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| Stelvio | |
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| Place: |  Bormio
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| Mountain: | Vallecetta |
| Opened: | 1985 |
| Level: | &sq=&lang=&file=File:Piste_Europe_4_black.svg){kind=small} expert
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| Downhill | |
| Start: | 2,255 m (7,398 ft) (AA) |
| Finish: | 1,245 m (4,085 ft) |
| Vertical drop: | 1,010 m (3,314 ft) |
| Length: | 3.270 km (2.03 mi) |
| Max. incline: | 36.1 degrees (73%) |
| Avr. incline: | 17.7 degrees (30.9%) |
| Min. incline: | 4.6 degrees (8%) |
Stelvio is a World Cup downhill piste in northern Italy was built and opened in 1985.
This course is considered as one of top three hardest dowhnill slopes in the world. It is located on Vallecetta mountain in Bormio and debuted at the World Championships in 1985.[1][2]
Stelvio is widely considered one of the, if not the, most difficult and technical downhill courses in the world, with an average incline of 30.9%, steeper than Streif at Kitzbühel. It hosted two World Championships (1985, 2005), and three World Cup finals (1995, 2000, 2008).
Dominik Paris has seven World Cup downhill wins, a record for a single discipline on one course.
- ^ "Stelvio: the history of a legendary slope". bormioski.eu. 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Slope profile in PDF" (PDF). bormioski.eu. 23 November 2021.