Italian ski course
Stelvio
Place:
Bormio
Mountain:
Vallecetta
Opened:
1985
Level:
expert
Downhill
Start:
2,255 m (7,398 ft) (AA )
Finish:
1,245 m (4,085 ft)
Vertical drop:
1,010 m (3,314 ft)
Length:
3.270 km (2.03 mi)
Max. incline:
36.1 degrees (73%)
Avr. incline:
17.7 degrees (30.9%)
Min. incline:
4.6 degrees (8%)
Stelvio is a World Cup downhill piste in northern Italy was built and opened in 1985.
This course is considered as one of top three hardest dowhnill slopes in the world. It is located on Vallecetta mountain in Bormio and debuted at the World Championships in 1985 .[ 1] [ 2]
Stelvio is widely considered one of the, if not the, most difficult and technical downhill courses in the world, with an average incline of 30.9%, steeper than Streif at Kitzbühel . It hosted two World Championships (1985, 2005 ), and three World Cup finals (1995 , 2000 , 2008 ).
Dominik Paris has seven World Cup downhill wins, a record for a single discipline on one course.
Course
Sections
Muro
Sali dell'Ermellino
Della Rocca
Canalino Sertorelli
Fontana Longa
Pian Del'Orso
Carcentina
San Pietro
La Konta
World Championships
Men's events
Women's events
Combined event 1985 (slalom held on "Stelvio" and downhill on "Cividale" course).
Team event
Both Super-G and Slalom runs were held on "Stelvio".
World Cup
Dominik Paris (ITA)
Stelvio slope
Feleit
Stelvio slope
300x
300x
300x
300x
Won record 7 races in total (and record 6 downhills)
The bottom part and finish
One of the sections
From the distance
Men
Women
Not in original World Cup calendar. It replaced other venues.
References
External links
46°27′47″N 10°22′36″E / 46.463116°N 10.376646°E / 46.463116; 10.376646
1900s
1936 : Gudiberg , Kreuzjoch , Kreuzeck
1948 : Piz Nair
1952 : Norefjell , Rødkleiva
1956 : Mount Faloria , Mount Tofana
1960 : Squaw Valley Ski Resort
1964 : Axamer Lizum , Patscherkofel
1968 : Chamrousse , Recoin de Chamrousse
1972 : Mount Eniwa Downhill Course , Mt. Teine Alpine Skiing courses
1976 : Axamer Lizum , Patscherkofel
1980 : Whiteface Mountain
1984 : Bjelašnica , Jahorina
1988 : Nakiska
1992 : Les Menuires , Méribel , Val-d'Isère
1994 : Lillehammer Olympic Alpine Centre Hafjell , Lillehammer Olympic Alpine Centre Kvitfjell
1998 : Hakuba Happoone Winter Resort , Mount Higashidate , Mount Yakebitai
2000s