In Cortina took place a thorough action to protect the environment and the landscape: the meticulous reconstruction of two ski slopes – Vertigine Bianca and Canalone – allowed to prepare an ideal selective run for the speed disciplines in view of the upcoming Alpine World Ski Championships.
For this, the Organizing Committee has given the best industry experts, SPM and VS Vidori Silvano, the task of installing the protections needed to ensure maximum security for the event of the year, setting up more than 1km of Safety A nets, consisting of fixed and lattice towers.
The two companies took care of other important works for the main events of the next few years: the Courchevel 2023 World Championships and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
In China, SPM and VS set up 13 km of Structures Type A on the ski slopes that will be used for the speed events and won orders regarding all B nets, protective mats (air pads and standard) and all the slalom poles that will be used for alpine skiing competitions. The slopes, also in this case, were built ad hoc and have several difficult passages (walls, bottlenecks, exposed rocks).
In France, SPM has won two major tenders for the Alpine Ski Championships Courchevel Meribel 2023: the first regarding the safety of the slopes will host the speed male events in Courchevel, the second related to safety materials for Meribel, where female races will take place. Also in this case we are talking about important numbers for a supply of 1.5 km of type A safety nets in collaboration with VS, with over 70 iron poles in Courchevel, 2 km of B nets, 1.5 km of delimitation nets and more than 30 air protection mats.
But let us return to Cortina, and the new ski slope set by SPM and VS: Vertigine Bianca is an extremely technical slope that runs on the Tofana di Mezzo and will be the perfect stage for the men’s Downhill and SuperG.
Over 2.7 km long with an altitude difference of 840 meters, Vertigine has an average gradient of 31% and a maximum of 62%.
The starting scenario is suggestive and unique in the world: the initial part of the race track is not served by the lifts and can only be reached on foot. From there, athletes dominate the entire Ampezzo valley.
In addition to the beautiful Canalone jump, one of the most important points of the slope is the Ghedina Jump, a spectacular jump of over sixty meters, in the steep section, sideways, under the connection between the Olimpia slope, the old Vertigine Bianca, the Canalone. It is estimated that the athletes will reach the speed of 130 km / h, with very demanding trajectories.
The finish area is a magnificent natural amphitheatre which, for the first time, will see a worldwide event – unfortunately – in the absence of an audience.
The new track will then make its international debut with men’s speed event during the 2021 World Championships.
The two companies are looking forward to seeing their “ski slope hero” in the most important event of the year for alpine skiing!
