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The events and winter ski competitions commenced in Italy.

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thumb Stefano Novelli Winter Mountainbike Downhill race in Val Gardena

For the first time the ski slopes in Selva di Val Gardena will host the spectacular race of mountain biking at the night of Monday, February 6, 2012.


default thumbnail Fis Ski Alpine World Cup 2011 – 2012 Schedule for MEN races

The total of 43 competitions will be hosted in total of 21 resorts, which are very similar to last year. Thus, in Italy, as usual, the competitions will be held in three resorts: Val Gardena, Alta Badia and Bormio.


default thumbnail Fis Ski Alpine World Cup 2011-2012 schedule for Women races

This year total of 41 competitions will be held in 21 resorts, including only one Italian. Cortina will see the skiers traditionally at the end of January.


thumb Gewinner_Damen_Gardenissima_2011 Slovenian Ilka Stuhec and Austrian Romed Baumann winners of 15th SÜDTIROL Gardenissima

Sunny day, beautiful landscape and spring temperatures welcomec the participants at the 15th edition of Südtirol Gardenissima. The temperature at the start at an altitude of 2,518 m, at 8 am marked +1 ° C. Not ice rink and held up very well the passage of 650 bidders due to efforts of John Kasslatter director [...]


thumb Kronplatz snowpark Kronplatz hosted 8th European stop of Nike 6.0 Stairset Battle Tour 2010/11

The eighth stage of the Tour Nike 6.0 Stairset Battle in Kronplatz has surprised both the organizers, and the audience, which exceeded 1300 people. The podium taken by a foreigner, all the respects to Austrian Flo Achenrainer, who won the place in Grand Final in Monaco February 12, 2011. On January 29, 2011 cloudless sky [...]


thumb gardenissima Suedtirol Gardenissima 2011

On 3 April Val Gardena will host the 15th edition of Suedtirol Gardenissima, the famous race where everybody can measure themselve and compare to the leading athletes participating in the World Cup Skiing. Gardenissima features the longest giant slalom in the world with over 110 gates placed on the slope of over 1,000 meters in [...]


thumb nike Kronplatz Snowpark ready for Nike 6.0 Stairset Battle Tour

There are only few days left to the finals of Italian part of the Nike 6.0 Stairset Battle Tour, the best trick contest that will allow the winner to participate in the Super Final of Battle Stairset during the Nike 6.0 Air & Style 12 February 2011 at the ‘Olympic Stadium in Monaco.


thumb pista stelvio bormio Pista Stelvio

The most difficult Italian downhill run, pista Stelvio competes with famous Streif in Kitzbuehel over the name of the most challenging European run.


thumb saslong Saslong

In the shade of one of the most unique forms of Dolomites called in Italian Sassolungo stretches equally extraordinary run, named accordingly Saslong.


thumb world cup nz Manuel Pietropoli third at the FIS Junior World Cup in New Zealand

While the hot sun fries the skin of lazy vacationers in Europe, on the other side of the Globe, snowboarders test their skills during the FIS Junior World Cup held in New Zealand. Yesterday ( on August 25, 2010. ) the young Italian boarder Manuel Pietropoli arrived at the 3rd place in the halfpipe contest.


default thumbnail FIS SKI ALPINE WORLD CUP 2010/2011 schedule for WOMEN Races

This year total of 39 competitions will be held in 20 resorts, including three Italian. Cortina will see the skiers traditionally at the end of January, in the following week the competitions move to Sestriere, and at the end of the season Tarvisio is going to prepare runs for downhill and super G in the [...]


default thumbnail FIS SKI ALPINE WORLD CUP 2010/2011 Schedule for MEN Races

The total of 39 competitions will be hosted in 20 resorts, in Italy this year as traditionally Three resorts will see the best skiers : Val Gardena, Alta Badia and Bormio. In February there is a break for FIS World Ski Championships 20 11 held between 08 and 20 February 2011 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.