Planai
| Planai | |
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  Planai Location in Austria | |
| Location | Schladming,Styria Austria |
| Coordinates | 47°23′31″N13°41′38″E/ 47.392°N 13.694°E |
| Vertical | 1,144 m (3,753 ft) |
| Top elevation | 1,894 m (6,214 ft) |
| Base elevation | 750 m (2,461 ft) |
| Skiable area | piste:167 km (104 mi) |
| Terrain parks | 1 - Superpark Planai |
| Website | planai.at |
Planaiis aski areain centralAustria,the main mountain in theSchladmingarea inStyria.
It is one of four adjoining mountains, which includesHauser Kaibling,HochwurzenandReiteralm,connected under the nameSchladminger 4-Berge-Schaukel.It is not regarded as a single mountain and all text from the official website cites the total amount of pistes.
Planai was the host venue of theFIS Alpine World Ski Championshipsin2013,held in early February. Schladming previously hosted alpine skiing's major biennial event in1982,with the men's events at Planai and the women's atHaus im Ennstal.
In preparation for the World Championships in 2013, Planai hosted theWorld Cupfinals in March2012.It is a regular stop on the World Cup circuit, usually with a men's nightslalomin January prior to theHahnenkammraces atKitzbühel.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Schladming2013.at(in English and German)
- FIS-Ski.com- AWSC 2013 - calendar & results
in January 2005
