Dolomiti Superski, fifteen World Cup events.
Dolomiti Superski in Milan
Once again this year, Dolomiti Superski presents itself in Milan together with all the World Cup Organizing Committees of the Dolomites, in the presence of numerous representatives of the national sports press and authorities. Dolomiti Superski, the largest ski destination in Italy and the 4 local Organizing Committees of the Alpine Ski World Cup, Val Gardena, Alta Badia, Cortina d’Ampezzo and Kronplatz presented themselves to the public, as last year, all together, to emphasize the great competitive and organizational tradition of this mountainous land, the scene of great sporting events for more than half a century as well as the home of countless champions of the various winter sports disciplines.
This year, for the first time, the 7 Organizing Committees of extra alpine skiing World Cups also joined the Press Conference, namely Carezza for Snowboard, Cortina for Snowboard and Snowboardcross, 3 Cime Dolomites and Val di Fassa for Skicross, Dobbiaco and Val di Fiemme for Nordic Ski Tour de Ski and Anterselva for Biathlon. A total of 10 Organizing Committees showed up representing 15 World Cup events with 55 men’s and women’s races, valid for points.
Official greetings from Dolomiti Superski were brought by the Marketing Director, Marco Pappalardo, who extolled the role of the Dolomite organizers in the national and international panorama of top-level winter sports, emphasizing their professionalism, reliability and the respect they enjoy in the international arena. “The territory of the Dolomites è unique in the world in terms of the quantityà of world-class sporting events, thisò testifies to a very high competence recognized at every latitude.
Dolomiti Superski canò boast of many feathers in its cap, namely the major international sporting events in its valleys, which convey winter images of the highest level to the ski-loving world, enhancing the beauty of the Dolomites in their winter guise and enticing people to visit these wonderful places” so” Pappalardo. Dolomiti Superski will officially open its season number 50 on Nov. 30 in the areas of Cortina d’Ampezzo, Plan de Corones, 3 Cime Dolomites, Val di Fiemme-Obereggen, Alpe Lusia-San Pellegrino and Civetta. The remaining ski areas, including Sellaronda, will follow on Dec. 5. The Dolomites tourist destination located straddling the provinces of Bolzano, Trento and Belluno operates as many as 450 ski lifts in 12 ski areas, where more than 4 million skiers delight on as many as 1,200 km of slopes each year. Pappalardo dwelled in particular on what Dolomiti Superski does in support of snow sports, citing not only the financial contributions given to the various Organizing Committees for World Cups, European Cups and for FIS races, but also the skipass concessions granted to national, regional and local athletes, as well as to local schoolchildren to promote snow sports, especially in the younger generations. “Dolomiti Superski has always supported competitive sports, both those promoted by the Organizing Committees of major events and the grassroots activities supported by the many ski clubs located in the more than 50 resorts of the Dolomites. They give young people the opportunity to live their passion for the sport. Therefore, Dolomiti Superski wants to show its gratitude, supporting the various types of sports activities in different ways, to facilitate their development and to ensure their durability” so again Marco Pappalardo in the conclusion of his speech.
