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Val Gardina - Italy
Events
Coming up, Cortina Classic

At the last Fis Congress the International Ski Federation has given Cortina 3 races.
- Friday 23rd Super G
- Saturday 24th Downhill
- Sunday 25th Giant Slalom

FIS World Cup Super-G and downhill
Val Gardena Sprint 2009
Val Gardena Ciasp 2009
Sellaronda Ski Marathon
Südtirol Gardenissima 2009

nearby at Plose Resort also in Italy
21.02 - 22.02.2009 Happy Plose Carneval
20. - 22.03.2009 Euroskicup Fila Sprint - Finals of international ski race circuit for children
04.04.2009 Plosissimo - the largest ski race!

www.plose.org

for detailed events at these Italian resorts: 1 Cortina d'Ampezzo
2 Plan de Corones
3 Alta Badia
4 Val Gardena/Alpe di Siusi
5 Val di Fassa/Carezza
6 Arabba/Marmolada
7 Alta Pusteria
8 Valle di Fiemme/Obereggen
9 S. Martino di Castrozza/Passo Rolle
10 Valle Isarco
11 Trevalli-Moena/S. Pellegrino/Falcade
12 Civetta

www.dolomitisuperski.com/

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Kitzbuel - Austria

MAJOR EVENT

From 23 to 25 January 2009, Hahnenkamm fever will be hitting Austria. The world’s best skiers will gather in Kitzbühel to celebrate the highlight of the world cup calendar. The world’s most difficult ski piste will certainly challenge the skiers.

Jumps up to 80m, steep slopes up to 85% and speeds up to 140 km/h. Less than 2 minutes to complete the stretch of 3.3 km. An altitude difference of 863 m from the starting point (1665m) to the finish (802m). An average speed of 103 km/h. This is the most difficult ski piste in the world.

There are many fascinating facts and figures about the ‘Streif’ course. The Hahnenkamm race has been taking place on the Kitzbühels landmark mountain since 1931. Points which have remained fixed since the early years include the Streif descent, the Combination and the Ganslernhang slalom. This historic slope now forms part of the course again following a short break. The Streifalm Super-G was introduced in the 1990s.

The Hahnenkamm event represents a sporting and social highlight of the year in Kitzbühel. During the event, this town on the Gams bursts at the seams with reporters and celebrities from all over the world taking to the streets of Kitzbühel

Photo : Kitzbüheler Alpen Marketing GmbH

Program
Tuesday, 20. January 2009
11:30am 1st Downhill Training

Wednesday, 21. January 2009
11:30am 2nd Downhill Training

Thursday, 22. January 2009
11:30am 3rd Downhill Training

Friday, 23. Jänner
11:30am Hahnenkamm Super-G
06:30pm Medals Ceremony HAHNENKAMM SUPER-G &
Draw of starting numbers for the HAHNENKAMM DOWNHILL; at the finishing building

Saturday, 24. Jänner
11:30 h Hahnenkamm Downhill
followed "KitzCharityTrophy"
06:30pm Medals Ceremony HAHNENKAMM DOWNHILL &
Draw of starting numbers for the HAHNENKAMM SLALOM; at the finishing building

Sunday, 25. Jänner
10:15 h Hahnenkamm Slalom 1st Heat
13:15 h Hahnenkamm Slalom 2nd Heat
followed by the Medals Ceremony HAHNENKAMM SLALOM
and HAHNENKAMM COMBINATION; at the slalom finish area
The jury reserves the right to change the schedule

www.kitzbuehel.com/en/

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Still Playing

Children of Winter from Warren Miller
Locations: Cordoba Alaska, Austria, Utah, Sun Valley Idaho, Steamboat Colorado,Bend Oregon,Crested Butte,Habuka Japan, Iceland and asegment Dedicated to Billy Poole.
Olympians Seth Wescott and Marco Sullivan escape from their coaches and head for Alaska to rendezvous with co-owners of Points North Heli Adventures, Kevin and Jessica Quinn. The Alaskan scene is vastly different from the slick boardercross and ski racing courses that these competitors are accustomed to. Seth and Marco are inspired by Cordova’s immense terrain and magnificent landscape as they tour the Alaskan shoreline aboard the 98-foot Maritime Maiden in search for, “classic, maritime, AK powder.” The Maid’s helicopter landing pad acts as a liaison between man and mountain, allowing this intrepid crew to access Cordova’s most remote and steepest lines
Daron Rahlves knows Austria from his years racing there on the World Cup. Two years after his retirement from the World Cup race circuit, Rahlves heads back to Austria to explore the mountains wearing, “something other than a one piece suit.” His European gate chasing days behind him, Rahlves rediscovers the Austrian Alps as a big mountain skier. These days, insanely steep lines serve as Daron’s primary competition, and he lets ‘em have it.
Utah set records for snowfall last year. Some Utah ski areas entertained more than 700 inches worth, and Utah locals took full advantage of each and every inch. Although Utah’s ski community is eternally bonded and extremely tight, Jenn Berg proves here that there truly aren’t friends on a powder day... by hiking past Jamie Pierre’s helicopter crew and pinching first tracks in some of the deepest snow ever captured on film
Ten years after winning the Olympic Gold Medal for moguls at the 1998 Winter Games, freeskiing legend Jonny Moseley travels back to Japan with his family. As they drop themselves back into the “carefully orchestrated confusion” of Japanese culture, the wild sake-fuelled dinners take some getting used to; however, Jonny makes himself right at home in the Japanese Alps And you know there is much more rippin' action
www.warrenmiller.com

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