It has been about the biggest weekend of the season at Val Gardena with the Downhill Skiing World Cup in town at the weekend.
The world’s biggest names in alpine racing were here testing out the conditions, which are the best they’ve been in mid-December for at least four years.
Siamo pronti per il weekend piú adrenalinico della stagione! Oggi e domani i nostri eroi si alleneranno sulla #Saslong per essere al top della forma per il Super G di venerdí 15 e per la discesa libera di sabato 16 dicembre! Chi sarà il campione della Saslong 2017? ?The count down has an end – Das Warten hat nun ein Ende!Can't wait for the next days! 50 years of #worldcupvalgardena! Super G on Friday 15th December and downhill on Saturday 16th December! Who will be the hero of the #Saslong 2017? ???Loading for Friday…
Posted by Val Gardena Gröden on Wednesday, 13 December 2017
105 of the resort’s 112 ski runs are open including the full Sella Ronda link and 75 of the area’s 79 lifts are running too – so pretty much full capacity.
Base depths are 5-50cm. More snow would always be nice but with temperatures well below zero and clear sunny skies it’s hard not to enjoy it.
