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This is where it all began. In 1864, the hotel's owner Johannes Badrutt made a bet with his English summer guests: come back in winter, and if you can't sit on the terrace in sunshine at least once, I'll pay for your tickets home. They came. The sun shone. Winter tourism in the Alps was born. The Kulm hosted the Winter Olympics in 1928 and again in 1948 and remains the spiritual home of St. Moritz luxury — less flashy than some of its neighbours, more confidently old-school. 173 rooms, the Kulm Country Club, and the distinction of being the birthplace of both Alpine winter tourism and the Cresta Run.
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The Arbuturian — The Kulm and the origins of winter tourism
Cool Hunting — Five facets of the historic Kulm
Olympics.com — The Cresta Run began on the Kulm's lawn