Planai (ski course)
| Planai | |
|---|---|
| Place: | Schladming |
| Mountain: | Planai |
| Member: | Club5+ |
| Opened: | 1975 |
| Giant slalom | |
| Start: | 1,148 m (3,766 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 759 m (2,490 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 389 m (1,276 ft) |
| Max. incline: | 31.4 degrees (61%) |
| Avg. incline: | 22.3 degrees (41%) |
| Min. incline: | 6.8 degrees (12%) |
| Slalom | |
| Start: | 967 m (3,173 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 749 m (2,457 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 218 m (715 ft) |
| Max. incline: | 28.4 degrees (54%) |
| Avg. incline: | 20.2 degrees (36.8%) |
| Most wins: | Henrik Kristoffersen (5x) |
Schladming
Location in Austria
Planai is a World Cup ski course, located on the same name mountain and ski resort in Schladming, Styria, Austria. It opened in 1973, hosting a World Cup downhill in December.
Since 1997, it has regularly hosted night slalom, the highest attended (50,000) on the World Cup circuit.
The giant slalom course has as an average incline of 41% (61% maximum, 12% minimum) and is among the most demanding on the circuit.
The course hosted two World Championships (1982, 2013) and the World Cup finals in March 2012.