Team members race at the same time. They draft off one another at speeds of up to 90 m.p.h. Quick, 14-minute gondola rides back up to the top.
Teamwork is critical.
No individual titles are awarded. If an individual racer continues to compete without a partner, he or she will not receive an official placing. Two teams have racers from different places. A skier from Switzerland will join Team Austria, and a skier from Crested Butte will join Aspen Women.