Women's World Cup giant slalom on Tuesday 19 January 2027 on the Erta at San Vigilio di Marebbe, the Kronplatz slope with a 61% wall. Free to watch from the finish area.
The Erta is the race slope at San Vigilio di Marebbe, on Kronplatz. It starts at Piz de Plaies, 1,605 metres, at the top of the gondola of the same name, and finishes at 1,200 metres next to the Pedagà run, which is open to the public. The race course is 1,325 metres long with a vertical drop of 405 metres: an average gradient of 32%, a minimum of 22% and a maximum of 61% on the wall known as Gran Para. The slope was built in 2003 on the initiative of Erich Kastlunger.
The women's World Cup giant slalom has been held here since 24 January 2017: the organisers count ten editions up to 20 January 2026, with two races in January 2023. On Tuesday 19 January 2027 the first run starts at 10:30 and the second at 13:30, with a live concert in between. The prize-giving is at 14:15 in the finish area, and the Partymile in San Vigilio is also on the programme.
The programme starts two days earlier. On Sunday 17 January there is live music in San Vigilio at 17:00; on Monday 18 the team captains' meeting is in San Vigilio at 17:00 and the bib draw in Piazza Municipio in Brunico at 17:30. The organisers publish the programme subject to change.
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Good to know
- Admission: You can watch for free from the dedicated area at the finish, where local associations sell food and drink. The organisers' tickets are reserved for guests of their partner accommodation. To get there on skis you need a Kronplatz ski pass.
- You watch from the dedicated area at the finish in San Vigilio, without a ticket. For Monday's bib draw in Piazza Municipio in Brunico the organisers give 17:30, while the Brunico tourist board says from 17:00 and promises a detailed programme shortly.
- On skis: from the valley stations at Riscone (Brunico), Perca and Valdaora go up to the Kronplatz summit and ski down to San Vigilio on the Furcia 9, Col Toron and Miara runs, or take the Skitrans Bronta lift. Getting back to the top from the finish area takes about 45 minutes: the organisers advise leaving at 15:45.
- By train: travel to Fortezza and change for the Val Pusteria line. The Perca stop is at the Ried valley station of Kronplatz, where you take the lifts up and ski down to San Vigilio.
- By car: A22 to the Bressanone/Val Pusteria exit, then the Val Pusteria main road: 30 km to Brunico, 43 km to San Vigilio. From 15 November to 15 April winter tyres or snow chains are compulsory on snowy or icy roads.
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Dates, times and prices change every year: always check the official pages before you go.