Direttissima, Gran Pista and Lupo: here the tracks of the Roccaraso juniores Championship

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Direttissima, Gran Pista and Lupo: here the tracks of the Roccaraso juniores Championship

Getting ready for the start of the junior World Cup skiing, scheduled in Roccaraso from 1 to 9 March 2012. Will be 60 nations at the start, with athletes aged between 15 and 20 years. A showcase, always stepping stone for the champions of the future, since those who graduated junior world champion acquires the right to participate in the finals of World Cup to be held in Schladming (Austria) March 14 to 18. The matches will be played on three tracks: the "Direttissima" Monte Pratello (Downhill and super-G), the track "Lupo" (the italian word for Wolf) Aremogna (Giant) and the "Gran Pista" of Pizzalto (Slalom and Team event).

"Direttissima". The track for the downhill and super-G has its origin located at the exit of the front cabin compared to six places "Monte Pratello" single system used to transport athletes and technical personnel for both the race and for the training of this side of the mountain. With a launch ramp, located at 2030 meters and 80 meters of false flat after we enter the first schuss with slopes greater than 65%. On the left, going down at an altitude of 1890 meters, to the start of the reserve (in case of bad weather) and the start of the descent of the super-G race. About half of the racy is the first step, called "Roccette", with a landing place on the bend of the "Spoon". The left exit of this passage, which will detect the first intermediate time, leads to the new variant, with a jump, athletes will enter the "compression", which will be detected the tip speed perhaps faster in the stretch of the track. After a series of curves in the mean slope (16 to 35%) will enter into a jump counterslope spectacular called "looping". Here is provided for detection of the second intermediate time thereafter another set of curves that lead to the jump "Boomerang", just in front of the finishing line which, both for the descent that for the super-G, is located at an altitude of 1430 meters. The total length of the route of descent of 1765 meters, with an elevation gain of 600 and an average slope of 35%, while in the super-G race is the length of 1435 meters with a height difference of 460.

Track "Lupo" (Wolf). The departure of the giant is located at 1950 meters, a steep slope, followed by a slope of about 100 meters. With a long bend to the right you enter the central part is very technical, all on the maximum slope and steep gradient. At the end of this wall you get into a plan for about 15 seconds, and then tackle the last very marked change of slope which introduces athletes to the place of arrival in the racy 1570 meters. The gradient of the track is equal to 380 meters, a length of 1250 meters, with an average gradient of 30%.

"Gran Pista". Initially, the "Lupo" was to accommodate the slalom, but were later shifted to the steeper slope and challenging the "Great Ice" of Pizzalto, also called "Direttissima" because of its vertical drop. Overall it has a length of 1500 meters and a vertical drop of 464. On this slope will be played, the team event with the formula of the parallel.

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