Plan de Corones, the World Cup dream became reality

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Plan de Corones, the World Cup dream became reality

L & rsquo; tracking to the Ski World Cup downhill lasted 15 years & egrave; finally concluded: January 24, 2017, a Tuesday & igrave ;, the South Tyrolean ski resort of Plan de Corones will host & agrave; a female giant greatest manifestation stage of the FIS on & rsquo; challenging track Erta.

Situated the side of Piz de Plaies, resorts & agrave; where & egrave; Mail the start, the track & egrave; one of the & ldquo; Black Five & rdquo; the district, l & rsquo; & egrave arrival; San Vigilio, the country of Manfred and Manuela Moelgg. The departure & egrave; at an altitude of 1605 meters, l & rsquo; s arrival in 1200, for a total vertical drop of 405 meters and a length of 1325 meters, average gradient & egrave; of 32%, the minimum of 22% and a maximum of 61% in correspondence of the wall Gran Para in the central part of the slope. The Erta & egrave; It was built in 2003 by the will & agrave; Erich Kastlunger, pioneer of winter tourism in Plan de Corones, and we have played some technical races of the Men's European Cup, which saw him win, among others, Marcel Hirscher slalom of 14 December 2007. For five years also takes place , always with regard to the continental event, a City Event on Cianross track. & Ldquo; We have never hidden our intention to enter one day in the Circus Maximus of the Ski World Cup. We are committed in the European Cup as if it were the top flight and we have always picked consensus and by technicians and athletes praise - said Willi Kastlunger, head of the organizing committee Al Plan Events, present in Canc & uacute; n to the FIS Congress together with the General Manager of the Al Plan Events organizing committee, Danny Kastlunger, the Secretary-general and the director Paul Pisching activities of the Office printing Diego Clara -. A dream & egrave; become reality & agrave ;! We did it and we are proud and grateful for this opportunity & agrave ;, which rewards our long-term commitment. Now we must roll up our sleeves, because & eacute; just missing in January. " "We're gi & agrave; working concretely for several months and now that & egrave; official, our organizational machine partir & agrave; high gear, because & eacute; we have much to do to get ready and efficient to the great event," said Danny Kastlunger. "With the Erta slope of Plan de Corones we will have a real tough nut to crack in the Women's World Cup. During the facts inspections together with my team we could sincerarci of quality & agrave; of this track, where he runs the European Cup men for several years - said for his part the head of the Women's World Cup and former great downhill skier Norwegian Atle Sk & aring; Rdal -. Sar & agrave; definitely a show and especially sar & agrave; a popular festival, as the organizers are developing a support program slap. not look 'forward to racing at Plan de Corones! ".
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