Erta

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Erta
Finish lane in 2023 ERTA 3.JPEG
Finish lane in 2023
Place: Flag of Italy.svg Kronplatz
Mountain:Piz de Plaies
Opened: 2017
Giant slalom
Start:1,565 m (5,135 ft) (AA)
Finish:1,206 m (3,957 ft)
Vertical drop:   374 m (1,227 ft)
Max. incline:31.4 degrees (61%)
Avr. incline:17.8 degrees (32%)
Min. incline:12.4 degrees (22%)

Erta is a ski run on Piz de Plaies mountain in Kronplatz (Plan de Corones), Italy. It is used for men's Europa Cup slalom contests [1] and since 2017 as the women's World Cup giant slalom course. With average incline at 32% and minimum incline at 22%, this course is considered as the most demanding giant slalom in Women's World Cup circuit. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Course sections

World Cup

As of January 2025 the course has hosted 9 World Cup events for women (53rd of all-time).

Women

No.TypeSeasonDateWinnerSecondThird
1549GS 2016/17 24 January 2017   Flag of Italy.svg Federica Brignone Flag of France.svg Tessa Worley Flag of Italy.svg Marta Bassino
1588GS 2017/18 23 January 2018   Flag of Germany.svg Viktoria Rebensburg Flag of Norway.svg Ragnhild Mowinckel Flag of Italy.svg Federica Brignone
1620GS 2018/19 15 January 2019   Flag of the United States.svg Mikaela Shiffrin Flag of France.svg Tessa Worley Flag of Italy.svg Marta Bassino
1686GS 2020/21 26 January 2021   Flag of France.svg Tessa Worley   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Lara Gut-Behrami Flag of Italy.svg Marta Bassino
1722GS 2021/22 25 January 2022   Flag of Sweden.svg Sara Hector Flag of Slovakia.svg Petra Vlhová Flag of France.svg Tessa Worley
1759GS 2022/23 24 January 2023   Flag of the United States.svg Mikaela Shiffrin   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Lara Gut-Behrami Flag of Italy.svg Federica Brignone
1760GS25 January 2023   Flag of the United States.svg Mikaela Shiffrin Flag of Norway.svg Ragnhild Mowinckel Flag of Sweden.svg Sara Hector
1798GS 2023/24 30 January 2024    Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Lara Gut-Behrami Flag of Sweden.svg Sara Hector
Flag of New Zealand.svg Alice Robinson
1829GS 2024/25 21 January 2025   Flag of New Zealand.svg Alice Robinson   Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Lara Gut-Behrami Flag of the United States.svg Paula Moltzan

References

  1. "Tutto pronto a San Vigilio di Marebbe per lo slalom parallelo di Coppa Europa" (in Italian). Italian Winter Sports Federation. 16 December 2015. Archived from the original on 30 September 2020.
  2. "Course official name" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 24 January 2022.
  3. "ERTA, ski course in Kronplatz". kronplatzevents.com. 24 January 2022.
  4. "Recensione della Pista Erta a San Vigilio, pendenza e caratteristiche tecniche". Skimania (in Italian). 24 January 2022.
  5. "'Erta? Tosta e storta…'. Alla scoperta della pista di Kronplatz tra video e dichiarazioni". Race Ski magazine (in Italian). 18 January 2017.

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