of skiing with Stock, available Feb. 1 through March 15. Or share your time with other enthusiasts during Leo’s Legend Ski Week in late March, which includes skiing, grouped by ability, with Stock and icons such as Stefan Eberharter, Marc Giradelli, and David Zwilling. Seven-day package begins at 1,302 Euros per person.

Cahilty Lodge, Sun Peaks, B.C.

• Olympian: Nancy Green
• Representing: Canada
• Games: Grenoble, 1968

Named Canadian Female Athlete of the Century in 1999, Nancy Greene Raine’s accomplishments include winning gold in giant slalom and slalom at the 1968 Grenoble Games. She won the overall 1967 and 1968 overall World Cups, and her 13 World Cup victories remain the most by a Canadian.

Although she is no longer financially involved with the condo-hotel that bears her name, she still lives on the top floor, her trophies are displayed in the lobby, and photographs and memories accent the hallways. Greene serves as Director of Skiing and an ambassador for Sun Peaks, and opportunities to meet and ski with her are available. During peak season, she hosts free Welcome Receptions for the public in the Sun Peaks Grand Hotel on Sunday evenings. For more time with her, reserve a 2.5-hour morning or afternoon Ski with Olympic Champion Nancy Greene session. The $1,000 fee covers up to seven skiers and benefits the Sun Peaks Education Society.

Hotel & Chalet Montana, Oberlech, Austria

• Olympian: Patrick Ortlieb
• Representing: Austria
• Games: Albertville, 1992

Downhill specialist Patrick Örtlieb won the gold at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville and repeated at the 1996 World Championships in Sierra Nevada, Spain. Örtlieb grew up working in the slopeside Hotel & Chalet Montana his parents built in car-free Oberlech in the 1960s, and returned after an injury ended his ski career. The Olympic rings punctuating the hotel’s chalet-style façade clue passing skiers into its heritage and likely lure many onto its sun-drenched deck for lunch or après. Ortleib’s medals are displayed in the hotel, and during a weekly reception, he shares stories and poses for pics. Since he’s active in the hotel’s daily operation, guests can glean ski tips from him.

Suitenhotel Zurbriggen, Zermatt, Switzerland

• Olympian: Pirmin Zurbriggen
• Representing: Switzerland
• Games: Calgary, 1988

Pirmin Zurbriggen, the first racer to win World Cup races in all five disciplines, won the 1988 Calgary Olympic downhill and placed third in the giant slalom before retiring in 1990 after winning his fourth overall World Cup title. Zurbriggen hails from Saas-Almagell, in the Valais Alps, where his parents ran a hotel. In 1998, with his wife, Moni Zurbriggen-Julen, who grew up in the restaurant business in Zermatt, they built the Suitenhotel Zurbriggen.

“All suites are named after downhill ski runs,” Zurbriggen says, ticking off Streif, Stelvio, Saslonc, and Lauberhorn as examples. And photos of the respective run adorn each room. Feel like a champion in the Olympia Suite, which features the Olympic rings engraved into the floor and a lamp designer Heinz Julen made from medals and trophies.

“Every week we offer our guests an apéritif, during which I talk about my experiences on the World Cup circuit,” Zurbriggen says. Occasionally, he shows a film depicting his highlights from his ski career. And sometimes, when their schedule permits, he and Moni ski with their guests.

Kristiania Lech, Lech am Arlberg, Austria

• Olympian: Othmar Schneider
• Representing: Austria
• Games: Oslo, 1952

Othmar Schneider, Austria’s first alpine Olympic champion, won gold in slalom and silver in downhill at the 1952 Games in Oslo and slalom silver in the 1952 World Championships. An accomplished marksman, Schneider won a team bronze in pistol shooting at the 1974 World Championships and coached Austria‘s Rudolf Dollinger to bronze at the 1976 Montreal Olympics.

After retiring from racing, he worked as a ski instructor in the U.S. and Chile before returning to Austria and building the Kristiania Lech with his wife, Irmgard, in 1968. Othmar passed away in 2012, and the hotel, now owned and run by his daughter, Gertrud, displays his sporting memorabilia, including his skiing and shooting medals.